Aaron Chalfin
Aaron Chalfin is an associate professor in the department of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a research affiliate at the University of Chicago Crime Lab.
Contributions
Crime and the Built Environment
Can well-designed public spaces empower community members to take back control of their communities?
Crime, a Symposium: Looking Back, Looking Forward
What happened in 2022 and why? Where are we headed in 2023?
When City Streets Really Are War Zones
Young men living in some parts of Chicago would have been safer fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq.
A Safer City and Nation, With Asterisks
Explaining trends in violence and victimization
Is Transformational Change the Only Thing That Matters?
Criminal justice interventions shouldn’t be held to an impossible standard.