Quinnipiac University
Kimberly S. Przeszlowski

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

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Kimberly Przeszlowski is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice who has been with Quinnipiac University since 2023. She holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Lynn University, an M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University, and a Ph.D. in International Crime and Justice from Florida International University. In her current role, she instructs courses in the areas of policing and research methods within the Department of Justice and Law. Kimberly's expertise in policing is rooted in her practical experience as an embedded criminologist within the Miami Police Department, where she helped implement and evaluate two distinct investigative support units through two separate Smart Policing Initiatives funded by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Kimberly is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Criminology, where she regularly presents her work in the field. Aside from government technical reports, Kimberly has published her work in peer-reviewed journals, including Justice Quarterly, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, The Police Journal: Theory, Practice, and Principles, and Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. Presently, her research is dedicated to investigating the influence of police technology on the resolution of violent and property crimes, alongside a thorough examination of public sentiments regarding its application. Kimberly takes pride in student mentorship and is an advocate of experiential learning, aiming to introduce and engage students in the field of policing and criminal justice.

Education

  • BA, Lynn University
  • MS, Florida Atlantic University
  • PHD, Florida International Univ

Areas of Expertise

  • Police Technology
  • Public Perceptions and Approval of Police Practices
  • Crime and Intelligence Analysis
  • Police Use of Force and De-Escalation Techniques

Organization

  • Justice and Law

Office Location

  • College of Arts & Sciences 1 331

Mail Drop

  • CL-AC1

Experience

Miami Police Department

Criminologist

Miami, Florida, United States

2018 - 2023

Selected Publications

Invited Speaker

The Miami Real-Time Crime Center Violence Response Initiative: An Embedded Police-Academic Partnership.

Guerette, R. T. & Przeszlowski, K.

Web, U.S. Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2024)

Peer Reviewed Journal

Does the rapid deployment of information to police improve solvability? A quasi-experimental impact evaluation of real-time crime center technologies on violent crime incident outcomes.

Guerette, R. T. & Przeszlowski, K.

Justice Quarterly 1-24 (2023)

Conference Presentation

The role and impact of the use of information technologies by police in response to violence against women.

Przeszlowski, K., Guerette, R. T., & Sudderth, L. K.

American Society of Criminology , Philadelphia, PA (2023)