Mark Benton is a PhD candidate at the Truman School examining apologies and policy implementation as they relate to police legitimacy among African Americans. He received his Master's in Public Administration from St. Louis University, and prior to that he served with Americorps VISTA. In addition to his desire to improve police community relationships, he is also interested in general public management topics and mixed methods research. He has had research accepted in the journals Administration & Society, The American Review of Public Administration, and Public Integrity.