Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR)
About CCJR
The Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) at the University of Cincinnati was started in 1996. Its goal is to help criminal justice agencies in Ohio and across the country by studying how the justice system works and why people commit crimes.
The Center has more than $6 million in research grants and contracts. A board of experienced faculty members guides its work. CCJR’s team has skills in surveys, data collection, statistics, program evaluation, and research planning.
The University of Cincinnati is ranked as a top research school (Research I) by the Carnegie Commission, a title given to only a small number of universities in the United States.
CCJR works with many types of agencies, including local, state, and federal courts; police departments; probation and parole offices; private service providers; and state and federal justice organizations. It also works with counties, cities, and youth‑serving agencies.
Services
- Community Policing
- Police Strategies
- Corrections
- Community Corrections
- Court Processing
- Assessment and Classification
- Drugs and Crime
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile Justice
- Crime Prevention
- Treatment Programs
- Substance Abuse Programs
- Design databases using Access, MySQL, php, and Apache
- Manage small, medium, or large datasets
- Produce routine sunmmaries/reports
- ArcInfo and ArcGIS
- Color Map Production
- Mail or telephone surveys
- Focus groups and in-depth interviews
- Personal Interviewing
- Field Observations
- Content Analysis
- Case Histories
- Archival Data
- Large & small sample quantitative data (HLM, SPSS, LISREL, SAS, RATS, STATA)
- Qualitative analysis of interview or focus group data
- UCLID and OhioLINK
- LEXIS/NEXIS and WestLaw
- ERIC
- NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
- Criminal Justice Abstracts
Institutes
The Corrections Institute
The Corrections Institute at the University of Cincinnati helps agencies learn the best ways to change offender behavior. We work with government and private groups to improve programs for adults and youth. Our services include technical help, staff training, online learning, and research.
The Institute of Crime Science
The University of Cincinnati’s Institute of Crime Science (ICS) is a think tank that connects research with real‑world criminal justice work. It uses science and data to help improve crime control, public safety, and how justice agencies operate. Its main goal is to bring together experts and practitioners to solve real problems in communities.
Ohio Innocence Project - SB77 Compliance Research Project
In Ohio, Senate Bill 77 was passed by the legislature (2010) to protect against eyewitness misidentification and false confessions. This legislation incorporated evidence-based best practices agencies are to follow when conducting custodial interrogations and live and photographic lineups. The present study focuses on documenting how lineups and interrogations are being conducted and the extent to which agencies are complying with the requirements of Senate Bill 77.
Get In Touch With Us
If you would like further information or would like to discuss a possible project, please contact Dr. Sarah Manchak using the information below or email James Frank.
Dr. Sarah Manchak
Director
Phone: 513-556-5832
Fax: 513-556-2037
The Center for Criminal Justice Research
University of Cincinnati
PO BOX 210389
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389