Jacob Cramer Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Az, Us

Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us

Dr. Cramer is a Senior Researcher in RTI International’s Center for Public Safety and Resilience, where he leads and supports multiple projects focused on advancing the policing profession by developing ethical and sound research to create actionable insights and to support improved strategies, policies, and relationships. He is an expert on police strategies, software and technology, and on evaluating practices through robust design to measure their effectiveness and impact. His current projects include developing national standards for police data, implementing and evaluating alternatives to police response strategies, and creating a national NIBRS interactive data dashboard.

I joined the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) program as one of their first Civilians. The LEADS Civilian program began in 2019, as an extension of the Scholars program. This fellowship provides multiple training and conference opportunities.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

Dr. Cramer served as the Analysis Administrator for the Tucson Police Department, where he was responsible for creating and leading the Analysis Division. In that role, he built and led a team of more than 20 sworn and non-sworn staff and developed one the foremost police analytic divisions in the country. For these efforts, he was recognized with multiple state and national awards, including an Arizona Innovator Award, the 40 Under 40 Award by IACP, and was the first civilian to be selected by NIJ to be a LEADS fellow.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

Reston, Virginia, Us

Reston, Virginia, Us

Reston, Virginia, Us

Geneva, Ch

Boko Haram’s war in northern Nigeria caused a tremendous surge of refugees to cross the border into Niger. The war spilled into Niger, with Boko Haram carrying out attacks in Diffa beginning February 2015. To add to this complexity, Boko Haram factions aligned themselves with ISIS, which created new concerns of increased extremist activity in the region. In an effort to enhance the resiliency of communities against Boko Haram, USAID-OTI’s Niger Community Cohesion Initiative (NCCI) brought 30 villages together in a network, called Nalewa Mada, to share security information and develop their capacity to prevent and respond to violent extremism. I was hired to evaluate and assess the impact that the Nalewa Mada Network is having on violent extremism in Niger.

Dallas, Texas, Us

AECOM International Development – Mali, the implementing partner of USAID – Office of Transition Initiatives, conducted efforts to counter violent extremism (CVE) in northern Mali. In support of these efforts, I designed and conducted a representative survey in the Gao Region to measure the social networks typical of the area, and attitudes regarding violent extremism and rebel groups. Two rounds of the survey were conducted: the first in January/February 2015, and the second in October/November 2015.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

I was the instructor for eight courses. I taught "Introduction to International Relations"​ and "Governance, Security, State Formation, and Terrorism" four times each. As instructor, I developed full syllabi, readings and materials, and lesson plans.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

Inaugural recipient of the James N Rosenau Doctoral Fellowship, awarded by the International Studies Association.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

Researcher and analyst for a grant housed at the University of Arizona. The Multi-University Research Initiative grant, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, tasked us with building case studies of illicit networks and insurgencies. This was done to better understand the evolution of the networks of combatants, organizations, and states that enable the networks to persist. With this understanding, and through the use of network analysis tools, we can learn how to better impact and disrupt these networks.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science

Master'S Degree, Government And Public Policy; Social Network Analysis

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Security Studies

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