Local Action Research Partners
Local Action Research Partners (LARPs) provide strategic, analytic, and research support to individual Shannon CSI sites. LARPs inform the site program director, funded program partners and other program stakeholders as to emerging and relevant evidence-based and best practices research, specific to comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approaches like the OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model. LARPs support the Shannon CSI site in researching, developing and implementing the community risk assessment to be used for identifying Shannon eligible youth and strategies or gaps in services needed to address the specific gang violence problem.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Emily Haines and Beth Flynn, EOPSS
Link: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security
Boston
Ben Struhl, Renee Contreras and Ayanna Miller-Smith, Northeastern University / Anthony Braga, Alexa Mason and Stephen Douglas, University of Pennsylvania
Links: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/sccj/, https://crimejusticelab.org/
Brockton
Jennifer Hartsfield and Robert Grantham, Bridgewater State University
Link: https://www.bridgew.edu/
Fall River
Jasmine Jackson, Jhamiel Prince and Leila Khelfaoui, Community Resources for Justice
Link: ttps://www.crj.org/
Fitchburg/Gardner
Dara Drawbridge and Jinnia Baiye, UMass Chan Medical School
Link: https://www.umassmed.edu/
Haverhill/Methuen/Lawrence
Chris Harris, UMass Lowell
Link: https://www.uml.edu/
Holyoke/Chicopee
Mike Krezmien, UMass Amherst
Link: https://www.umass.edu/
Lowell
Robin Toof, UMass Lowell
Link: https://www.uml.edu/
Lynn
Ann Koshivas and Rachel Roesler, North Shore Community College
Link https://www.northshore.edu/
Metro Mayors (MAPC)
Shea Warren Cronin and Danielle Rousseau, Boston University
Link: https://www.bu.edu/
New Bedford
Sean Varano and Ryan Sarasin (Research Assistant), Roger Williams University
Link: https://www.rwu.edu/
Pittsfield
Lisa Barao and Joe Camilleri, Westfield State University
Link: https://www.westfield.ma.edu/
Springfield
Joseph Gustafson, Salem State University
Link: https://www.salemstate.edu
Taunton/Attleboro
Pamela Kelley, Kelley Research Associates
Link: https://www.cimspublicsafety.com/kelley-research-associates
Worcester
Jennifer Safford-Farquharson and Laurie Ross, Clark University
Link: https://www.clarku.edu/