Dr. Tom Clark

Biography

Tom Clark is a Professor of Political Science and a Senior Fellow by courtesy at the Hoover Institution. His teaching and research primarily focus on political economy, judicial politics, policing, and public safety, with an emphasis on applied formal theory and statistical methodology. His current research looks into information policy-making and how political institutions work together to influence political outputs. He has published extensively on the intersection of politics and criminal justice, examining law enforcement, judicial learning, and the interactions between various actors within the judiciary. He is an editor for the Journal of Law & Courts, which is a leading journal in the Law & Courts section of the American Political Science Association. Prior to his tenure at Stanford, he held prestigious positions at the University of Chicago and Emory University, and has been a visiting scholar at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. He holds a PhD from Princeton University.

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