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Research

Empirical inquiry. Honest conclusions.

Our research agenda spans six interlocking themes. We work with primary data, cross-sector partners, and the practitioners who live inside the systems we study.

01

Access to justice

Measuring — and closing — the gap between legal rights on paper and the resolution of everyday justice problems.

02

Policing & security

Institutional reform, professional standards and community trust in the Nigeria Police Force and beyond.

03

Conflict & peace

Root causes of communal conflict and pathways to durable, community-owned peace.

04

Sentencing & punishment

Public perception, proportionality and reform in the criminal punishment regime.

05

Legal profession

The economics, culture and public service of the Nigerian legal profession.

06

Institutional capacity

The training, systems and leadership required for effective justice institutions.

Method

How we work.

01

Field-first

Every question begins with the practitioners and citizens closest to it.

02

Mixed methods

Surveys, interviews, administrative data and legal analysis, in combination.

03

Open outputs

Published openly, presented publicly, translated into practical policy.

04

Coalition-built

Designed and delivered in partnership with the institutions we serve.