She was formerly an Assistant Research Professor and the Director of police research in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at North Carolina Central University. Her portfolio includes research on police responses to crime problems, such as gangs, street drugs, and graffiti, as well as community policing, safety and security in public housing, and repeat victimization from burglary and robbery. Dr. Lamm Weisel has authored several guides for the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, including Burglary of Single-Family Houses and Analyzing Repeat Victimization. Her work also has been published in Justice Quarterly, Public Management, the NIJ Journal, and the American Journal of Police. Dr. Lamm Weisel holds a doctorate in political science and public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago. View this Guest Host's photograph.