Chas Moore and Linda Seabrook in discussion at the NIJ 2023 Research Conference plenary "Inclusive Research: How Engaging People Closest to the Issue Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact"

Chas Moore, Executive Director of the Austin Justice Coalition, and Linda Seabrook, OJP Senior Counsel, in discussion during plenary "Inclusive Research: How Engaging People Closest to the Issue Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact." While community-based participatory research has begun to take on greater prominence in the criminal justice realm, such efforts are largely confined to qualitative research inquiries. This panel made the case that inclusive research can and should apply to a wider array of research questions and methods and that employing it can yield more accurate and policy-relevant evidence.