The Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University engages in research and scholarship that examines the influence of race on important questions of social justice. Directed by Jack McDevitt, Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research, the Institute’s primary goal is to conduct nationally recognized research on the structural causes of racial injustice specifically, within the institutions of criminal justice and education. The Institute is founded on a sociological research model designed to incorporate traditional interdisciplinary-based research methodologies with a community-based problem solving approach. Our mission is to provide rigorous and objective information and resources that can be used by community members to make policy changes that advance the cause of social justice.
