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Robin S. Engel

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1979
Crime Patterns and InterventionsPolicing Practices and PerceptionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisGun Ownership and Violence ResearchCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

Publications

98

Citations

3,846

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Robin S. Engel studies policing practices, including use of force, de-escalation training, implicit bias training, and hot-spots policing strategies aimed at reducing violent crime. Her work often involves evaluating real-world police reform programs and interventions using rigorous research designs such as randomized controlled trials, in partnership with police departments in cities like Louisville, Las Vegas, and Tulsa. This research is aimed at informing evidence-based policy in criminal justice and law enforcement.

Policing and use of forcePolice training and reform evaluationGun violence and firearm policyCrime hot-spots and place-based interventionsCriminal justice research methods

Publication output peaked around 2018-2020 and has since slowed to a lower, fairly steady pace of a few publications per year, including a gap in 2023.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 6 publications182019: 10 publications10192020: 5 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Criminology & Public Policy×4
  • Journal of Experimental Criminology×3
  • Justice Quarterly×2
  • Police Quarterly×2
  • New York University Press eBooks×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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