Renee LaMark Muir

Senior Research and Policy Analyst

Renee LaMark Muir is a Senior Research and Policy Analyst with the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP). She works on law enforcement and criminal justice policy, data analysis and program evaluation projects for IMRP and the Connecticut Sentencing Commission. Prior to joining the IMRP, she worked at the Hartford Police Department as a patrol officer and a detective in the Major Crimes Division Homicide Unit. Her policy and analytic experience come from her work for 20 years at the Connecticut General Assembly’s nonpartisan Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee. Renee has worked as a principal analyst specializing in law enforcement and criminal justice public policy. Renee started her career as an investigator with the New York City Department of Investigation in the Inspector General Division where she was responsible for investigating public corruption and governmental malfeasance. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s degree in Law Enforcement Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.