Education

• Ph.D. 2020, University of South Carolina, Criminology and Criminal Justice
• M.S. 2012, University of South Carolina, Criminology and Criminal Justice
• B.S., 2011, Pfeiffer University, Criminal Justice

Specialization

• Policy evaluation
• Crime prevention
• Geospatial crime analysis
• Evidence-based policing

Publications

Boehme, H. M., Adams, I. T., Metcalfe, C. Leasure, P., & Nolan, M. S. (2023). Does scientific research change minds? Linking criminology and public perceptions of police. Criminology & Public Policy. 23(1), 201-224. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12644.

Boehme, H. M., Jung, S.*, Geary, T. J.*, Brown, R. A., Leasure, P. Does the Public Want the Police to Stop, Stopping? An Experimental Look at the Impact of Outcome Data on Public Perceptions of police Discretionary Traffic Stops. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-024-09625-w.

Boehme, H. M. & Mourtgos, S. M. (2024). The effect of formal de-policing on police traffic stop behavior and crime: Early evidence from LAPD’s policy to restrict discretionary traffic stops. Criminology & Public Policy (Special Issue: Policing Practice and Policy). 23, 517-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12673.

Boehme, H., & Schnell, C. (2022). Why did the use of force go up? Investigating the unexpected impact of a body-worn camera program on a use of force time series. Journal of Criminal Justice, 82, 101944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101944