Crime and Planning (PDF)

Derek J. Paulsen, PhD is currently the first ever commissioner of planning, preservation and development for the City of Lexington, KY as well as a pro¬fessor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Eastern Kentucky University. In his prior work as the director of the Center for Crime and the Built Environment (CABE) at Eastern Kentucky University, Paulsen worked with numerous police agencies on crime analysis and crime prevention issues. In addition to his work as commissioner, Dr. Paulsen is active in research on crime analysis, crime prevention, and urban planning issues. He is the lead author of two books on the spatial analysis of crime data as well as numerous articles dealing with crime mapping and crime prevention issues that have appeared in such journals as Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, and International Journal of Police Science and Management. A frequent presenter on crime mapping and crime prevention topics at both academic and professional conferences, Dr. Paulsen has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences including the NIJ MAPS Conference, NIJ Conference, United Kingdom Crime Mapping Conference, and the American Planning Association Conference.