Heather Perez

Specialist
School of Criminal Justice / PSN TTA / Smart / INV TTA / JCOIN TTA / BWC TTA

(317) 341-3230
perezh@msu.edu

Links

Project Safe Neighborhoods - Innovations Suite

Biography

Heather Perez serves as a Specialist and National Training and Technical Coordinator at Michigan State University’s (MSU), School of Criminal Justice. Over her 23-year tenure at MSU, she has contributed to numerous national training and technical assistance and national evaluation programs including Project Safe Neighborhoods, Drug Market Intervention, Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative, Innovations Suite, and Body-Worn Camera. She has also been instrumental in the development of the Innovations Suite Researcher-Practitioner Fellows Academy, the Violent Crime Reduction Course, and the Violence Reduction Assessment Tool.

With over 30 years of experience in criminal justice research and training, Heather has worked on various DOJ initiatives, conducted independent research, and provided international training. She holds a master’s in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska Omaha and has served as a DOJ Peer Reviewer for 15 years.

Selected Publications

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Blueprint for Success

Year: 2021 Authors: McGarrell, E.F., Perez, H. A. Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Research Foundations

Year: 2021 Authors: McGarrell, E.F., Perez, H. A. Carter, R., Monomee, T. Publisher: Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice

Promising Strategies for Violence Reduction: Lessons From Two Decades of Innovation: Case Study #13

Year: 2013 Authors: McGarrell, E.F., Hipple, N.K., Bynum, T., Perez, H., and Gregory, K. Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice

An Assessment of the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative: Final Project Report

Year: 2012 Authors: McGarrell, E.F., Corsaro, N., Melde, C., Hipple, N.K., Cobbina, J., Bynum, T., & Perez, H. Publisher: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice

Bureau of Justice Assistance Drug Market Intervention Implementation Guide and Lessons Learned

Year: 2012 Authors: Hipple, N.K., McGarrell, E.F., Bynum, T., Perez, H., Corsaro, N., & Garmo, M.

The New Criminal Justice: Identifying Effective Policing Strategies for Reducing Crime

Year: 2010 Authors: Hipple, N.K, McGarrell, E.F., Klofas, J., Corsaro, N., & Perez, H. Publisher: Routledge

Project Safe Neighborhoods-A National Program to Reduce Gun Crime: Final Project Report

Year: 2009 Authors: McGarrell, E.F., Hipple, N.K. , Corsaro, N., Bynum, T., Perez, H., Zimmerman, C., & Garmo, M. Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice