Brunson, Rod K. | CCJS l Criminology and Criminal Justice Department l University of Maryland

Rod K. Brunson’s research informs criminal justice policy and crime control practices. Professor Brunson is also a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. His scholarship appears in the British Journal of Criminology, Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, City & Community, Evaluation Review, Urban Affairs Review, and the Journal of Research, Crime and Delinquency.

Areas of Interest

Concentrated Neighborhood Disadvantage, Police-Community Relations, Youth Violence

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Degrees

Degree Type

Ph.D.

Degree Details

Criminal Justice, Area of Concentration: Criminology

Course Name	Course Title	Semester	Syllabus
CCJS418K	Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Police-Community Relations	Fall 2022	Syllabus

Brunson, R. K., Vélez, M. B., & Tapia, E. (2024). A race-centered critique of place-based research and policing. Aggression and Violent Behavior.
Brunson, R. K., Chillar, V. F., Holmes, M. D., Trapassi, J., & Pirrone, D. (2024). Participant accounts of police violence during black lives matter protests in Chicago. Policing and Society, 1-16.
Brunson, R. K., & Chillar, V. F. (2024). Gun Violence and Pretrial Detention—Addressing Public Perception and Public Health. JAMA network open, 7(5), e2412929-e2412929.
Gaston, S., Brunson, R. K., & Ayeni, D. O. (2022). Suspicious places make people suspicious: Officers’ perceptions of place‐based conditions in racialized drug enforcement.
Vélez, M. B., & Brunson, R. K. (2022). Centering Race in the Study of Crime and Criminal Justice. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
Brunson, R. K., & Miller, A. (2022). Police Observational Research in the Twenty-First Century. Annual Review of Criminology, 6.
Brunson, R. K., Wade, B. A., & Hitchens, B. K. (2022). Examining risky firearm behaviors among high-risk gun carriers in New York City. Preventive Medicine, 107179.
Brunson, R. K., & Stewart, E. A. (2021). In Search of a Critical Mass: Do Black Lives Matter in Criminology and Criminal Justice Programs?. Race and Justice, 11(3), 255-259.
Brunson, R. K., & Wade, B. A. (2019). “Oh hell no, we don't talk to police” Insights on the lack of cooperation in police investigations of urban gun violence. Criminology & Public Policy, 18(3), 623-648.

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Diomand Henry
Elena Tapia Godinez

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Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Rod K. Brunson Professor & Chair

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