The Center for Crime and Justice Policy (CCJP) is located within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and examines a wide range of criminal justice topics, including police tactics and technologies, school violence, community crime prevention, community corrections, and prisoner re-entry. The center is designed to capitalize on the expertise of UNLV faculty who specialize in all areas of scientific inquiry and policy development, particularly in the field of criminal justice. CCJP maintains a close affiliation with Tourism Safety & Crowd Science (TSCS). CCJP also administers Nevada's Statistical Analysis Center (SAC).

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CCJP staff include the Director, Associate Director, Publications Coordinator, and several Research Associates and Research Assistants. A number of UNLV faculty who specialize in policy development also serve as Research Fellows.

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Sample Publications

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Anthony A. Braga, James R. Coldren, Jr., William H. Sousa, Denise Rodriguez, and Omer Alper (2017). The Las Vegas Body-Worn Camera Experiment: Research Summary. Research in Brief Series, 2017-02. Las Vegas, NV: UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.

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Emily Troshynski, Alexis Kennedy, William Sousa, Tamara Madensen, and Carolyn Willis (2016). Prisoner Reentry in Nevada: Final Report on the Hope for Prisoners Program. Research in Brief Series, 2016-01. Las Vegas, NV: UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.

 

William Sousa, Terance Miethe, and Mari Sakiyama (2015). Body Worn Cameras on Police: Results from a National Survey of Public Attitudes. Research in Brief Series, 2015-02. Las Vegas, NV: UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.