Archived Research
Archive of Research Project Participation
Holding Police Accountable for Systemic Racial Injustice: The Illinois SPOTLITE System
University of Illinois: Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program Grant, 2021 – 2022, $98,477
Project Leaders: Scott Althaus, Political Science and Cline Center for Advanced Social Research (Liberal Arts & Sciences); Michael Schlosser (Police Training Institute), Jennifer Robbennolt, Law (College of Law); Jay Jennings, Cline Center for Advanced Social Research (Liberal Arts & Sciences)
What is measured matters. Illinois law requires policing agencies to report each use of lethal force, to measure racial disparities in these incidents, and to report this information to the public. But this has not happened. The Illinois SPOTLITE system will fill this gap by creating accurate, comprehensive, and accessible data about lethal force incidents in Illinois from 2014 to the present. This data will empower communities, enhance accountability, identify agencies most in need of reform, and facilitate rigorous evaluation of reform efforts.
Infrastructure for Modern Educational Delivery Technologies: Nationwide Law Enforcement Training Infrastructure – A Study
Grant Number: 15STCIR00001-05-03, 2021-2022, $750,000
*Project Leaders:*Dr. Bill Cope, Learning Design and Leadership (College of Education); Dr. Mary Kalantzis Learning Design and Leadership (College of Education); Dr. Denice Hood (College of Education); Dr. Michael Schlosser (Police Training Institute); Randall Sandone, CIRI; Andrea Whitesell, CIRI; Dementro Powell, UIUC Public Safety; Shannon Holubetz (College of Education); Jen Whiting (College of Education)
Researchers in the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, led an effort to assess current infrastructure and offer a blueprint for upgrading training systems, research, infrastructure, products, expertise, and services for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC). FLETC provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently. The one-year, $750,000 project will address all systems that contribute to creating, delivering, and managing curriculum. Press Release
Infusing Community Policing Strategies into Hot Spots Policing Practices: The Impacts on Police-Community Relations in Mid-Sized Cities
SAMSHA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation (PI) (2021). U.S. Department of Justice, DOJ 2017-R2-CX-0012, 2017, $1M