Glenn L. Pierce

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Glenn L. Pierce
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNortheastern University (Ph.D., 1989)
Known forGun violence research using gun tracing data
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, criminology
InstitutionsNortheastern University
ThesisGun control: the long-term impact of the Bartley-Fox law on violent crime in Massachusetts: a dissertation (1989)

Glenn L. Pierce is an American criminologist and principal research scientist at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities. He is also the director of the at Northeastern. He is known for his research that uses gun tracing data to track the sources and movement of guns used in crimes.[1][2][3] With William J. Bowers, he has also studied the putative deterrent effect of capital punishment in the United States,[4][5][6] and the effect of the Bartley-Fox Law on violent crime rates.[7]

Pierce has been criticized for receiving $7.8 million from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for doing dual-use technologies research through Northeastern University.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Butterfield, Fox (1999-07-01). "Gun Flow to Criminals Laid To Tiny Fraction of Dealers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  2. ^ Leber, Rebecca (2014-12-24). "How Did the NYPD Killer Get His Hands on a Gun From Georgia? Because Our Laws Are Insane". New Republic. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  3. ^ Taylor, Marisa (2014-12-22). "Gun law loophole could have provided Brinsley's murder weapon, say experts". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  4. ^ Zorn, Eric (1995-04-27). "Bombing, Executions Share A Disregard For Sanctity Of Life". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  5. ^ Press, Robert M. (1983-12-20). "Studies show racial bias may be factor in use of death penalty". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  6. ^ McCombs, Phil (1982-06-15). "America's Inability to Resolve the Capital Punishment Dilemma". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  7. ^ Times, Michael Knight, Special To The New York (1981-01-21). "Studies of Gun Law Divided on Impact". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  8. ^ Gluckman, Nell (2018-07-03). "Yes, Northeastern U. Has Done Research for ICE. No, It's Not About Border Patrol". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

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