Dr. Sean Goodison is a Deputy Director and Senior Research Criminologist at the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). His work focuses on quantitative research, research methodology, program evaluation, police use of technology and national data collection efforts. He is a member of the FBI’s Use of Force Data Task Force and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) LEADS Agencies Coordinating Council. Prior to joining PERF, he was an analyst and civilian researcher for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department. Goodison has been the Primary Investigator on a number of studies, including a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of body-worn cameras on citizen perceptions, and a project to collect and analyze 15 years of homicide data from official records in Washington, D.C. He has worked on numerous other policing-related grants. Goodison has published and presented on various criminological issues, such as firearms, homicide and the history of criminological thought. He received his doctorate in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland and has two master’s degrees, one in forensic science and another in criminal justice, from The George Washington University.