13 Facts About Anthony Braga

Anthony Allan Braga was born on 1969 and is an American criminologist and the Jerry Lee Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anthony Braga previously held faculty and senior research positions at Harvard University, Northeastern University, Rutgers University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

Anthony Braga is a member of the federal monitor team overseeing the reforms to New York City Police Department policies, training, supervision, auditing, and handling of complaints and discipline regarding stops and frisks and trespass enforcement.

Anthony Braga's research focuses on enhancing fairness and effectiveness in policing.

Anthony Braga has conducted randomized experiments showing that procedurally-just police encounters can improve civilian perceptions of police legitimacy.

Anthony Braga's research has examined the stability and concentration of crime at small hot spot locations in cities.

Anthony Braga has conducted a systematic review of hot spots policing experiments and quasi-experiments that shows concentrating police resource in crime hot spots can reduce crime without displacing crime to nearby locations.

Anthony Braga led a randomized controlled trial that found police efforts to modify the characteristics of crime places generated stronger crime control gains relative to increased misdemeanor arrests.

Anthony Braga has been influential in the development of focused deterrence strategies to control serious violence.

Anthony Braga was part of the Boston Gun Project working group that developed the well-known Operation Ceasefire strategy in the 1990s and worked with the Boston Police Department to implement a reinvigorated Ceasefire program in the mid-2000s.

Anthony Braga completed a systematic review of controlled evaluations that suggest focused deterrence programs reduce crime, but the review noted the rigor of focused deterrence evaluations needs to be improved.

Anthony Braga has conducted studies on illegal gun trafficking in Boston, Chicago, and New York City.

Anthony Braga is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and the 2021 recipient of its August Vollmer Award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of criminal justice.