Dr Cynthia Lum
Distinguished Professor & Evidence-Based Policing Expert
Dr Cynthia Lum is Distinguished University Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and Director of GMU’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy. She is a leading authority on evidence-based policing, an approach that advocates that research, evaluation, and scientific processes should have “a seat at the table” in law enforcement policymaking and practice. Lum has studied and written extensively about patrol operations and police crime prevention activities, police technology, investigations and detective work, and evidence-based crime policy. Additionally, she has developed numerous tools and strategies to translate and institutionalize research into everyday law enforcement operations. Dr. Lum is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and the founding Editor in Chief of Translational Criminology Magazine. She holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Maryland, an MSc in Criminology from the London School of Economics, and BAs in Political Science and Economics from UCLA. Professor Lum is a former police officer and detective.