Sami Ansari

Dr. Ansari, who joined Salem State in 2010, has served in various capacities, including as the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department and Interim Dean of the Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services before becoming the permanent Dean. Prior to his tenure at Salem State, he spent over 12 years as a Deputy Police Chief and Police Chief in India. He also served as a human rights officer for the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and worked as a Policy Analyst for the Office of Research and Development of the Boston Police Department.

Dr. Ansari's teaching and research interests include crime measurement, policing, comparative criminal justice, racial and social justice, quantitative data analysis, and neighborhood criminology. He has published a book, book chapters, peer-reviewed articles in high-impact refereed journals, and book reviews. He has also presented his research at international criminology and criminal justice conferences.

Dr. Ansari holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and Justice Policy from Northeastern University. Additionally, he has a graduate degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of Syracuse and IIMB, as well as a Master of Arts in Political Science from Allahabad University.

Higher education administration, equity and inclusion, student success, faculty and staff development, technology in higher education, crime measurement, policing, quantitative data analysis and visualization

Ansari, S. (2013): Estimating Crime Rates from Police Reports and Victim Surveys: Progressive Convergence in Time Series Analyses. El Paso, Texas: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC. USA

Ansari, S. (2017). Modernization of Crime Measurement and Crime Reporting in India. In S. M. Shahidullah (Ed.), Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. London: Palgrave and Macmillan

Ansari, S., & He, N. (2016): Explaining the UCR-NCVS Convergence: A Time Series Analysis. Asian Journal of Criminology, DOI 10.1007/s11417-016-9236-3

Ansari, S., Dadkhah, K., & Verma, A. (2015). Crime Rates in India: A Trend Analysis. International Criminal Justice Review. 25(4), 318-336

Ansari, S. (2013). Social Capital and Collective Efficacy: Resource and Operating Tools of Community Social Control. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. 5(2), 75-94

Ansari, S., & He, N. (2012). Convergence revisited: A multi-definition, multi-method analysis of the UCR and the NCVS crime series (1973-2008). Justice Quarterly, 32(1), 1-31.

Sami Ansari & Jennifer B. Robinson, (2019). Witch City, MA and Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Crime around Halloween. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, CA)

Sami Ansari & Vinod Kumar TK, (2019). Impact of Natural Disaster on Crime: Empirical Examination of Evidence After Floods. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, CA)

Sami Ansari (2017). Research Prospects in India: Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (Philadelphia, PA)

Sami Ansari (2014). Understanding the Crime Trend in India in View of Social and Institutional Changes: A Time Series Analyses based Explanation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, CA)

Sami Ansari (2014). Chair of Panel: Policing Woes: Officer attitudes, burn out and selectivity of cases at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, CA)

Sami Ansari (2014). Author Meet Critics: Estimating Crime Rates from Police Reports and Victim Surveys: Progressive Convergence in Time Series Analyses. Attended the session as an author meeting the critics at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Philadelphia, PA)

Sami Ansari & Arvind Verma (2013). Crime Trend Analysis: Is Crime Declining in India? Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Criminology (Atlanta, GA)

Sami Ansari (2012). Why Do the UCR and NCVS Show Convergence? A Time-Series Modeling-Based Explanation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Criminology (Chicago, MA)

Sami Ansari (2012). Revisiting the Convergence of the UCR and the NCVS: A Time-Series Analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences at New York

Sami Ansari (2012). Chair of Panel: Methodological Issues in Crime Measurement at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences at New York

Sami Ansari (2012). Author Meets Critique: Estimating Crime Rates from Police Reports and Victim Surveys. Attended the session as a. author at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (Atlanta, GA)

Sami Ansari (2009). Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Faith in Police, Direct Use of Informal Social Control and Violent Victimization. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Criminology (Philadelphia, PA)

Sami Ansari (2009). Organizer, Author Meet Critics: Understanding the Police in India. Organized the author meets critics session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (Philadelphia, PA)