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National justice
research associations/consortia
Organizations categorized here focus specifically on criminal
justice.
- Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA). A national nonprofit association of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, researchers, and practitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations, JRSA is dedicated to the use of applied research and data analysis for sound development of criminal justice policy.
- Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). A national membership organization of police executives from the city, county and state law enforcement agencies dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.
- SEARCH Group, Inc. SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is a nonprofit membership organization created by and for the states, which is dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through the effective application of information and identification technology. Since 1969, SEARCH's primary objective has been to identify and help solve the information management problems of state and local justice agencies confronted with the need to exchange information with other local agencies, state agencies, agencies in other states, or with the federal government.
Justice research
organizations
Organizations categorized here focus specifically on criminal
justice.
- The Justice Research Association. A private consulting firm and "think-tank" focusing on issues of crime and justice.
- Police Foundation. National research on law enforcement and policing.
- Vera Institute of Justice. Private nonprofit organization which conducts research, development, and consulting in criminal justice.
Reseach organizations
with justice research components
The organizations included
here conduct research in many areas, including issues related
to crime and criminal justice.
- Abt Associates, Inc. One of the largest for-profit government and business consulting and research firms in the country. Its Law and Public Policy Area focuses on crime and substance abuse issues. See also its page on Criminal Justice Reports.
- Center for Survey Research (CSR). University of Massachusetts Boston.
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Research on social policy problems.
- National Opinion Research Center (NORC). National research organization at the University of Chicago. Among its research areas is Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice.
- Research Triangle Institute (RTI). Rsearch and development in technology, environment, public policy, survey and statistics, and health and pharmaceuticals. The Public Policy component includes Social Welfare, unders which various issues related to criminal justice are included.
- Response Analysis Corporation. Full-service market and survey research company.