Research

Muskie researchers helping to understand and improve Maine's criminal justice response to survivors of sexual assault and improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases. A new report from the Cutler Institute's Justice Policy Program area includes comprehensive data about the current status of sexual assault kits in Maine; the challenges and successes of processing and storing them, and nationally recognized best practices. Based on these findings, researchers provided ten recommendations to the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Pending legislation relevant to the study includes: LD 67 -An Act to Ensure Access to Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault (sponsored by Senator Herbig) LD 396 -An Act To Support Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault by Increasing the Time Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits Must Be Stored (sponsored by Representative Maxmin) LD 1140 –An Act to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases (sponsored by Representative Madigan)

Please join us for the Second Annual Research Symposium.

Please join us for the Second Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium.

Click here to read the Data Innovation Project's exciting new report!

Read the new exciting report released by the Data Innovation Project!

Justice Policy Program's new policy and practice brief on Social and Emotional Learning and Community Resilience Building.

John Gale is interviewed in NPR on Rural Community Health Addiction.

The new episode of "The USM Update" discusses our focus on workforce development ahead of a $49 million bond package, Question 4, going before Maine voters Nov. 6. If approved, Q4 will fund program and infrastructure improvements at USM and the entire university system. On this episode: making the liberal arts work for Maine; USM enrollment numbers on the rise; and amazing news for USM and the North Atlantic.

MEIF just published their Fall 2018 Infographic.

How can communities grow through the arts?