University of Michigan's Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (which I direct) created a Community Partnerships Initiative, designed to bring community wisdom into decisions about technology, science, and related policies. We support local organizations in their advocacy, through direct consulting and "horizon-scanning" briefs.

Noah Stein, part of our Student Research Corps, recently published an excellent brief on automated license plate readers: https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/research/policy-brief/automated-license-plate-readers-legal-and-policy-evaluation