Criminologist · Researcher · Consultant
Quantitative criminologist studying community violence, policing, and juvenile justice, with comparative research in the Western Balkans and applied evaluation work in Kansas City.
Senior Associate at Justice System Partners · Founder of MK Research LLC · Founder of Balkan Networking in Kansas City
Featured Work
Dashboard · JSP × Violence Prevention Fund
A public dashboard and city map of Kansas City crime data, community resources, and land use, built by my team and hosted by Justice System Partners.
Visit kcjusticeinitiative.org →Book · 2024
A book I co-wrote on how police in twelve countries held up under a crisis that never let up.
Evaluation · $1.3M
Principal Investigator on the City of Kansas City Department of Health's flagship community violence reduction evaluation.
Invited Talk · UNODC
Invited address to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the Belivuk case and Western Balkans organized crime.
Research
Recent
Panel · 2024
Invited Talk · 2024
Football Hooliganism, Politics, and Organized Crime in the Balkans: Lessons from the Belivuk Case.
Symposium · 2024
Guns, Crime and the Economy, invited by Mayor Pro Tem Shaw, Kansas City.
Writing
I write a Substack newsletter on criminology, comparative perspectives, and what the data actually shows. New posts every few weeks.
