Police Research Group Forming in Criminology, Law and Society

The Police Research Group (PRG) is a new organization for students and faculty interested in conducting and using high-quality research on policing.  The PRG is committed to contributing to the amount of high-quality research on policing, conducting and disseminating research that is useful for practical as well as scholarly purposes, increasing the visibility of police research in relevant academic disciplines and among policy makers and practitioners, recruiting promising undergraduate and graduate students to the study of policing, and collaborating with other police-oriented research groups nationally and internationally.

This year the PRG plans to be involved in a number of activities including writing a scholarly paper, bringing prominent speakers to campus, and coordinating brown bag sessions on policing research. Any interested undergraduate or graduate students are welcome to join. For more information, visit the Police Research Group website.