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Ben Carleton

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Ben Carleton is a CNA analyst specializing in evidence-based policing, crime reduction strategies, and police-community relations.

organizational assessments of law enforcement agencies, including a current assessment of traffic stop practices by the Michigan State Police. Prior to joining CNA, Carleton interned with the Vera Institute of Justice's Policing Program, where he conducted research on civilian oversight of the police and alternatives to police enforcement. He also worked as an investigator with Children's Law

Daniel Lawrence

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Daniel Lawrence is a CNA expert in law enforcement technologies and analytics as well as methods to improve police-community relations.

approaches that are grounded in criminological theory. Lawrence's research interests include police technologies (e.g., body-worn cameras, gunshot detection technology, public surveillance systems, machine learning and artificial intelligence), police legitimacy and procedural justice, police screening and hiring practices, and community policing.  At CNA, Lawrence has led and supported

Bridgette Clements

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Bridgette Bryson is a CNA analyst focusing on law enforcement research, training and technical assistance.

and social network analysis, traffic stop analysis, and policy and training review. At CNA, Clements serves on the leadership team for the Independent Monitoring Team for the Chicago Police Department ... that partnered with CNA on the Kansas City, Missouri, Smart Policing Initiative grant. She conducted data collection and analyses alongside the Kansas City Police Department on hot spots policing and social

Jessica Dockstader

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Jessica Dockstader is a CNA expert in law enforcement officer wellness.

and wellness for the Chicago Police Department Consent Decree Independent Monitoring Team for three years, assessing the department’s progress in suicide prevention, psychological and emotional wellness ... on the City of San Diego Commission on Police Practices. Jessica Dockstader Research Analyst Featured Squares white Explore more

Geoffrey Smith

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Geoffrey Smith is a CNA expert in law enforcement and fire policies, operations, and oversight.

than 10 years. Smith has presented on numerous public safety topics at annual conferences of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, the Michigan Municipal League, National Sheriffs Association, American Society of Criminologists, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and Organizational Development from Spring Arbor

What is CNA?

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. What is operations research? Operations research applies scientific measurement to data in order to improve the effectiveness of operators, whether those are troops, police, wardens or first

Brittany Cunningham

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Brittany Cunningham is a CNA expert in scientific research and analysis, specializing in using evidence-based approaches to support law enforcement operations and reform.

of Justice Assistance, this study investigates police incident data to support the development of a risk assessment model to help officers assess risk and take appropriate safety measures in real time when

Kaitlin DePartee

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Kaitlin DePartee is a CNA expert in criminal justice research and crime analysis. Her research interests include body-worn cameras, crime analysis, and smart policing.

, DePartee was a crime and research analyst at the Finn Institute for Public Safety. DePartee has also served as an embedded crime analyst in police departments and fusion centers. Her previous

Heleana Melendez

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Melendez-Heleana /images/Experts/Melendez-Heleana.webp Heleana Melendez is an expert in criminal justice research and policing. Her research areas include social network analysis, violent crime investigations, cryptomarkets and police reform. At CNA, Melendez supports projects focused on violence prevention, system improvement, crisis intervention and use of force for law enforcement agencies across the nation. Prior to joining CNA, Melendez was a research program manager with Justice & Security Strategies, Inc., where she worked on several research projects related to policing and other

Kenneth Novak

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Novak-Kenneth /images/Experts/Novak-Kenneth.webp Ken Novak is an expert in criminal justice research. He focuses on improving policing and identifying evidence-based strategies that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of policing strategies that simultaneously promote fairness and transparency. He has published scientific research on policing, citizen attitudes toward police, community policing, and racial profiling. Before joining CNA, Novak was a professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He conducted research and taught classes