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Daniel Gascón serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Research Fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, focusing on critical analyses of policing, racial justice, and state crime in urban communities of color.
Education
- PhD in Criminology, Law & Society with Critical Theory emphasis, University of California, Irvine
Research Focus: His scholarship critically examines Police & Policing, State Crime, and Urban Ethnography through Marxist, Black Studies, and Chicana/o/x lenses. He investigates systemic failures in community policing programs, juvenile justice interventions, and gang outreach initiatives using qualitative methodologies to expose racial disparities and power dynamics.
Publication Trends: Recent works (2014-2023) consistently analyze South Los Angeles case studies, revealing how punitive approaches to at-risk youth reinforce structural inequalities. His research connects community policing failures to broader patterns of state violence and racial capitalism, with increasing emphasis on postcolonial perspectives in his 2024 book.
Scientific Recognition
- No awards or fellowships specified in source materials
Academic Contributions: Teaches criminology, criminal justice, and qualitative methods. No student advisement or grant information provided. His W.E.B. Du Bois Center fellowship enables interdisciplinary collaboration on race and social justice, though specific lab structures or team leadership details remain unreported.
