The Jerry Lee Center of Criminology

September 15, 2007 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Joining forces in fighting crime
"... The city is on pace to surpass last year's total of 406 homicides, although shootings overall were down 9.5 percent as of Aug. 20. Lawrence Sherman, director of the Jerry Lee Center for Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, said putting more police in high-gun crime areas can only help..."

September 10, 2007 - Philadelphia Daily News
Urban Warrior: When shots hit close to home
"...Is an 18-year-old punk more likely to fire a pellet gun from his bedroom window in a city quickly closing in on 300-plus murders for the year? The short answer, according to Lawrence Sherman of the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, is that we don't keep crime statistics in a way to answer that question..."

April 3, 2006 - Janet Reno visits the Jerry Lee Center as the keynote speaker for the Second Annual Penn Criminology Day

February 21, 2006 - Founder Jerry Lee Wins Broadcast Research Award

February, 2006 - Academy of Experimental Criminology’s 2006 McCord Award Presented to Director Lawrence Sherman

November 23, 2005 - Laurie Robinson Named to Two National Justice Positions
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October 26, 2005 - The Pennsylvania Gazette
"Alternatives to deterrence needed in terror fight"
Jerry Lee Center Hosts 14th World Congress of Criminology
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October 7, 2005 - Founder Jerry Lee receives Others Award
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August 12, 2005 - The Associated Press
Swedish official announces international criminology prize
Learn more about the prize at www.criminologyprize.com.
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December 5, 2004 - Guardian: The Observer
A journalist reports on the restorative justice experiments in the UK and sthe conference she has witnessed.
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August 16, 2004 - Assault Weapons Research Press Release
"Federal Assault Weapons Ban Has Mixed Success in Reducing Criminal Use of Banned Guns and Magazines"
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Criminology Department Press Release
"Former Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson appointed to head Penn's New Masters Program in Criminology"
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"Criminology Center receives federal funds"
The Jerry Lee Center of Criminology was awarded $250,000 in federal funding for its aftercare project, an initiative designed to help children who have served prison terms.
Pennsylvania's Senator Rick Santorum presented the check, while City Councilman Frank Rizzo, Family Court Judge Myrna Field and namesake of the center Jerry Lee looked on.
Click here for full article. (April 15, 2003)