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The New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center (NMSAC) is directed by Dr. Lisa Broidy. NMSAC is located at the Institute for Social Research. The Center conducts basic and applied science research concerning:
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NMSAC's goal is to engage scholars, practitioners, and policy makers in dialogue about crime and its control.
NMSAC is the Statistical Analysis Center for the State of New Mexico. Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) are units of the state government that use operational, management, and research information for all components of the criminal justice system to conduct objective analysis of statewide and system-wide policies and issues. Research is generally developed and implemented in partnership with local and state agencies. SACs also collaborate in multi-state analysis of broad national criminal justice issues.
Currently, fifty-two States and US Territories house an SAC. SACs vary in their placement within the state's governmental structure; some are part of a crimincal justice, general planning, or coordindating agency, while others are part of a governor's advisory staff. Some are even located in a line agency such as the state police, attorney general's office, or a department of corrections. Several, like NMSAC, are located in academic settings, such as the University of New Mexico. Most SACs obtain financial support from the state, the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, and from project-specific funding sources.
NMSAC is committed to the educational and professional development of new scholars in the field. As a matter of fact, NMSAC employs several graduate and undergraduate students (primarily those interested in the fields of criminology, sociology, and related diciplines.) Training is provided in various substantive areas of research conducted by the center. These areas include:
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firearm-related crime
crime prevention
criminal gang studies
corrections management
treatment programs for offenders
strategic planning
and multi-organizational systems
The center provides a variety of training methods to coach these new scholars including:
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evaluation methods (i.e., logical models, cost benefit, and survival analysis.)
survey research
case-flow and time-series analysis
ethnographic methods
and policy analysis
They also learn practical skills, such as:
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data management
proposal writing
and project administration
Staff
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Lisa Broidy, Ph.D. NMSAC Director lbroidy@unm.edu (505) 277-4269 |
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Kristine Denman Research Scientist kdenman@unm.edu (505) 277-6247 |
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Danielle Albright Graduate Research Assistant d0alb01@unm.edu (505) 277-6247 |
© 2007, Institute for Social Research, University of New Mexico
Updated: 2007-05-31