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Andrew V. Papachristos
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Focus Areas:
Criminology, Policing, Social Networks, Violence Prevention, Violent Crime
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Stephanie Kulke
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Sociology
About
Areas of Focus
- Social networks
- Urban neighborhoods
- Gun violence
- Street gangs
- Policing
Work/Research
- Aims to understand how the connected nature of cities – how their citizens, neighborhoods and institutions are tied to one another – affect what we feel, think and do
- Uses network science to study gun violence, police misconduct, illegal gun markets, Al Capone, street gangs and urban neighborhoods
Career
- Director, Northwestern Neighborhood and Network Initiative (N3)