CENTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY RESEARCH

The mission of the Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research is to utilize strategic social science research methodologies in the endeavor to assist government agencies, educational institutions and members of the private sector with the development, enhancement, and implementation of contemporary criminal justice policies.

The center is directed by Jack McDevitt, director of graduate studies and research in the College of Criminal Justice. Staff from the Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research integrate existing social science research with analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of criminal justice agencies in an effort to enhance and develop effective criminal justice policies.

The center provides agencies with data analysis and technical assistance in both policy and program evaluation areas in order to develop and promote the most effective criminal justice programs and policies.

The center is funded primarily from external research grants and contracts. Recent contracts have been awarded to the Center by the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office of Community Orientated Policing, the Boston Police Department, the Chelsea Police Department and The Boston Foundation.

The center has been involved in a wide variety of research projects, including:

• A study of workplace violence issues in Massachsuetts communities.
  
  
• A national evaluation of School Resource Officer programs.
  
  
• Research sponsored by the Bureua of Justice Statistics to understand and improve hate crime reporting across the United States.

Center Staff

Jack McDevitt

Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Research
j.mcdevitt@neu.edu
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Amy Farrell

Principal Research Scientist, Associate Director, Institute on Race and Justice
a.farrell@neu.edu
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Glenn Pierce

Principal Research Scientist
g.pierce@neu.edu
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Marion Sullivan

Faculty Secretary
ma.sullivan@neu.edu
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Stephanie Fahy

Senior Research Associate
s.fahy@neu.edu
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Russell Wolff

Research Associate
r.wolff@neu.edu
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Some Current CCJPR Projects

Regional Community Policing Institute

An ongoing training and curriculum development program which provides law enformcent personnel and managers with information on ethics and integrity in policing.

Funded by Boston Police Department, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, United States Department of Justice

Project Safe Neighborhoods

A research strategy designed to help the Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) Task Force and PSN target cities focus their resources and identify viable intervention strategies to reduce gun crime. Data on illegal firearm supply and demand information is collected and analyzed to provide agencies with information to inform local firearm interdiction strategies.

Funded by United States Department of Justice

METRO-LEC: Administrative and Operational Assessment Study

Assessment of the administrative and operational functioning of the Regional Metropolitan Law Enforcment Council to help determine the benefits and potential drawbacks of this type of inter-agency collaboration. The project seeks to outline the Council’s capacities and needs among participating agencies, identify strengths and weaknesses, and build a process of transferring learning among agencies, thereby strengthening them all. By building a systematic framework for understanding the needs of member organizations it is anticipated that more systematic personnel development and operational policy making can be initiated under the umbrella of the METRO LEC.

Funded by Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council

School Resource Officer Program Assesment

The Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research and Abt Associates Inc. recently released the findings from the National Assessment of School Resource Officer Programs. The national study of programs to place police officers in local schools was sponsored by the National Institute of Justice. For more information on the reports please click here
- Survey (PDF)
- Final Project Report (PDF).

Related Documents

The following reports have recently been released by the Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research

The following files require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: WAKEFIELD RESPONDS

-Final report (PDF)

Bridging the Information Disconnect in National Bias Crime Reporting
- Executive Summary:

- Executive Summary(PDF)

Bridging the Information Disconnect in National Bias Crime Reporting
- Full Report:

- Full Report(PDF)

Racial Profiling Guide (PDF):

http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/184768.pdf

Hate Crime Statistics Report Executive Summary:

- Executive Summary(PDF)

Hate Crime Statistics Report Full Report:

- Final Report, part 1(PDF) - Final Report, part 2(PDF) - Final Report, part 3(PDF)

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