Scott Mourtgos

Scott M. Mourtgos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on policing and criminal justice policy, with expertise in public perceptions of police use-of-force, crime deterrence strategies, and Bayesian statistical applications in justice research.

• 2020 NIJ LEADS Scholar
• FBI National Academy graduate (Session 280)
• Inducted into George Mason University's Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame (2024)

His work appears in top journals like Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Public Administration Review. He collaborates with institutions including the Police Executive Research Forum and Michigan State University's Police Staffing Observatory.