centers

Centers of Excellence

Center for Advancing Prevention Excellence (CAPE)

CAPE seeks to advance prevention efforts in communities across the nation by supporting them in the identification, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based strategies for substance use and behavioral health prevention.

Center for Public Safety Innovation (CPSI)

CPSI is a nationally renowned applied research designed to support community safety initiatives by leveraging nationally recognized policy experts, advocates, and scholars dedicated to identifying best practices and policies to reduce violence and drug trafficking.

Schaefer Center for Public Policy

As Maryland’s preeminent public policy and research center, the William Donald Schaefer Center for Public Policy is Maryland’s go to resource for informed public sector decision making and leadership development.

College of Public Affairs Happenings

Prof. Sheehan: Don't Abandon the International Criminal Court - Rebuild It

August 22, 2026

UBalt News

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an expert in international affairs, writes in USA Today that it's time to rebuild the International Criminal Court from the ground up.

University Joins with City Office of Information and Technology to Promote AI Awareness, Understanding

August 20, 2026

UBalt News

New Book by Dr. Ross Offers Window into Criminal Justice

August 17, 2026

College of Public Affairs

The University of Baltimore professor Jeffrey Ian Ross's new book, Letters to a Young Criminologist, looks at what the discipline is and how criminologists think.