Institute of Criminology
University of Cambridge
Cambridge CB3 9DA
United Kingdom

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Charles Lanfear
Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, 2022⁠–⁠Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Social Investigation, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 2021⁠–⁠2022
Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 2021⁠–⁠2022
Education
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PhD, Sociology, University of Washington, 2021
MA, Sociology, University of Washington, 2017
MPP, Public Policy, Oregon State University, 2013
BA, Sociology, Oregon State University, 2010
Publications
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R Wickes, CC Lanfear. 2024. Collective Efficacy and Crime in Urban Neighborhoods. Handbook on Cities and Crime. Edward Elgar Publishing
RJ Sampson, CC Lanfear. 2024. Disentangling Gun Ownership and Leanings to Political Violence in Unstable Times. JAMA Network Open 7(4)
RL Matsueda, CC Lanfear. 2024. Differential Association Theory. Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Ed.
CC Lanfear, R Bucci, DS Kirk, RJ Sampson. 2023. Inequalities in Exposure to Firearm Violence by Race, Sex, and Birth Cohort From Childhood to Age 40 Years, 1995-2021. JAMA Network Open 6(5)
CC Lanfear. 2022. Collective Efficacy and the Built Environment. Criminology 60(2)
RM Shaffer, JE Forsyth, G Ferraro, C Till, LM Carlson, K Hester, A Haddock, J Strawbridge, CC Lanfear, H Hu, EF Kirrane. 2022. Lead Exposure and Antisocial Behavior: A Systematic Review Protocol. Environment International 168
CC Lanfear, RL Matsueda, LR Beach. 2020. Broken Windows, Informal Social Control, and Crime: Assessing Causality in Empirical Studies. Annual Review of Criminology 3
RL Matsueda, CC Lanfear. 2020. Collective Action, Rational Choice, and Gang Delinquency: Appreciating Short and Strodtbeck (1965). Social Bridges and Contexts in Criminology and Sociology: Reflections on the Intellectual Legacy of James F. Short, Jr.
CC Lanfear, LR Beach, TA Thomas. 2018. Formal Social Control in Changing Neighborhoods: Racial Implications of Neighborhood Context on Reactive Policing. City & Community 17(4)
BC Burkhardt, SM Akins, J Sassaman, S Jackson, K Elwer, CC Lanfear, M Amorim, KM Stevens. 2017. University Researcher and Law Enforcement Collaboration: Lessons from a Study of Justice-Involved Persons with Suspected Mental Illness. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 61(5)
SM Akins, BC Burkhardt, CC Lanfear. 2016. Law Enforcement Response to “Frequent Fliers” An Examination of High-Frequency Contacts Between Police and Justice-Involved Persons With Mental Illness. Criminal Justice Policy Review 27(1)
CC Lanfear, SM Akins, CJ Mosher. 2013. Examining the Relationship of Substance Use and Sexual Orientation. Deviant Behavior 34(7)
SM Akins, CC Lanfear, S Cline, CJ Mosher. 2013. Patterns and Correlates of Adult American Indian Substance Use. Journal of Drug Issues 43(4)
Reports
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CC Lanfear. 2022. Expert Report: Hunters Capital, LLC v. City of Seattle (client). Case No. 20-cv-00983 TSZ, US District Court, Western District of Washington
CC Lanfear. 2019. Terry Stop Bias Report. Seattle Police Department
RD Crutchfield, A Harris, CC Lanfear, TA Thomas. 2017. UWPD Racial Bias in Contacts Analysis. Office of the University of Washington President
CC Lanfear. 2014. 2013 County Jail Survey Executive Summary. Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs
SM Akins, BC Burkhardt, CC Lanfear, KM Stevens, M Amorim. 2013. Law Enforcement Response to People with Mental Illnesses in Benton County. Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Willamette Criminal Justice Commission
Presentations
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Gun carrying over the life course: Onset, continuity, and exposure to gun violence from adolescence to early adulthood. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 15, 2023
A micro theory of crime opportunities: Symbolic interaction among motivated offenders, suitable targets, and capable guardians. European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Florence, IT, Sep 8, 2023
Inequalities in life course exposure to gun violence. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Nov 18, 2022
Inequalities in life course exposure to gun violence. European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Malaga, ES, Sep 22, 2022
Cohort differences in gun use and exposure to gun violence in a 25-year study of Chicago children. European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Malaga, ES, Sep 22, 2022
Property crime, fear of crime, and social control of homelessness in Seattle. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. (Canceled due to COVID-19), Nov 16, 2020
Disorder and social control: Experimental evidence on prosocial and antisocial behavior. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov 14, 2019
Searching for the center (with SM Karceski). SocSem, University of Washington, Sep 27, 2019
Complaints and the social control of homelessness in Seattle. SocSem, University of Washington, Jan 16, 2019
Disorder and social control. SocSem, University of Washington, Oct 26, 2018
Disorder in the neighborhood: A large-scale field experiment on disorder, norm violation, and pro-social behavior. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov 16, 2016
Formal social control in changing Seattle neighborhoods. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Aug 21, 2016
Racial and social control in changing neighborhoods: Who complains to the police and why it matters. Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Aug 20, 2016
Frequent flyers and civil commitment: Repeat police contacts with mentally ill suspects. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov 20, 2014
Police contacts with people with mental illness in Benton County. Willamette Criminal Justice Commission, Corvallis, OR, Jan 22, 2014
Courses
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Criminological Research Methods, University of Cambridge - 2 terms, 2022⁠–⁠2023
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis, University of Cambridge - 2 terms, 2022⁠–⁠2023
Criminology (SOC371), University of Washington - 2 terms, 2020⁠–⁠2021
Introduction to R for Social Scientists (CSSS508), University of Washington - 9 terms, 2017⁠–⁠2021
Introduction to Social Statistics (SOC221), University of Washington - 1 term, 2017
Awards
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Research Fellowship, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 2021⁠–⁠2022
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2020
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award - Social Sciences, University of Washington, 2018
Best Graduate Instructor, Sociology Department, University of Washington, 2018⁠–⁠2019
Outstanding Performance for the Master of Arts, Sociology Department, University of Washington, 2017⁠–⁠2018
CSDE Lightning Talk and Poster Session - Best Poster, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington, 2017
Blalock Fellowship, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington, 2014
Oregon Lottery Graduate Scholarship, Oregon State University, 2012⁠–⁠2013
Laurels Graduate Scholarship, Oregon State University, 2011⁠–⁠2012
Service
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Admissions Committee, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, 2023
Risk Assessment Committee, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, 2023
Faculty Search Committee (2 searches), Sociology Department, University of Washington, 2019
Graduate Student Assoc. President, Sociology Department, University of Washington, 2018
Associate Student Editor, Social Problems, 2016
Graduate Student Assoc. Representative to CS&SS, Sociology Department, University of Washington, 2015
Affiliations
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Associate, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
Associate Member, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Media
Reviews
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American Journal of Sociology
Criminology
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Demography
European Journal of Criminology
Indian Law Review
International Migration Review
Journal of Criminology
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Journal of Urban Affairs
Justice Quarterly
Social Problems
Supervision
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Francesca Harley, MPhil, University of Cambridge, 2023
Indie Cooper, MPhil, University of Cambridge, 2023
Julia Campbell, MPhil, University of Cambridge, 2023
Shreya Chimpiri, MPhil, University of Cambridge, 2023
Valia Panagiotaropoulou, MPhil, University of Cambridge, 2023
Peter Novello, Honors Undergraduate Thesis (Co-Advisor), University of Washington, 2020