The Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute (CJPRI) is housed within the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. Its mission is to facilitate informed decision making by engaging in and disseminating the results of applied research studies that help build knowledge about effective approaches to preventing and controlling crime.
We fulfill this mission through several major activities:
- Serving as a research resource for the Oregon Legislative Assembly and other units of state and local government as outlined in Senate Bill 240,
- Seeking funding support for and administering research projects conducted by CCJ Department faculty,
- Disseminating the research of the CJPRI and the broader CCJ faculty, and
- Providing a web-based resource designed to provide Oregon policy makers a forum for exploring criminal justice policy and practice issues using objective, performance-based criteria.