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Crime and Justice

We have conducted domestic and international research on crime and justice issues since the 1970s. In 2000, we established a dedicated Crime, Violence, and Justice Research Program, which has a research staff with professional backgrounds in criminology, economics, law, psychology, public health, and sociology.

In addition to experienced crime and justice personnel, we possess a highly qualified and varied research staff available for complex, cross-disciplinary projects. The Crime, Violence, and Justice Research Program draws on diverse professional expertise in substance abuse, physical and mental health, employment and training, housing, survey research, education, and research computing. This versatile team of researchers, using both traditional and multidisciplinary approaches, is dedicated to building knowledge and informing policy and practice.

Capabilities

• Basic and applied research
• Program development and implementation
• Program evaluation
• Data collection
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting

Focus Areas

• Criminal and delinquent behavior
• Corrections
• Substance use
• Juvenile justice
• Violence
• Terrorism
• Prevention

Projects: A Selection

• The National Inmate Survey
• The National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
• The National Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
• The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Alternative Coercive Measures of Drug Treatment Project
• The Evidence-Based Review of Rape and Sexual Assault Preventive Intervention Programs
• The Precursors, Insulators, and Consequences of Inhalant Use Project
• Project Safe Neighborhoods