The Arkansas Crime, Public Safety, and Health Survey
The Arkansas Crime, Public Safety, and Health Survey (ACPSHS) is a representative sample of Black and White adults residing in Arkansas. The overall goal of the ACPSHS is to consider whether and how exposure to the U.S. criminal legal system, fear of crime, and trust in police shape Black-White health disparities in Arkansas.
Project Funding
This project is supported by a National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities sub-award from the Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Meet the Team
Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Dr. Michael Niño serves as the principal investigator on the project. He is currently working on several collaborative projects tied to fear of crime, trust in police, and health.
Ph.D., Vice President of Crime Risk Modeling at CAP Index
Casey Harris, Ph.D., Vice President of Crime Risk Modeling at CAP Index, serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of the ACPSHS.
Dr. Harris specializes in statistical modeling to predict crime across places and over time. His nearly two decades of work in community-oriented criminology, demography, and quantitative methodology help drive CAP Index’s forecasting methodologies. He holds an M.A. in Criminology and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Penn State University.
Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Innovation at CAP Index
Grant Drawve, Ph.D., Vice President of Geospatial Crime Solutions at CAP Index and a research associate at UA, Fayetteville is a Co-Investigator on the ACPSHS.
Education
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas Little Rock
M.A. Criminology & Criminal Justice, Southern Illinois University
- 50+ peer-reviewed publications
- $3M+ in funded research
- 10+ years working on place-based crime reduction initiatives
Focus
Examining how environmental factors influence crime trends and patterns