Funded Research
Dr. Lawrence has obtained a career total of $6.8 million in research grants.
Below are the projects that he has led.
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Transforming the Use of Body-worn Camera Data to Improve Police Performance and Accountability
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Client: Arnold Ventures
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Total Award: $96,381
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Period of Performance: 2024-present
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
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Examining the Impacts of Body-Worn Cameras on Correctional Culture, Climate, and the Well-Being of Staff and Incarcerated Persons
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Client: National Institute of Justice
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Total Award: $874,314
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Period of Performance: 2024-present
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
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Pulling back the curtain: Examining better metrics on law enforcement officer deaths by suicide​
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Client: CNA Corporation
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Total Award: $68,130
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Period of Performance: 2023-present
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Role: Principal Investigator
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Examining Models of Law Enforcement Crime Information Centers for Sustained Organizational Change
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Client: National Institute of Justice
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Total Award: $709,963
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Period of Performance: 2023-present
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Role: Principal Investigator
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A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial of a Field Training Officer Intervention
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Client: National Institute of Justice
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Total Award: $978,943
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Period of Performance: 2023-present
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
Enabling students, staff, and community members to report threats of school violence: A partnership between the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee Public Schools
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Client: Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Total Award: $250,000
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Period of Performance: 2019-2023
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Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluating the Arrest Diversion Program of Durham County, NC
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Client: MacArthur Foundation
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Total Award: $100,000
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Period of Performance: 2020-2021
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
Shooting Investigations During and After COVID-19
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Client: Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Total Award: $700,000
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Period of Performance: 2020 (Cancelled)
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Role: Principal Investigator
Milwaukee Police Department Body-worn Camera Evaluation
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Client: Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Total Award: $624,206
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Period of Performance: 2015-2019
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
Lafayette Parish Collaborative Strategic Planning for Pre-Arrest Diversion
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Client: Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Total Award: $73,300
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Period of Performance: 2017-2018
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Role: Principal Investigator
Evaluating Gunshot Detection Technology (GDT) to Aid in the Reduction of Firearms Violence
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Client: National Institute of Justice
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Total Award: $622,432
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Period of Performance: 2016-2019
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
Evaluating the Use and Impact of Video Analytics to Enhance Law Enforcement Surveillance Systems
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Client: National Institute of Justice
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Total Award: $1,199,947
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Period of Performance: 2016-2019
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Role: co-Principal Investigator
Evaluating Body-Worn Cameras: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact on Use of Force, Citizen Complaints, and Community Trust
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Client: Arnold Ventures
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Total Award: $518,435
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Period of Performance: 2015-2017
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Role: co-Principal Investigator