Ongoing Projects

Matthew B. Ross: Using Telemetric Mobility Data to Build a Better Early Warning System for Discrimination in Police Traffic Stops

• This project aims to engage local and state policing agencies, assisting in their application for federal resources to collect and analyze police traffic stop data. Through quantitative evaluation of the data and collaboration with localities, there is a better understanding of current discrimination in police traffic stops. The initial findings from this research have already been used to address disparities and expand the project.​

Alicia Modestino: Summer Youth Employment & Improvements in Criminal Justice Outcomes

• This research investigates the impact of Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) on crime. Measured through arraignments in the year and a half following the conclusion of the programs, this study found that SYEPs reduced violent crime by 35% over the trial period.​