Connecting geography and urban design to incidences of crime and to crime prevention.


Dr. Joel Caplan is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Rutgers Center on Public Security. As a professor, he melds the strengths of several disciplines to build new methods and techniques for the analysis of crime and criminal behaviors. Dr. Caplan earned a PhD in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and has professional experience as a police officer, 911 dispatcher, and emergency medical technician, experience which gives him a unique and practical research perspective. He specializes in applying geospatial technology to actionable scholarship and, in partnership with agencies in the US and around the world, is leading cutting-edge research on matters of public safety and national security.

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