Juan C. Campos

Welcome to my academic website. I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and a Research Associate at the Center on the Politics of Development at the University of California, Berkeley.

I study the politics of policing and police reform in comparative perspective with a primary focus on Latin America.

My dissertation explores 1) the conditions under which local politicians are more likely to adopt police reforms that repress or protect criminal organizations and 2) the effectiveness of these reforms in containing organized criminal violence and police corruption in drug wars.

My research overall employs a multi-method approach that combines quantitative and qualitative techniques. These include natural experiments, case study research, and in-depth interviewing.

I hold M.A. degrees in political science from UC Berkeley and California State University, Long Beach. I hold a B.A. in Government & International Politics from George Mason University.