David Lee Weisburd

David L. Weisburd (born 1954), is an Israeli/American criminologist who is well known for his research on crime and place, policing and white collar crime. Weisburd was the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Prize in Criminology, and was recently awarded the Israel Prize in Social Work and Criminological Research, considered the state's highest honor. Weisburd holds joint tenured appointments as a Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. and Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice in the Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, At George Mason University Weisburd was founder of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy and is now its Executive Director. Weisburd also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Police Foundation in Washington DC, and Chair of its Research Advisory Committee. Weisburd was the founding Editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology, and is now the General Editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Awards and Honors

• In 2010 Weisburd was awarded the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the top honor in the field.
• In 2015 he was awarded the Israel Prize in Social Work and Criminological Research, considered the state's highest honor.
• In 2014, Weisburd received the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology.
• In 2014, Weisburd received the Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division of Experimental Criminology of the American Society of Criminology,
• In 2014, Weisburd received the Robert Boruch Award for Distinctive Contributions to Research that Informs Public Policy by the Campbell Collaboration.
• In 2011, Weisburd was awarded the Klachky Family Award for Advances on the Frontiers of Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• In 2010, Weisburd was awarded the Minister’s Prize for Outstanding Scientists, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption in Israel.
• In 2008, Weisburd was presented with the Joan McCord Award for Outstanding Contributions to Experimental Criminology by the Academy of Experimental Criminology.
• In 2005, Weisburd was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the American Society of Criminology.
• In 2001 Weisburd was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology.

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