Deborah L. Spence

Deborah L. Spence currently oversees ILJ's efforts for the COPS Office project, "Reports From the Field: Community Policing Innovations." This project aims to document the use of COPS grants across the country. Ms. Spence also provides statistical analysis support to a variety of ILJ's projects, including the Professional Conference Series. She recently completed work on the National Evaluation of Violence Against Women on Campus Grant Program and co-authored a guidebook for the COPS Office on call management strategies in support of community policing. Ms. Spence earned an M.A. in Modern History from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland) and has an M.S. in Justice, Law, and Society from The American University in Washington, DC