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Cynthia Lum, David Wilson honored as Fellows by The American Society of Criminology

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Cynthia Lum
Cynthia Lum. Photo by Creative Services

性视界传媒鈥檚聽听补苍诲听聽were recently named Fellows by the American Society of Criminology, and will be officially honored at the organization鈥檚 annual meeting in Chicago in November.

ASC Fellows are recognized for their scholarly contributions to criminology and distinction in the discipline, according to the organization鈥檚 website.聽Examples of contributions may include innovations in public policy as well as enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and the field of criminology. In addition, a Fellow must have made a significant contribution to the field through the career development of other criminologists and/or through organizational activities within the American Society of Criminology.

鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly humbled and honored to be named a fellow of the American Society of Criminology, and especially to receive this recognition alongside my wonderful colleague Dave Wilson,鈥澛爏aid聽Lum, who is the聽director of Mason鈥檚聽.

David B. Wilson
David B. Wilson. Photo by Creative Services

Lum and Wilson join聽听补苍诲听聽from Mason鈥檚聽聽as聽Fellows聽in聽the organization.

鈥淐ongratulations to Cynthia and Dave on this major accomplishment,鈥 said聽, the department chair. 鈥淭hey make us proud. Our department now has four Fellows in the American Society of Criminology, which is remarkable and聽testament to its rise as a top-ranked department producing cutting-edge research and first-class undergraduate and graduate students.鈥

A former Baltimore City police officer,聽Lum is a leading authority on evidence-based policing, which advocates research, evaluation and scientific processes in law enforcement policymaking and practice. She has written extensively about patrol operations and police crime prevention activities, as well as police use of technology such as body cameras.聽.

Wilson's work focuses on advancing鈥痵cientific鈥痥nowledge on how to change offender behavior or prevent individuals from committing crimes鈥痶o help minimize harm and advance justice.

Examples of programs that he has examined include juvenile curfews, restorative-justice and trauma-informed programs for delinquent youth, juvenile and adult drug courts, and police-worn body cameras. Much of his work applies the statistical methods of meta-analysis to synthesis evidence from rigorous social science research.聽Wilson聽is a recognized expert on these methods and has contributed to their advancement.聽