Center receives $5 million gift from alumnus Derek Wilson
New gift renews Wilson’s commitment, allowing the Center to continue and expand its work in creating a safer and fairer criminal legal system
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Wilson Center Releases 2024-2025 Annual Report
Check out spotlights from our work over the last year
Wilson Center Launches New Driver’s License Suspension Dashboard
New Tool Allows Deep Dive Into Court Debt and Driver’s License Suspensions Across North Carolina
Gift from David McAtee Establishes the McAtee JustScience Lab
New initiative expands opportunities for students to engage in data-driven research, legal, and policy work aimed at improving our criminal justice system
The Wilson Center leads national and community efforts to reform our criminal legal system, in collaborations, policy work, and research, drawing on the energy and expertise of our students, faculty, and staff at Duke.
Faculty Director and Founder, Professor Brandon Garrett
About the Wilson Center for Science and Justice
The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law works to advance criminal justice and fairness through science and law. The Center's work is non-partisan and evidence-informed. We engage with community stakeholders, academics, and policy makers to conduct and translate interdisciplinary research into effective and practical policy solutions.
Areas of Focus
Improving Fairness and Public Safety
Advancing data-driven solutions to racial, economic, behavioral health, and other structural disparities in the criminal legal system to strengthen communities and improve safety for all
Building Pathways Out of and Diversion from the Criminal Legal System
Improving supports for people as they return to their communities after incarceration and preventing entry into the criminal legal system through alternative models
Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Promoting better forensic practices and legal decision-making to eliminate wrongful convictions and strengthen fairness of and trust in the criminal legal system
Advancing Fair Sentencing and Expanding Pathways to Release
Promoting second chances and fairer sentencing to build a justice system that values accountability, redemption, and public safety
Reducing the Harms of Criminal Legal System Involvement
Reducing behavioral health and financial harms to individuals as a result of criminal legal system involvement to create safer and more stable communities
What's Happening
The latest updates and news from the Wilson Center
News from the Wilson Center
Wilson Center at Duke Law receives $5 million gift from alumnus Derek Wilson
New gift renews Wilson’s commitment, allowing the Center to continue and expand its work in creating a safer and fairer criminal legal system The Wilson Center for Science and Justice […]
Wilson Center Releases 2024-2025 Annual Report
We are proud to present our 2024-2025 annual report, a testament to an extraordinary year of progress. Our research, policy initiatives, and collaborations continue to shape national and local conversations […]
Wilson Center Releases Independent Evaluation of Fayetteville’s ShotSpotter Installation
Report analyzes first 18 months of implementation, highlights data patterns and limitations The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has released Evaluation of Fayetteville’s ShotSpotter Installation: Results […]
Wilson Center Launches New Public Dashboard
Illuminating Court Debt and Driver’s License Suspensions Across North Carolina The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School has released a new public dashboard offering unprecedented access […]