The mission of the Roger Williams University Justice System Training & Research Institute is to provide high quality, academically challenging training to public safety personnel, and to serve as an applied research resource and information provider for the criminal justice community to enhance the professionalism of public safety personnel as they effectively police with the community.

We will:

• Encourage the development of critical thinking skills and the use of empirical data for problem solving and decision making.
  
• Provide training informed by best practices drawn from diverse academic disciplines to address contemporary issues.
  
• Conduct regional seminars and conferences for the development of practical leadership skills.
  
• Extend the practical application of Roger Williams University faculty conducted research resulting in models that can be duplicated and published nationally.
  
• Utilize technology informed training as a means of enhancing "real world" performance.
  
• Foster government, academic, and community partnerships.