Littleton Research Collective
Offering research and data services at the
intersection of psychology, criminology, and the law.
Our Mission
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Meet the Team
Littleton Research Collective is a woman-owned small business located in New England. We have over 20 years of research experience and 10 years of teaching experience at the intersection of social science and the law. We answer tough questions in an ever-changing legal landscape
Kelly Sutherland, PhD
Psychology Consultant; Co-founder
Dr. Sutherland is an applied cognitive psychologist focused on the intersection of decision making and the legal system. Her research focuses on wrongful convictions and faulty forensic science. She is currently the Research Director for The Center for Integrity in Forensic Science. Dr. Sutherland's work has been published in Law and Human Behavior, The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.
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Kelsey Kramer, PhD
Criminology Consultant; Co-founder
Dr. Kramer is a criminologist focused on discretionary decision-making in the criminal legal system. Her research primarily focuses on punishment, particularly judicial sentencing decisions and the consequences for defendants. Her work has been published in outlets such as, Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, and Criminal Justice and Behavior, among others.
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Let's make your research easier.
Research Landscape
We answer your question by synthesizing the existing peer- reviewed literature (and/or case law, where applicable).
Basic Research Design
All research designs are uniquely tailored for your research question. Deliverables for this tier of service
include a full background landscape and overarching project milestones.
Detailed Research Plan
Deliverables include a full background landscape, individualized research tasks, overarching project milestones, and digital materials for data collection.
Data: Cleaning & Simple Analyses
We clean and analyze your data. Please book a consultation so that we may discuss the complexity of your data needs.
Data: Cleaning & Complex Analyses
We will clean and analyze your data. Please book a consultation to discuss your data needs.
Data Collection, Cleaning, & Analyses
Bespoke data collection for your research project, including data cleaning and analyses.
Science for Social Media
Let us translate your complex scientific findings into approachable, digestible scientific posts for your social media accounts.
Presentation Decks
Your research, presented professionally.
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Our Skills + Softwares
Research Design
Experimental Design
Focus Group Administration
Meta-analyses
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Quasi-experimental Design
Program Evaluation
Randomized-controlled Trials
Semi-structured Interviewing
Structured Interviewing
Surveys
Systematic Observation
Data
Analysis
ArcGIS
Excel
Java
Python
R
SPSS
Stata
Research Admin
Adobe
Asana
Box
DropBox
Figma
Github
Google Suite
Microsoft Suite
Miro
Open Science Framework
Trello
Zotero
Subject Expertise
Amici Curiae Briefs
Biases in the Legal System
Criminal Records/Caseloads
Defendant Decision-Making
Expert Witnesses
Failure to Appear Mitigation
False Confessions
False Guilty Pleas
Faulty Forensic Science
Forensic Science Policy
Judicial Decision-Making
Juror Decision-Making
Pretrial Sentencing
Public Defender Resources
Transcript Coding
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