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Aki Roberts is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), based in Bolton Hall 740 with contact email aki@uwm.edu. Roberts conducts empirical research in criminology, specializing in crime clearance mechanisms, racial disparities in victimization, and police-citizen interactions using large-scale datasets like NIBRS.
Research interests include:
- Criminology and criminal justice systems
- Race/ethnicity in crime patterns
- Victim-offender dynamics
- Police diversity and investigative outcomes
- Homicide clearance trends
- Methodological innovations in crime data analysis
Recent publications (2020-2025) reveal intensified focus on pandemic-era anti-Asian hate crimes, police diversity impacts on minority victim clearance, and methodological refinements in handling missing crime data. Roberts consistently examines how jurisdictional constraints and incident-specific factors affect crime resolution, with recurring emphasis on victim race as a critical variable in clearance disparities.
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