Allison Chappell

Dr. Allison Chappell is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University. Her research examines juvenile justice processing, policing practices, and community responses to crime. She has secured research grants including $345,038 for the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative multi-state evaluation and $563,411 for AI applications in policing.

Her published work appears in Justice Quarterly, Criminology & Public Policy, and Policing: An International Journal. Research focuses on detention risk assessment, racial/gender disparities in juvenile justice, and police-community relations.