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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