George Wood
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Wood |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Wood |
| SIGNATURE | WOOD G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0046-4465 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“We know what's going on in our community”
Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Unlocking potential community-led solutions could be the key to quelling the gun violence epidemic and its impact on these communities. In this qualitative study, we explored community perspectives on local assets that may prevent and mitigate gun violence. We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews (n = 45) among individuals not directly involved in gun violence (i.e., …
Procedural justice training reduces police use of force and complaints against officers
Existing research shows that distrust of the police is widespread and consequential for public safety. However, there is a shortage of interventions that demonstrably reduce negative police interactions with the communities they serve. A training program in Chicago attempted to encourage 8,480 officers to adopt procedural justice policing strategies. These strategies emphasize respect, neutrality, and transparency in the exercise of authority, wh…
Reducing gunshot victimization in high-risk social networks through direct and spillover effects
The Network Structure of Police Misconduct
Conventional explanations of police misconduct generally adopt a microlevel focus on deviant officers or a macrolevel focus on the top-down organization of police departments. Between these levels are social networks of misconduct. This study recreates these networks using data on 16,503 complaints and 15,811 police officers over a six-year period in Chicago. We examine individual-level factors associated with receiving a complaint, the basic pro…
The structure and vulnerability of a drug trafficking collaboration network
A Brief Trinitarian Pentecostal Response
The Network Structure of Police Misconduct
Conventional explanations of police misconduct generally adopt a microlevel focus on deviant officers or a macrolevel focus on the top-down organization of police departments. Between these levels are social networks of misconduct. This study recreates these networks using data on 16,503 complaints and 15,811 police officers over a six-year period in Chicago. We examine individual-level factors associated with receiving a complaint, the basic pro…
Reducing gunshot victimization in high-risk social networks through direct and spillover effects
A Brief Trinitarian Pentecostal Response
The structure and vulnerability of a drug trafficking collaboration network
Reducing gunshot victimization in high-risk social networks through direct and spillover effects
The Network Structure of Police Misconduct
Conventional explanations of police misconduct generally adopt a microlevel focus on deviant officers or a macrolevel focus on the top-down organization of police departments. Between these levels are social networks of misconduct. This study recreates these networks using data on 16,503 complaints and 15,811 police officers over a six-year period in Chicago. We examine individual-level factors associated with receiving a complaint, the basic pro…
Procedural justice training reduces police use of force and complaints against officers
Existing research shows that distrust of the police is widespread and consequential for public safety. However, there is a shortage of interventions that demonstrably reduce negative police interactions with the communities they serve. A training program in Chicago attempted to encourage 8,480 officers to adopt procedural justice policing strategies. These strategies emphasize respect, neutrality, and transparency in the exercise of authority, wh…
“We know what's going on in our community”
Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Unlocking potential community-led solutions could be the key to quelling the gun violence epidemic and its impact on these communities. In this qualitative study, we explored community perspectives on local assets that may prevent and mitigate gun violence. We conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews (n = 45) among individuals not directly involved in gun violence (i.e., …
Criminology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Gun Ownership and Violence Research (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)