NORC’s Center on Public Safety & Justice develops actionable, evidence-based solutions to crime and victimization. Those insights empower decision-makers to make criminal justice systems fairer and more effective and to inform community-level responses beyond policing and incarceration. When social systems are frayed, the Center fills an unmet need for trustworthy, non-partisan data collection and rigorous, transparent analysis and evaluation.
The Center integrates our multidisciplinary team of experts in criminology, demography, economics, and public health and NORC’s industry-leading survey data collection capacity. Our holistic approach and longstanding partnerships with diverse local stakeholders in the hardest-hit communities allow us to identify programming innovations at every societal level.
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Center on Public Safety & Justice Experts
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John Roman
DirectorCenter on Public Safety & Justice -
Asheley Van Ness
Associate DirectorEconomics, Justice & Society -
Audra K. Grant
Senior Research ScientistInternational Programs -
Jeanette Hussemann
Principal Research ScientistEconomics, Justice & Society -
Kareem Kysia
Program Area DirectorHard-to-Reach Populations & People in Vulnerable Situations Program Area -
Weiwei Liu
Principal Research ScientistPublic Health -
Carrie E. Markovitz
Program Area Director for Youth ResearchEconomics, Justice & Society -
Elizabeth Mumford
Senior FellowPublic Health -
Shannon Nelson
Senior Research DirectorEconomics, Justice & Society -
Genevieve Ray
Senior Research DirectorEconomics, Justice & Society -
Alicia Tabliago
Senior Research DirectorEconomics, Justice & Society -
Bruce Taylor
Senior FellowPublic Health -
Anthony Washburn
Senior Research MethodologistMethodology & Quantitative Social Sciences
Discover Our Research
Making justice and public safety efforts fairer and more effective requires subject matter expertise and trustworthy data and analysis.
Highlighted Publications
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opens in new tabPrevalence and Determinants of Safety Equipment Use: Analysis from a National Dataset of Law Enforcement Officers
Journal Article | March 1, 2024
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opens in new tabConcerns about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among law enforcement officers: Prevalence and risk factor data from a nationally representative sample in the United States.
Journal Article | March 13, 2023
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opens in new tabFrom Causal Mechanisms to Policy Mechanisms: Why did Crime Decline and What Lessons can be Learned from it?
Journal Article | December 22, 2022
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opens in new tab"Relationship Dynamics and Abusive Interactions in a National Sample of Youth and Young Adults."
Journal Article | June 28, 2022
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opens in new tabForecasting Violence in New York City in 2024
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