Publications
Peer-Reviewed
Wade, B. A. (2026). Between the state and the streets: Parainstitutional authority and neighbourhood social control in street outreach work. The British Journal of Criminology, azag022.
Wade, B. A., Loeffler, C. E., & Brunson, R. K. (2025). Thin markets and thick networks: Social and street capital in New York City's underground gun market. Criminology, 1–32.
MacDonald, J. M., Chalfin, A., Moritz, M., Wade, B.A., Mendlein, A. K., Braga, A. A., & South, E. (2026). Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale?. Criminology & Public Policy, 25(1), 31-62.
Braga, A. A., MacDonald, J.M., Douglas, S., Wade, B.A., & Struhl, B. K. (2024). Focused Deterrence, Strategic Management, and Effective Gun Violence Prevention. Criminology & Public Policy, 1–28.
Brunson, R. K., Wade, B. A., & Hitchens, B. K. (2022). Examining risky firearm behaviors among high-risk gun carriers in New York City. Preventive Medicine, 165, 107179.
Braga, A. A., Brunson, R. K., Cook, P. J., Turchan, B., & Wade, B. (2021). Underground gun markets and the flow of illegal guns into the Bronx and Brooklyn: a mixed methods analysis. Journal of Urban Health, 1-13.
Brunson, R.K., & Wade, B.A. (2019). “Oh Hell No, We Don’t Talk to Police”: Insights on the lack of cooperation in police investigations of urban gun violence. Criminology & Public Policy, 18, 623-648.
Book Chapters
Semenza, D., & Wade, B.A. (2022). The gun control debate and its policy implications for reducing firearm violence in communities of color. The Darkside of Reform: The Potential of Contemporary Public Policy for Racial Equity. Edited by Tyrell Conor & Daphne Penn. Lexington Books: MD
Technical & Evaluation Reports
Wade, Brian A., Caroline LaRochelle, & Alexa Mason. Strengthening Evidence Based Decision Making for Citizen Security in the Caribbean: A Pre-Implementation Assessment of Three Eastern- Southern Caribbean Nations. July 2024
Braga, Anthony A., Brian A.Wade, Stephen Douglas, John M. MacDonald, & Ben K. Struhl. Operation Ceasefire and Gang Violence Reduction in Stockton, California: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a “Triple Bottom Line” Focused Deterrence Strategy. March 2024
Braga, Anthony A., Brian A. Wade, Vaughn Crandall, Reygan Cunningham, & Marina Gonzalez. San Francisco Violence Reduction Initiative Cohort 3 Process Evaluation. December 2023
Contreras, Renee, Cassidy Pereira, Brian A.Wade, & Ella Cullen. Shannon Community Safety Initiative 2022 Spotlight Report: COVID-19. May 2022
Braga, Anthony. A., Rod K. Brunson, Brandon S. Turchan, & Brian A. Wade. Developing New Tools to Fight the Opioid Epidemic. Report on Quantitative and Qualitative Findings. January 2022
Wade, Brian A. & Renee Contreras. Advancements in Technology for Grenada Law Enforcement: An Exploratory Investigation of Users' Experiences with Current and New Police Reporting Information Systems. August 2021
Braga, Anthony A., Rod K. Brunson, Andrew V. Papachristos, Philip J. Cook, Brandon Turchan, George Wood, Brian A. Wade, Kashea Pegram, & Amanda D’Souza. Illegal Gun Market Characteristics and Dynamics in New York City: Report on Quantitative and Qualitative Findings. May 2019.