Patrick Sharkey (born ) is an American urban sociologist and

criminologist Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

. He has been Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at

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since 2019. He was formerly Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, with an affiliation at NYU's

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. Sharkey's research focuses on crime, policing, and public safety. He leads Americanviolence.org—a project which maps fatal shootings in the United States.

Education

Sharkey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and American Institutions at

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

in 2000. He completed his Ph.D. at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

Work

Sharkey studies neighborhood effects, crime, and violence in the United States. Sharkey is the author of ''Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, The Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence'', published in 2018 by W.W. Norton. The book focuses on how the decline of violent crime has affected urban life and urban inequality in America. His first book, ''Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress Toward Racial Equality'', was published in 2013 by the

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. Sharkey is the Scientific Director for Crime Lab New York City. He was previously the Director for the Institute for Human Development and Social Change at

, a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program Postdoctoral Scholar at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

from 2007 to 2009, and a research assistant at the

Urban Institute The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that carries out economic and social policy research to "open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions". The institute receives funding from government contracts, foundations and pr ...

in Washington D.C. Labor and Social Policy Center from 2000 to 2002.

Awards

Sharkey received the

William Julius Wilson William Julius Wilson (born December 20, 1935) is an American sociologist. He is a professor at Harvard University and author of works on urban sociology, race and class issues. Laureate of the National Medal of Science, he served as the 80th P ...

Early Career Award given by the Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Section of the

American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology. Founded in December 1905 as the American Sociological Society at Johns Hopkins University by a group of fif ...

in 2015. In 2010, he received the Roger Gould Prize given by the

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for the best article published in 2008/2009, and was co-winner of the best article in urban sociology published in 2008/2009 Jane Addams Award given by the ASA Community and Urban Sociology Section. Sharkey's first book received the Mirra Komarovsky Award for the best book of the year from the

Eastern Sociological Society Eastern Sociological Society is a non-profit organization with a mission of "promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction". It publishes a peer-reviewed journal (Sociological Forum) and holds a yearly academic conference An ac ...

, the Otis Dudley Duncan Award from the Population Section of the

(ASA), and The American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Sociology and Social Work.

References

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