Research

Research Interests

Policing; Gun and Group Violence; Crime and Place; Causal Inference

Manuscripts Under Review

Gang Takedowns and Neighborhood Violence: Evidence from a Case Study in Philadelphia

Hyeonggeun Choe, Alyssa Mendlein, and Aaron Chalfin
Criminology & Public Policy, minor revision.

Paper | Abstract

The Minimal Effects of Body-Worn Camera Adoption on Organizational Outcomes

Hyeonggeun Choe and Charles Loeffler
Submitted.

Police Traffic Stops: Bias or Public Safety Tool? A Spatial Analysis of Philadelphia

Sungil Han and Hyeonggeun Choe
Submitted.

Working Papers

The Local Effects of Federal Firearms Licensees on Gun Violence

Hyeonggeun Choe

Reassessing the Effect of Body-Worn Camera Adoption on Police Violence

Hyeonggeun Choe

Recreational Cannabis Legalization, Marijuana-Positive Traffic Fatalities, and Cross-Border Effects in the Mid-Atlantic United States

Jordan Hyatt, Nathan Link, and Hyeonggeun Choe

Works in Progress

The Effect of Gas Stations on Local Crime: Evidence from Chicago

Hyeonggeun Choe and Sinui Park

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Insights from U.S. D.A.R.E. and Alternative Youth Drug Prevention Programs: Implications for Korea

Hyeonggeun Choe and J. Lee (2026)
Korean Association of Addiction Crime Review, 16(2).

A Study on the Factors Affecting Crime Increase Perception toward Foreigners

Hyeonggeun Choe, S. Lee, and H. Jang (2022)
The Korean Association for Terrorism Studies, 15(4).

A Test of the Non-Linear Relationship between Collective Efficacy and Fear of Crime in the Context of South Korea

S. Park, Hyeonggeun Choe, and E. Hwang (2022)
Journal of Korean Criminological Association, 16(2).

The Difference of the Level and Factors of Fear of Crime between Single-Person and Multi-Person Households: Focusing on the Trend of Fear of Crime over Time

Hyeonggeun Choe, S. Park, J. Han, D. Min, N. Kim, and E. Hwang (2021)
Journal of Korean Criminological Association, 15(3).