Edmund McGarrell
- Emeritus Professor
- School of Criminal Justice / Project Safe Neighborhoods / INV TTA/ Michigan Justice Statistics Center / JCOIN
- PhD 1986, University at Albany, SUNY
- MA 1981, University at Albany, SUNY
- BA 1978, Mansfield University
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- mcgarrel@msu.edu
Links
Project Safe Neighborhoods and Smart Suite
Michigan Justice Statistics Center
Biography
Dr. Ed McGarrell’s primary research interest is in communities and crime and the development of evidence-based strategies for violence reduction. Much of this work involves research to understand local violent crime patterns, the translation of research to practice, and the evaluation of the impact of violence prevention and control strategies. McGarrell has had the good fortune to work collaboratively with a number of policing agencies including the Spokane Police Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and with the Detroit, Flint, and Lansing Police Departments, as well as with the Michigan State Police.
McGarrell leads the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Project Safe Neighborhoods and Smart Suite training and technical assistance programs that involve the translation of research to practice through researcher-practitioner partnerships.
McGarrell is the 2024 recipient of the College of Social Science Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching, Research, and Service as well as a 2017 recipient of the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award, Division of Policing, American Society of Criminology, and the O.W. Wilson award for contributions to policing research, Police Section, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He also received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Evidence-Based Crime Policy from the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University, and the Mentor Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Contact information:
Edmund F. McGarrell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Director Emeritus
School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
mcgarrel@msu.edu
Selected Publications
Rogers, E.M., Melde, C., Williams, J., Heinze, J., & McGarrell, E.F. (2024). Adolescent Mental Health and Resiliency Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescence Health.
McGarrell, E.F., Hipple, N.K., & O’Brien, M. (2023). Sentinel Event Reviews: Applications in Criminal Justice Settings. Journal of Crime & Justice.
Burden, M., Melde, C., McGarrell, E.F., Heinze, J., Franzen, S., & Michaels, K. (2023). Adolescent Attitudes Toward Police and Crime Reporting Intentions. Journal of Crime & Justice.
Rydberg, J., Cassidy, M., & McGarrell, E.F. (2022). Modeling Shifts in Community Corrections Populations following COVID-19: Evidence from a Midwest Metropolitan Area. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research.
De Biasi, A., Krupa, J.M., Rzotkiewicz, A., McGarrell, E.F., Circo, G., & Liebler, J. (2022). Insights from Law Enforcement Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Violence Reduction and Prevention Initiatives and Firearm Violence. Police Practice and Research.
Circo, G., McGarrell, E.F., Rogers, J.W., Krupa, J., & De Biasi, A. (2022). Assessing Causal Effects under Treatment Heterogeneity: An Evaluation of a CCTV Program in Detroit. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
Circo, G., Krupa, J., McGarrell, E.F., & De Biasi, A. (2021). Focused Deterrence and Program Fidelity: Evaluating the Impact of Detroit Ceasefire. Justice Evaluation Journal.
Circo, G. & McGarrell, E.F. (2021). Estimating the Effect of an Integrated CCTV Program on Crime. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
Circo, G., Krupa, J., McGarrell, E.F., & De Biasi, A. (2020). The Individual-level Deterrent Effect of ‘Call-in’ Meetings on Time to Re-Arrest. Crime & Delinquency.