On February 2nd, Northeastern University celebrated the installation of Eric L. Piza as the Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice. The endowed professorship recognizes Professor Piza’s leading scholarship in evidence-based policing, place-based crime prevention, and the use of technology and data in criminal justice—and strengthens the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s commitment to researchContinue reading “Eric L. Piza Appointed Lipman Family Professor of Criminal Justice”
Yearly Archives: 2026
KC wants to keep funding gunfire detection system. But has it reduced crime?
The Kansas City Police Department continues to request funding for a gunshot detection technology that research shows has not reduced shootings or improved case clearance rates. While the technology has not improved clearance rates or reduced shootings, research has shown that it has improved response times and evidence recovery.
Here Be Dragons: Burdens of Knowledge and Innovation in Evidence-Based Policing
Eric L. Piza Evidence Base: Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Action (2026) Research BriefVersion of Record (Open Access) Key Takeaways Research Summary This essay argues that evidence-based policing (EBP) has reached a critical inflection point. Decades of rigorous research have clarified which policing strategies can reduce crime, but this success has also produced new challenges.Continue reading “Here Be Dragons: Burdens of Knowledge and Innovation in Evidence-Based Policing”
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 