刑事政策教学与研究中心，刑事政策教研室。

本科毕业于中南财经政法大学，获法学学士学位；参加了美国San Diego State University的刑事司法硕士课程；硕士研究生毕业于中南财经政法大学，获法理学硕士学位；并毕业于瑞典Uppsala University，获比较法硕士学位；博士研究生毕业于美国Sam Houston State University，获刑事司法博士学位。

研究方向：犯罪时空分析，环境犯罪学，刑事法，警务策略，量化方法。发表论文：警务巡逻Police patrol. The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Ed.) J. Albanese. Wiley-Blackwell (2013 in press)；警务管辖权分界和犯罪分析：政策和实践Jurisdictional boundaries and crime analysis: Policy and practice. Regional Science Policy and Practice. (With M. Leipnik & X. Ye) (2013 in press)；休斯敦枪支暴力相近重复的态势Patterns of near-repeat gun assaults in Houston. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 2012, 49(2):186-212. (With W. Wells & X. Ye) (SSCI)；在一个快速增长城市的对车辆盗窃的时空分析Space-time analysis of auto burglary patterns in a fast-growing small city. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 2012, 3(4): 69-86. (With X. Ye & D. Webb)；前摄性警务行为对于阻却枪支暴力的效果Proactive policing effects on repeat and near-repeat shootings in Houston. Police Quarterly 2011, 14(3): 298-319. (With W. Wells) (SSCI)；对芝加哥凶杀事件的动因分析Analyzing the dynamics of homicide patterns in Chicago: ESDA and spatial panel approaches. Applied Geography 2011, 31(2): 800-807. (With X. Ye)(SSCI)；仇恨犯罪：从法律和统计分析的视角Hate crimes: From legal and statistics perspectives. Crime Victims’ Institute of Texas. 2008 (With G. Kercher & C. Nolasco)等。