The American Society of Criminology (ASC) and Chair of the Division of Policing named Drs. Provine, Varsanyi, Lewis, and Decker’s the “2018 Outstanding Book in Policing Award” winner for Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Lines.
The Outstanding Book in Policing Award recognizes a monograph (not a textbook, anthology, or edited volume) published in the three calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made. The award honors a text that deserves recognition due to its significant empirical, theoretical, or policy-relevant contributions to the field.
The ward will be presented at this year’s ASC conference in Atlanta during the annual reception and awards ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, November 15th at 3:30 pm in the Marriott, Atrium A.
