Julian Gerez

@juliangerez.com

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Assistant Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and Political Science (by courtesy) at the University of California, Irvine. I study the political economy of security, crime, and law enforcement.

Election results graphic showing Keiko Fujimori (FP) vs. Roberto Sánchez (JP) in the 2026 Peruvian presidential runoff, 98.2% reporting as of June 10, 23:48 UTC−5. Popular vote: Fujimori 9,032,651 (50.002%) — Sánchez 9,032,000 (49.998%).
Map of California titled "Wave 1 Tobacco Inspections." Subtitle: 539 inspections across 10 CDTFA zones, February–March 2026. Blue dots mark inspected retailers, orange triangles mark zone headquarters, and orange dashed circles show 30-mile sampling radii around each headquarters. Clusters of inspections are visible along the coast and Central Valley, spanning zones from West Sacramento and Oakland in the north to San Diego and Irvine in the south.
Video of the interview. You can access the transcript here: https://video.snapstream.net/View/Transcript/4LuiU5pdVEJXZ4iCmiWKQr?accessToken=1ucdgyxoflkp.
A faceted bar plot that shows FOX News and WSJ poll results on which party is best prepared to handle two issues, inflation and the economy. The FOX News poll results show the two parties basically even, with both parties having relatively high levels of support. The WSJ poll on the other hand shows much lower absolute support for both parties, suggesting widespread voter skepticism about either party's ability to handle these issues, even as Republicans have a lead.
Me in the center with the members of my committee, smiling in front of a whiteboard after my dissertation defense!
Alt text generated by an LLM: Line chart showing the average monthly fentanyl and heroin seizures (in kg) by the Mexican government in six-month periods from 2015 to 2022. The y-axis represents the amount of seizures in kilograms, and the x-axis represents the years. Fentanyl seizures, represented by a blue line with circular markers, start near zero in 2015 and increase sharply after 2017, peaking in 2021 before fluctuating. Heroin seizures, represented by an orange line with triangular markers, are initially high but show a declining trend after 2018, reaching near zero by 2022. While there are fluctuations in seizures, overall trends do not show substantive changes that clearly align with the timing of U.S. presidential administrations.
Victory screen for a 32-heat Hades run using the Aspect of Zeus (shield) weapon and various Zeus boons including on the special and static discharge which gives enemies the "jolted" status effect.