Geoffrey Barnes Research Associate Email: gbarnes@sas.upenn.edu

Geoffrey Barnes received a B.A. (1989) and Ph.D. (1999) from the University of Maryland, and an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology (1994).  He also served for four years as an officer in the United States Navy (1989-1993), mainly as the First Lieutenant onboard USS Dale (CG-19).  His research has covered a wide variety of topics, including longitudinal and experimental research design, restorative justice, firearm use by police officers, police citizen review panels, foster care, probation, and homicide prevention. He specializes in managing large and complex data sets.