Co-founded by Laurence Ralph, the Center on Transnational Policing (CTP) brings together scholars at different levels (undergraduate, graduate, and members of the professoriate) to understand policing in the U.S. and internationally. Through a complex social scientific research network, the Center’s mission is to explore policing from a transnational approach.

Co-founded by Jonathan Mummolo, RoPRA builds on existing collaborations between researchers from several academic institutions and disciplines united by a common interest in advancing the state of quantitative, evidence-based research on policing reform and accountability. We develop cutting-edge statistical techniques to measure racial bias in policing, evaluate policing policy reforms, and improve the performance of policing organizations.

Faculty member Maria Micaela Sviatschi's research interests are labor and development economics, with a focus on human capital, gender-violence and crime. Research topics include investigating the consequences of organized crime on economic development and state capacity, and norms and policing in reducing gender-based violence. Learn more about Prof. Sviatschi's research at her website.

Crime Data Tool, developed by Jacob Kaplan, provides broad access to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, enabling users to visualize and analyze trends in crime, arrests, officer employment, and related areas across various agencies and timeframes. The tool includes data on crimes, arrests, assaults and killings of police officers, and demographic information of individuals involved in crimes, among many other variables.