Nazmia E.A. Comrie is a sociologist (policing assistance and reform) at the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). She provides leadership for the development, implementation, and delivery of technical assistance efforts to state, local, tribal, campus, and territorial law enforcement agencies across the country as the program manager for the Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) Technical Assistance Center and CRI: Critical Response programs. Nazmia has more than 13 years of experience in managing programs in the areas of police reform, mass demonstrations, agency safety and wellness, and combating human trafficking, hate crimes, and interpersonal violence. To date, Nazmia has authored and co-authored a number of publications relevant to her areas of expertise and the criminal justice field as a whole, including the "Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School" and "Building Stronger, Safer Communities: A guide for law enforcement and community partners to prevent and respond to hate crimes." In addition, Nazmia was a significant contributor to the "After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to the August 2014 Demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri" report that was released in 2015. Nazmia received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in criminal justice from University at Albany, where she worked on research involving homicides, wrongful convictions, community policing and gangs.
Nazmia Comrie - DOJ: Uvalde Critical Incident Review
Written on 03/31/2025