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Lily Robin
She/They
Senior Research Associate
Justice and Safety​ Division Community Safety and Well-Being

Lily Robin is a senior research associate in the Justice and Safety Division at the Urban Institute, where their work focuses on community-driven approaches to safety and well-being, policing, the school-to-prison pipeline, and disability in the criminal legal system. They have led several evaluations of programs in these topic areas using mixed-methods approaches and community-engaged methods. Before joining Urban, Robin worked in criminal legal system research and technical assistance, with a focus on law enforcement. They hold a BA from New York University, with a concentration in the school-to-prison pipeline, and an MPP from the George Washington University, with a concentration in mixed-methods program evaluation.

Research and Evidence
Justice and Safety Technology and Data
Expertise
Community Safety Transition-Age Young People Research Methods and Data Analysis
Tags
Alternatives to incarceration Behavioral health and justice Community public safety investment Creative placemaking Gun violence Juvenile justice Place-based initiatives Policing and community safety Racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice Structural racism Substance use Youth development Children and youth Data analysis Data collection Qualitative data analysis Quantitative data analysis Research methods and data analytics