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Research

Where we focus our research

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Criminal justice

We explore global responses to crime, including the evolution of legal and policing practices, new directions in policy-making and efforts to rethink the basic definition of safety

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Terrorism and violent extremism

We research counter-terrorism policy and practices, addressing the perennial challenge of insufficient data, developing frameworks for national security accountability, and learning lessons from criminal policing

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Human rights practice

We investigate how human rights are defined, measured, and justified by justice practitioners, policy-makers, legislators and advocates in a changing global context

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