David A. Makin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at WSU. He is part of the Research Faculty within the Washington State Institute for Criminal Justice (WSICJ), which is a collaboration with the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and other public safety agencies to advance applied research and innovative public safety practices. In addition, he leads the Complex Social Interaction lab, which is dedicated to the analysis of recorded interactions within the public safety and security community. Specific to the NIJ-funded research, he is one of the key researchers responsible for the management and analysis of camera footage, qualitative data, and quantitative spatial analysis.