Decades of research support the idea that active bystandership can prevent harm and change culture. But active bystandership, and in particular the impact of active bystandership training, has not been rigorously studied in the policing context. We intend to address this gap by conducting, and supporting efforts by others to conduct, a variety of ABLE impact evaluations, experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental. We seek to determine the impact of ABLE training, and of the implementation of ABLE in agencies more broadly, on policing attitudes, conduct, and culture. We hope that this not only helps us better understand and adapt ABLE to make it ever-more effective, but that we also will learn how to effectively evaluate policing interventions more generally.<\/p>\n
We are guided in this effort by our extraordinary ABLE Research Advisory Board (RAB). Our RAB brings together a broad spectrum of expertise and experience that informs the questions we will try to answer about ABLE, and how we will go about doing so. Our RAB also helps us identify others who may be interested in studying ABLE, either independently or in partnership. Notwithstanding our Board members\u2019 many other obligations, they volunteer their time to this Board. We are grateful for their insights and effort.<\/p>\n
ABLE Research Advisory Board Members:<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Alpert, Ph.D.<\/a> Lester Andrist, Ph.D.<\/a> Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D., ABFP<\/a> Jack Glaser, Ph.D.<\/a> Andrea M. Headley, Ph.D.<\/a> Howard Henderson, Ph.D.<\/a> Tracey Meares, J.D.<\/a> Mara Revkin, J.D., Ph.D.<\/a> Catherine Sanderson, Ph.D.<\/a> Elsie Scott, Ph.D.<\/a> Ervin Staub, Ph.D.<\/a> Ben Struhl, M.P.P.<\/a>
\nProfessor, Criminology and Criminal Justice
\nUniversity of South Carolina<\/p>\n
\nSenior Faculty Specialist and Program Director, Master of Professional Studies in Public Safety Leadership and Administration
\nUniversity of Maryland<\/p>\n
\nClinical and Forensic Psychologist
\nClinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
\nUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine<\/p>\n
\nProfessor, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
\nUniversity of California, Berkeley<\/p>\n
\nAssistant Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy
\nGeorgetown University
\nVisiting Scholar on Race, Policing, and Crime
\nNational Police Foundation<\/p>\n
\nFounding Director of the Center for Justice Research and Professor of Justice Administration
\nBarbara Jordan \u2013 Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
\nTexas Southern University
\nNonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies
\nThe Brookings Institution<\/p>\n
\nWalton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Justice Collaboratory
\nYale Law School<\/p>\n
\nNational Security Law Fellow
\nGeorgetown University Law Center<\/p>\n
\nPoler Family Professor and Chair of Psychology
\nAmherst College<\/p>\n
\nFounding Director of the Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center
\nHoward University<\/p>\n
\nProfessor Emeritus of Psychology and Founding Director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program
\nUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
\nABLE Founding Partner<\/p>\n
\nExecutive Director, Penn Crime and Justice Lab
\nUniversity of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n