Will Parkin is a Senior Research Analyst at RTI International in the Justice Practice Area. Currently, he’s Co-Director of the Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He also studies public support for violent extremism and human behavioral responses to targeted acts of violence. Throughout his career, Dr. Parkin has collaborated with national experts on a wide variety of topics including extremist violence, the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative, community policing, and the community impacts of misdemeanor prosecutions. Prior to working at RTI International he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics at Seattle University.
The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.
