Data Snapshot: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Online Privacy Concerns for Local Election Officials

A recent surge in harassment and intimidation against election officials has raised serious concerns about their safety and well-being. In an increasingly polarized political climate, these public...

Student Rebecca Simpson Wins Inaugural Brent L. Smith Undergraduate Research Award

The Terrorism Research Center (TRC) and Department of Sociology & Criminology in Fulbright College congratulate Rebecca Simpson as the inaugural winner of the Brent L. Smith Undergraduate...

Data Snapshot: Introducing the Human Trafficking Study

The TRC is excited to announce the Human Trafficking Study (HTS)'s first data snapshot! This snapshot, Introducing the Human Trafficking Study, contains information about HTS as a whole, how our...

Data Snapshot: The Consequences of “True Threats” Among Local Election Officials

With the rise of electoral fraud narratives amplified by traditional and social media, local election officials have become increasingly targeted by violence, harassment, and intimidation. This...

New Associate Director of Crime & Security Data Analytics Lab Joins Terrorism Research Center

The Terrorism Research Center welcomes Steven Windisch as an assistant professor and associate director of the Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab (CASDAL), which is housed in the Terrorism...

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ABOUT THE TRC

The Terrorism Research Center (TRC) in Fulbright College is non-partisan research organization housed in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Arkansas. The TRC’s mission is to use the tools of social science and data analytics to promote safer communities, inform evidence-based policies, and train the next generation of researchers and law enforcement professionals.

 

The TRC has been funded by the National Institute of Justice since the early 2000s. In addition to recent funding from the Department of Homeland Security, the Terrorism Research Center is currently funded by the National Science Foundation. Hundreds of student internships and graduate assistantships have been housed in the TRC during this time. Data requests by justice officials and crime researchers on issues of terrorism. violent extremism, hate crime, and human trafficking are filled by the TRC on a regular basis.

 

The Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab (CASDAL) was introduced as part of the TRC in 2020 to promote multidisciplinary research projects relating to crime and security issues, research partnerships in areas of crime and security with private and public agencies and offers training to students in areas and methodologies of crime analysis.