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Faculty Research in Criminal Justice

The criminal justice faculty are active scholars who are the lead investigators on numerous research projects that are of interest to students, practitioners, and the community. This research provides the foundation for a curriculum that is relevant to our students and to their future employers. The faculty and students, through the Division of Governmental Studies and Services and through other grants, are currently working with the following criminal justice agencies to conduct research:

Police Agencies

  • Spokane County Sheriff’s Department—property crime task force evaluation
  • Spokane Police Department—profiling, community oriented policing, citizen surveys, etc.
  • Washington Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police—profiling study
  • Washington State Patrol—profiling, citizen surveys
  • Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public Safety—community oriented policing, agency assessments

Courts

  • Benton/Franklin Counties Juvenile Court—juvenile drug court implementation
  • Thurston County Juvenile Court—juvenile drug court implementation
  • Washington Court Administrator Office—judicial evaluation project

Corrections

  • Washington State Department of Corrections—research partnership and neighborhood based supervision study

Related Agencies

  • Washington State Traffic Commission—child restraint observation study
  • Washington State Department of Personnel—database conversion and evaluation
  • National Marine Fisheries Services—Endangered Species Act compliance
  • Washington Center for Trade and Economic Development—risk analysis benchmarking study
 

 

Affiliated Research Units
Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service
Division of Governmental Studies and Services
Washington State Institute for Community Oriented Policing (Spokane)
 
                         


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