Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) Employee Directory
Research ServicesVirginia, United States2-10 Employees
The Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) is a research center within the Schar School of Public Policy at George Mason University, based in Fairfax, Virginia. Founded in 2010, it brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to address criminal justice and health system issues by conducting collaborative, evidence-based research aimed at informing policy and practice. The center focuses on developing and applying treatments and practices that prevent criminal behavior, rather than solely responding to it, and aims to cultivate the next generation of researchers along the way. ACE! is led by Director Faye Taxman, Ph.D., with Danielle Rudes, Ph.D., serving as Deputy Director, and operates as part of a broader university ecosystem that supports policy-relevant inquiry. The organization positions itself within the research services industry, working with partners to translate findings into actionable policy and program improvements.