Gary Lafree | National Champion Radio Episode #009 | Stockholm Prize in Criminology

2024 Stockholm Prize Laureate | Founding Director, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) Dr. Gary LaFree joins us to unpack the patterns, causes, and consequences of political violence. As one of the world’s foremost experts in criminology, his work has transformed how we understand terrorism—not just as isolated acts, but as data-rich phenomena with global implications.A distinguished professor and sociologist, Dr. LaFree has pioneered empirical approaches to studying conflict, drawing from massive global datasets to illuminate trends in political instability, state repression, and public safety. Honors & Awards🏆 2024 Stockholm Prize in Criminology🏅 Founder, Global Terrorism Database (GTD)🏅 President, American Society of Criminology (2005)🎧 WATCH/LISTEN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACjSF95feAISpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4af3gnXEaaJqxBRci1QCcE?si=57c0b3b10da946a1📚 Connect with Dr. LaFree START Consortium: https://www.start.umd.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: TWITTER: https://x.com/Nat_Champions INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nat_champions/