Center for Justice Research and Innovation

The Center for Justice Research and Innovation transforms research into real-world programs and strategies for hundreds of justice systems across the country. We specialize in: Research Training, Technical Assistance, Critical Incident Reviews, Operational, Technological and Management Solutions.

Independent Audit of the City of Little Rock Police Department

The ability of a police department to act in a fair and just manner is vitally important to creating internal and external trust. The findings and recommendations noted in this report are not unique to LRPD and include challenges that police agencies nationwide are facing.

Law Enforcement Officer Safety: Risks, Recommendations, and Examples from the Field

This brief provides an accessible resource for law enforcement agencies, line officers, and their stakeholders (e.g., policy-makers, training instructors) to inform the development of targeted training, policies, and practices to promote officer safety while in the line of duty.

Our Mission

To work with justice-related and community-based agencies and organizations on the assessment, implementation, evaluation and sustainment of organizational and system-wide improvements in the administration of justice. To develop and deliver high-quality assessments, evaluations, research, training and technical assistance, drawing on our diverse staff and national network of subject matter experts and collaborating with experts in related fields.

Officer Safety and Wellness

Using data-driven research and analysis, the Center for Justice Research and Innovation works with law enforcement agencies to identify the characteristics associated with positive safety and wellness outcomes, and provides targeted technical assistance designed to improve officer readiness.

Areas of Practice

Technical Assistance — CNA works directly with law enforcement and other justice agencies to develop and implement customized training and technical assistance (TTA), using evidence-based solutions to improve performance and maximize impact.

Organizational Reform/Innovation — CNA’s approach to organizational transformation relies on assessments and evaluations that have been tested and proven in our work over the past 75 years of CNA’s history. It is data-driven and collaborative, combining subject matter experts in the specific organizational and topical areas at issue with experienced analysts who work directly with practitioners to identify, analyze and solve problems.