About the ASAP Lab
The Applied Simulation and AI for Public Safety (ASAP) Lab at the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP) advances interdisciplinary, evidence-based research on how simulation, artificial intelligence, and technological innovations can improve response, prevention, and decision-making across criminal justice and public safety settings. We develop, evaluate, and translate innovative approaches in areas such as technology-enhanced policing and training, behavioral health and crisis response, violence prevention, and community safety. Through partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities, the ASAP Lab supports the effective, ethical, and responsible use of AI and emerging technologies to enhance public safety and community well-being.
We partner with the Design Computing and Extended Reality Group at George Mason to produce technological solutions and our research has been funded by the Virginia CIT Coalition and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). To find out more about the research done in the ASAP lab, please explore the rest of our website.
Focus Areas
Research on the development, evaluation, and translation of mental health-informed policing and training, behavioral health and crisis response in the community, and violence prevention.
Research using virtual reality environments or simulation-based experimental methods to understand real-life effects, decision-making, and perceptions.
Research on AI tools that support analysis, situational awareness, resource allocation, forecasting, and operational decision-making.
Research Partners
Virginia CIT Coalition
Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy
Design Computing and Extended Reality (DCXR) Group
