Andrew Young School of Policy Studies



WILLIAM J. SABOLDepartment of Criminal Justice & CriminologyPhone: 404-413-1027Andrew Young School of Policy StudiesEmail: wsabol@gsu.eduGeorgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA 30302EDUCATIONPh.D., Public Policy Research and Analysis, University of Pittsburgh, 1988.Fulbright Scholar, University of Cambridge, 1986-1987.B.A., Urban Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1979. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEProfessor, Georgia State University, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, 2017—present.Vice President for Justice and Child Welfare Research, Westat, Rockville, MD, 2016-2017.Director (presidential appointee), Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2014-2016.Acting Director, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 2014-2015. Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2013-2014.Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2014.Chief, Corrections Statistics Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006-10. Assistant Director, Government Accountability Office, Homeland Security & Justice Issues, 2003-2006.Associate Director, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, 2000-2003. The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, April 1995—Jan. 2000: Senior Research Associate. Directed research on sentencing, corrections, and community studies; managed the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Federal Justice Statistics Program. Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, Washington, DC, 1995-2000.Senior Social Scientist, U.S. General Accounting Office, 1991-1995. Project Director, Cosmos Corporation, Washington, DC, 1990-1991.Assistant Professor, University of Maryland College Park, Joint appointment in Afro-American Studies and Criminology, 1987-1990.Faculty Research Associate, University of Maryland College Park, Afro-American Studies Program, 1987. PUBLICATIONSRefereed scholarlyRobbery, Recidivism, and the Limits of the Criminal Justice System. Marquette Law Review, forthcoming 2019. Richard Wright, William J. Sabol, and Thaddeus L. Johnson. A Critical Review of Justice Reinvestment and the Justice Reinvestment Initiative. Annual Review of Criminology, forthcoming, Vol. 3, 2020. William J. Sabol and Miranda L. Baumann.Declining Racial Disparities in Female Incarceration Rates, 2000-2015. Review of Black Political Economy, 2019. Samuel L. Myers, Jr., William J. Sabol.Accurate HCV Prevalence Estimates: Critical for Resource Allocation to Promote and Measure Progress towards Elimination. Hepatology, April 2019. Anne C. Spaulding, Camilla Graham, Matthew Akiyama, Jagpreet Chatwal, Ank Nijhawan, Michael Ninburg, Josiah Rich, Lara Strick, Lynn Taylor, Stacey Trooskin, and Ryan Westergaard, William Sabol. In Search of Denominators. Journal of the American Medical Association. February 2019. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5844. Anne C. Spaulding, Haley E. Kehus, William J. Sabol Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in Foster Care. In Elizabeth Trejos and Nancy Trevino (eds.) Handbook of Foster Care, New York, Routledge/Taylor & Frances, 2018. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. and William J. Sabol. Could Linked Data Help Us Better Understand the Macro-Level Consequences of Mass Imprisonment? ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, May 2016, pp. 213-222. William J. Sabol. Sentence Length and Recidivism among Prisoners Released across Thirty States in 2005: Accounting for Individual Histories and State Clustering Effects. Justice Statistics and Research Journal, November 2015. Andrew D. Tiedt and William J. Sabol. A Population-Based Retrospective Analysis of Tobacco Control Policies and Deaths from Smoking among Prisoners in the United States. BJM, (formerly the British Medical Journal), BMJ 2014; 349: g4542 doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4542 (Published 5 August 2014). Ingrid Binswanger, E. Ann Carson, Patrick M. Krueger, Shane R. Mueler, William J. Sabol. (Order is alphabetical.)Pandemic Influenza and Jail Facilities and Populations. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 99, No. 52, September 2, 2009, pp. S339-S344. Laura M. Maruschak, Robert H. Potter, Laurie C. Reid, William J. Sabol, with Emily W. Cramer. (Order of authors is alphabetical)Local Labor Market Conditions and Post-Prison Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio, (2007). In David F. Weiman and Shawn Bushway (eds.), Labor Market Consequences of Incarceration, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 2007. William J. Sabol. Measuring Child Maltreatment Risk in Communities: A Life Table Approach. Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol. 28, 2004. William J. Sabol, Claudia Coulton, Engel Polousky. Effects of Incarceration on Social Control in Communities, (2004). In Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, and Bruce Western (eds.), Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, May 2004. James P. Lynch and William J. Sabol (Order is alphabetical.) Assessing the Effects of Mass Incarceration on Informal Social Control in Communities. Criminology & Public Policy, Vol. 3, No. 2, March 2004. James P. Lynch and William J. Sabol. Building Community Capacity for Violence Prevention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, March 2004. William J. Sabol, Claudia J. Coulton, Jill E. Korbin. Consequences of Incarceration on Family Formation and Unemployment in Urban Areas, (2003). In Darnell Hawkins and Samuel L. Myers, Jr., (eds.), Crime Control and Social Justice: The Delicate Balance, Greenwood Press, 2003. William J. Sabol and James P. Lynch. Prison Use and Social Control, (2000). In Policies, Processes, and Decisions of the Criminal Justice System: Criminal Justice 2000, Volume 3. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, 2000. James P. Lynch and William J. Sabol. (Order of authors is alphabetical.)On the Failure of Alternatives to Custody: Penal Policies and Changes in the Trends in the Courts' Use of Imprisonment. The Howard Journal, Vol. 29, February 1990. William J. Sabol. Racially Disproportionate Prison Populations in the United States: An Overview of Historical Patterns and Review of Contemporary Issues. Contemporary Crises, Vol. 13, 1989. William J. Sabol. The Dynamics of Unemployment and Imprisonment in England and Wales, 1946-85. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 5, June 1989. William J. Sabol. (Google Scholar citation count: 20)Unemployment and Racial Differences in Imprisonment, 1890-1980. Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 16, Summer/Fall, 1987. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. and William J. Sabol. Unemployment and Racial Differences in Imprisonment. Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 16, No. 1-2. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. and William J. Sabol Business Cycles and Racial Disparities in Punishment. Contemporary Policy Issues, Vol. 5, October, 1987. Samuel L. Myers, Jr. and William J. Sabol. Books, Monographs, Reports, CommentsOn the Decrease in Racial Disparities in U.S. Correctional Populations. Council on Criminal Justice Monograph, forthcoming October 2019. William J. Sabol, Thaddeus L. Johnson, and Alexander Caccavale.The 1994 Crime Bill: Legacy and Lessons—Impacts on Prison Populations. Washington, DC: Council on Criminal Justice Monograph, forthcoming September 2019. William J. Sabol and Thaddeus L. Johnson.A Unique Method for Obtaining Data: Model Agreement to Share Administrative Data, (2009). Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Bulletin, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. Mark Prell, Howard Bradsher-Fredrick, Carol Comisarow, Stephen Cornman, Christine Cox, Mark Denbaly, Rochelle Wilkie Martinez, William J. Sabol, Michelle Vile. (Order of authors is alphabetical.) Published in abbreviated form in Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-14-06, Appendix B: Model Agreement for the Provision of Administrative Records for Statistical Purposes: Profiles in Success of Statistical Uses of Administrative Data, (2009). Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC, April, 2009. Mark Prell, Howard Bradsher-Fredrick, Carol Comisarow, Stephen Cornman, Christine Cox, Mark Denbaly, Rochelle Wilkie Martinez, William J. Sabol, Michelle Vile. (Alphabetical listing.) Available at: Comment on a ‘Modest Proposal’ for a Crime Prediction Market. Arizona Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 81-89, Spring 2010. Thomas E. Feucht and William J. Sabol. (Order of authors is alphabetical.)Validation Study of the Youth Intervention Center Functional Program. Final report to the Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners, Cleveland OH, 2003. Measuring and Explaining Disproportionate Minority Confinement in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, 1997-1999. Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. 2002. William J. Sabol and Lisa Nelson.Drug Offending in Cleveland, Ohio Neighborhoods,?1990-1997?and?1999-2001. Final report to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC, 2004. William J. Sabol and Kristen Mikelbank.Migration and Change in Cleveland’s Population, 1990-2000. Behind the Numbers Policy Brief, No. 3, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Cleveland OH, 2003. William J. Sabol and Kristen Mikelbank. Assessing the Influences of Senate Bill 2 and “Truth in Sentencing” on Changes in Ohio’s Prisoner Populations, (2002). Ohio Corrections Research Compendium, Volume 1, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Columbus, OH, October 2002. William J. SabolCrime, Coercion and Community: The Effects of Arrest and Policies on Informal Social Control in Neighborhoods, (2002). Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC. July 2002. James P. Lynch, William J. Sabol, with Michael Planty, Mary Shelley. The Influences of Truth-in-Sentencing Reforms on Changes in States’ Sentencing Practices and Prison Populations (2002). Final Report to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC, April 2002. William J. Sabol, Katherine Rosich, Kamala Mallik-Kane, David P. Kirk, Glenn Dubin. (59 citations.)Sentencing and Time Served in the District of Columbia Prior to “Truth-in-Sentencing (2002). Report to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC. William J. Sabol and James P. Lynch. Leadership and the Implementation of the Coordinated Community Response Initiative in Cuyahoga County, Report to the Cleveland Rape Crises Center, Cleveland OH, 2001. William J. Sabol, Theresa Ford, Lisa Nelson, with Scott Higginbotham. Prisoner Reentry in Perspective, with James P. Lynch (2001). Crime Policy Report No. 3, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC. Did Getting Tough on Crime Pay? With James P. Lynch (1997). Crime Policy Report No. 1, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC. The Underclass and Crime: A Critical Review (1994). In William A. Darity, Jr., Samuel L. Myers, Jr., with Emmett D. Carson (eds.), The Black Underclass: Critical Essays on Race and Unwantedness, Ch. 4. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994. William J. SabolFrom Fear to Social Isolation (1994). In William A. Darity, Jr., Samuel L. Myers, Jr., with Emmett D. Carson (eds.), The Black Underclass: Critical Essays on Race and Unwantedness, Ch. 5. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994. William J. Sabol.Crime and the Black Community: Issues in the Understanding of Race and Crime in America, with Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (1988). Commissioned by the Political Participation Sub-Committee of Committee on the Status of Black Americans, National Research Council. Sections published in Chapter 9, “Crime and the Administration of Justice” in A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society, National Research Council, Washington, DC., The National Academies Press: . Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Topic ReportsAging of the State Prison Population, 1993-2013, E. Ann Carson and William J. Sabol (May 2016). Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC, May 2016. Available at: Offenders Returning to Federal Prison. 1986-1994. William J. Sabol, William P. Adams, Barbara Parthasarathy, and Yan Yuan (September 2000). Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC. Available at: Reconciling Federal Criminal Case Processing: A Federal Justice Statistics Program Methodology Report, John Scalia, Jr. and William J. Sabol (September 1999). Bureau of Justice Statistics, NCJ 171680, Washington, DC. Available at: Prison Population Projection and Forecasting: Managing Capacity (July 1999). William J. Sabol and Adam Pollack. Bureau of Justice Statistics. NCJ 172844. Washington DC.Time Served in Prison by Federal Offenders, 1986-97, William J. Sabol and John McGready (April 1999). Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special Report. NCJ 171682. Washington, DC. Available at: State and Federal Corrections Information Systems: An Inventory of Data Elements and Assessment of Reporting Capabilities, William J. Sabol, Barbara Parthasarathy, Katherine Rosich, Mary Spence, and Mark Braza (1998). The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington DC. Available at: BJS Statistical Series Reports (Available at )Prisoners in 2012, with Ann Carson, November 2013. Prisoners in 2011, with Ann Carson, December 2012.Prisoners in 2010, with Paige Harrison and Paul Guerino, December 2011.Prisoners in 2009, with Heather West and Sarah Greenman, December 2010.Prisoners in 2008, with Heather West, December 2009.Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008, with Heather West, March 2009.Jail Inmates at Midyear 2008, with Todd Minton, March 2009.Prisoners in 2007, with Heather West, December 2008.Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007, with Heather Couture, June 2008.Jail Inmates at Midyear, 2007 with Todd D. Minton, June 2008.Prisoners in 2006, with Heather Couture and Paige M. Harrison, November 2007.Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, June pendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1999. April 2001.Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1999: with Trends 1982-99. March 2001. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1998. March 2000. Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1998: with Trends 1982-98, Reconciled Data. August 1999. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1997. October 1999. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1996. January 1999. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1995. June 1998. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1994. August 1998. Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 1993. October 1996. Federal Criminal Case Processing, 1982-93, with Preliminary Data for 1994, with Jeffrey A. Roth. May ernment Accountability Office (GAO) ReportsNote: The U.S. Government Accountability Office does not identify individuals as authors, per se, as all GAO reports are officially authored by the U.S. GAO after going through GAO’s substantive, technical, methodological review. The reports appearing below are from projects that I directed. ONDCP Media Campaign: Contractor’s National Evaluation Did Not Find That the Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Was Effective in Reducing Youth Drug Use, GAO-06-818, August 2006. Available at: Illegal Immigration: Border-Crossing Deaths Have Doubled Since 1995; Border Patrol Efforts to Prevent Deaths Have Not Been Fully Evaluated, GAO-06-770, August 2006. Available at: Homeland Security Assistance for Nonprofits: Department of Homeland Security Delegated Selection of Nonprofits to Selected States and States Used a Variety of Methods to Determine Awards, GAO-06-663R, May 2006. Available at: Community Policing Grants: COPS Grants Were a Modest Contributor to Declines in Crime in the 1990s, GAO-06-104, October 2005. Available at: Drug Offenders: Impacts of Federal Laws Providing for Denial of Federal Benefits Limited to Otherwise Eligible Offenders, GAO-05-238, September 2005. Available at: Community Policing Program: Preliminary Results on the Effects of COPS Grants on the Reduction in Crime during the 1990s, GAO-05-669R, July 2005.Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Outcomes, GAO-05-219, February 2005. Available at: Juvenile Processed in Criminal Court and Case Dispositions, GAO/GGD-95-170, July 1995. Available at: Juvenile Justice: Representation Rates Varied as Did Counsels’ Impact on Court Outcomes, GAO/GGD-95-139, June 1995. Available at: Juvenile Justice: Limited Gender Bias Occurred in the Courts' Processing of Noncriminal Juveniles, GAO/GGD-95-56, February 1995. Available at: Bankruptcy Administration: Cash Receipts Paid to Creditors and Professionals, GAO/GGD-94-173, July 13, 1994. Available at: Racial Differences in Arrests, GAO/GGD-94-29R, January 20, 1994. Available at: Sentencing: Intermediate Sanctions in the Federal Criminal Justice System, GAO/GGD-94-63BR, January 14, 1994. Available at: Prison Boot Camps: Short-Term Prison Costs Reduced, but Long-Term Impact Uncertain, GAO/GGD-93-69, April 1993. Available at: Federal Judiciary: How the Judicial Conference Assesses the Need for More Judges, GAO/GGD-93-31, January 1993. Available at: Federal Jail Bedspace: Cost Savings and Greater Accuracy Possible in the Capacity Expansion Plan, GAO/GGD-92-141, September 1992. Available at: Bankruptcy Administration: Justification Lacking for Continuing Two Parallel Programs, GAO/GGD-92-133, September 1992. Available at: Sentencing Guidelines: Central Questions Remain Unanswered, GAO/GGD-92-93, August 1992. Available at: PAPERS IN PROGRESS/UNDER REVIEW Decline in Racial Disparity in Foster Care and Racial Differences in the Imprisonment of Women, for Children of Incarcerated Parents, Judy Krysik and Nancy Rodriguez (eds.). New York: Springer. William J. Sabol and Samuel L. Myers, Jr.Case and Crime Rates: Evidence from the Electronic Benefit Transfer Program, Donald E. Hunt, Volkan Topalli, William J. Sabol and Richard Wright. For submission to Justice Quarterly.Bentham and Crime Statistics: A Comment. For submission to Bentham on Police: The Unknown Story and What it Means for Criminology, Scott Jacques (ed.).Policing of Harm in Criminal Victimizations, with Michael Planty. Volatility and Churn in Jail Inmate Populations and Mortality in Local Jails, with Zhen Zeng.EXTERNALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTSPrincipal Investigator: State Justice Statistics ProjectFunder: Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice, State of GeorgiaAmount: $57,000 (annual)Project period: 2019-2010 (renewable up to three years)Co-Principal Investigator with Dean Dabney (GSU): “Atlanta Crime Research Center.”Funder: Atlanta Police FoundationAmount: $109,000 (annual amount)Project period: 2019-2021 (renewable up to three years)Principal Investigator: Council on Criminal Justice ResearchFunder: Council on Criminal JusticeAmount: $93,000 (annual amount)Project period: 2019-2021 (renewable annually)Co-Principal Investigator with Sarah Vidal (Westat): “National Survey of Victim Serving Providers.”Funder: Bureau of Justice StatisticsAmount: $1.5 millionProject period: 2017-2019.Co-Principal Investigator with Beth Rabinovich (Westat): “Survey Design and Pilot Test: Survey of Homeless Shelters’ Provision of Services to Homeless Victims of Crime.” Funder: Bureau of Justice StatisticsAmount: $500,000Project period: 2017-2018.Co-Principal Investigator with Jessica Griffin Burke (University of Pittsburgh): “National Domestic Violence Hotline: Developing a Behavioral-Based Approach to Evaluation.Funder: Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Amount: $1.2 millionProject period: 2017-2020.Senior Advisor: “National Survey of Missing and Exploited Children: Law Enforcement Agency Reports.”Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionAmount: $1.2 million.Project period: 2017-2019.Senior Advisor: “Redesign of the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence.”Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention/Bureau of Justice Statistics.Amount: $1 millionProject period: 2016-2018. Senior Advisor: “Juvenile Justice Reforms in Kentucky.”Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionAmount: $500,000Project period: 2016-2019.Principal Investigator: “Local Labor Market Conditions and Post-Prison Employment in Ohio.”Funder: Russell Sage FoundationAmount: $245,000Project period: 2002-2004.Principal Investigator: “Assessment of Juvenile Detention Space Needs in Cuyahoga County.”Funder: Cuyahoga County CommissionersAmount: $90,000Project period: 2002-2003.Co-Principal Investigator with Claudia J. Coulton (Case Western University): “Cleveland Area Network for Data and Organizing (CANDO).”Funder: Cleveland FoundationAmount: $500,000Project period: 2002-2004.Co-Principal Investigator with Sharon Milligan (Case Western University): “Cleveland Neighborhood Change.”Funder: The George Gund FoundationAmount: $400,000Project period: 2002-2004.Principal Investigator: “Neighborhood Trajectories of Drug Arrests in Cleveland.” Funder: National Institute of Justice Amount: $35,000Project period: 2001-2002. Co-Principal Investigator with Laura Winterfield (Urban Institute): “Federal Justice Statistics Program.”Funder: Bureau of Justice StatisticsAmount: $2.1 millionProject period: 2001-2003.Principal Investigator: “District of Columbia Truth-in-Sentencing Study.”Funder: National Institute of JusticeAmount: $700,000Project period: 1999-2002.Principal Investigator: “Federal Justice Statistics Program.”Funder: Bureau of Justice StatisticsAmount: $2.1 millionProject period: 1998-2000.Principal Investigator: “Study of the Impact of Drug Enforcement Policies on Health, Drug Abuse, and Youth Violent Crime”Robert Wood Johnson FoundationAmount: $225,000Project period: 1997-1999Principal Investigator: “Influences of Federal Truth-in-Sentencing Reforms on State Sentencing Practices and Prison Populations.”Funder: National Institute of JusticeAmount: $212,000Project period: 1998-2002.Co-Principal Investigator with James P. Lynch: “Crime, Coercion, and Communities: Effects of Arrests and Incarceration on Informal Social Control in Communities.”Funder: National Institute of JusticeAmount: $167,000Project period: 1998-2002.Principal Investigator: “Federal Justice Statistics Program”Funder: Bureau of Justice StatisticsAmount: $1.4 millionProject period: 1996-1997INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSRobbery, Recidivism and the Limits of the Criminal Justice System. Marquette Law School Symposium on Recidivism. Marquette University Law School, June 4, 2019, Milwaukee, WI. Determinants of Declining Racial Disparities in Female Incarceration Rates, 2000-2016, with Samuel L. Myers, Jr. Allied Social Sciences Association, January 5, 2019. Atlanta, GA.Police Response to the Harm Caused by Violent Criminal Victimization, with Michael Planty. American Society of Criminology, November 2018. Atlanta, GA.Aging Prison Populations in Southern States (July 2018). Southern Legislative Conference (SLC), St. Louis, MO. Racial Differences in Incarceration and Declines in Racial Disparities in Foster Care (April 2018). National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Taking Stock of Crime Statistics since the Challenge of Crime in a Free Society (November 2017). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA. How Do We Institutionalize the Major Principles (of Federal Program Evaluation)? (October 2016). Committee on National Statistics, National Academies of Sciences, Workshop on “Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation,” Washington, DC.What Can Be Gained from the American Opportunities Study for Crime, Punishment, and Incarceration, with John Laub (May 2016). Workshop on the Potential for Research Using Linked Census, Survey, and Administrative Data to Assess the Longer-Term Effects of Policy. Standing Committee on Creating the American Opportunity Study (AOS): First Phase. National Academies of Science (NAS), Washington, DC. National Data on Police Use of Force Statistics, (April 2015). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, New York City, NY.Improving Recidivism as a Performance Measure (November 2014). Justice Reinvestment National Summit, San Diego, CA.Modernizing Crime Statistics: Substantive, Methodological and Organizational Issues for the Committee on National Statistics to Consider, (August 2014). Presented to the Committee on Law and Justice, National Academies of Sciences, National Forum on Criminal Justice, Washington, DC. Linking Corrections Administrative Data to Social Services Administrative Data: Quality and Content (March 2015). National Corrections Reporting Program Annual Research and Data Providers Meeting, Aurora, CO. Using the NCVS to Enhance Understanding of Crime, Incarceration, and Trends in Offender Behavior, with James P. Lynch (November 2014). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. Using Administrative Data to Measure the Quality of Justice (February 2014). The Radcliffe Seminar, Measures for Justice, Cambridge, MA. Offender- and Event-Based Measures of Recidivism (February 2014). Association of State Corrections Administrators Research, Tampa, FL. Bureau of Justice Statistics Research & Development Efforts in Survey Design and Data Quality of Administrative Records (November 2013). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. Development and Use of Administrative Data for Research on Crime, Sentencing and Corrections (October 2013). Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Smoking-Attributable Mortality in Prison Inmates, with Ingrid Binswanger (March 2013). University of Massachusetts Correctional Health Care Research Conference, Chicago. Repeated Incarceration and Recidivism (January 2013). American Correctional Association Winter Conference, Houston, TX. Cross-Jurisdictional Mobility in Criminal Histories in the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS’s) Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 2005 (January 2013). American Probation and Parole Association Winter Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Understanding and Reconciling Sources of Differences from in Official Statistics: The American Community Survey Group Quarters (ACS-GQ) and Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS’s) Correctional Population Estimates (December 2012). Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, Statistical Policy Seminar, Washington. Using the NCVS to Measure Harm to Victims (November 2012). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Chicago, IL. Decomposing the Court Process: Effects on Prison Population Growth (November 2012). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Chicago, IL. Medical & Mental Health Conditions among Community Corrections Populations and Comparisons with the non-Criminal Justice System-involved Populations (February 2012). American Probation and Parole Association Winter Research Conference, San Diego, CA. Taking Account of Procedural and Compositional Differences in Rankings of Recidivism. (November 2011). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC. Measuring Correctional Health Status: Indicators, Determinants, and Service Delivery (March 2011). Prosecutors and Prison Population Growth (November 2010). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Why the Prison Population Didn’t Decline with the Decline in Crime? (November 2010). Justice Research and Statistics Association Annual Research Conference, Portland, ME. Managing Correctional Populations: Sources of Growth (September 2010). Albany Symposium on Sentencing, Albany, NY. Trends in the Aging of U.S. Prison and Jail Population (October 2009). Society of Correctional Physicians Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. The Corrections Landscape and Health Care (March 2009). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Expanding the Reach of Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Employment Experiences of Ex-Offenders in Ohio (June 2007). The Institute for Excellence in Justice Research Conference, Columbus, OH. Measuring the Effects of Incarceration on Crime in Neighborhoods: Social and Spatial Dimensions (November 2006). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Impacts of Incarceration on Crime in Neighborhoods (November 2005). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Toronto, Canada. Juveniles in the Federal Criminal Justice System (September 2004). Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Quarterly Meeting, Washington, DC. Trends in Federal Prosecution of Juveniles (November 2002). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Chicago, IL. Creating and Using a Community Statistical System: The CANDO Database (March 2002). Next Generation of Community Statistical Systems Research Conference, Tampa, FL. Prisoner Reentry: A National Perspective (April 2001). Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC. What Difference Does a Judge Make: Sentencing Outcomes and Sentencing Reforms in the District of Columbia, with James P. Lynch and Avinash Bhati (April 2001). Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC. Disparities in Federal Sentencing Outcomes: Examining the Factors Leading to Differential Outcomes by Race, with David S. Kirk (November 2000). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. How Strong Do Neighborhoods Have to Be to Resist Violence? The Diffusion of Drugs and Violent Crimes in Baltimore, with James P. Lynch (November 2000). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. Effects of Federal Truth-in-Sentencing Legislation on State Sentencing Practices (July 2000). National Institute of Justice Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC. Offenders Returning to Federal Prison (November 1999). American Society of Criminology Annual Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Racial Differences in the Impacts of Incarceration on Family Structure, with James P. Lynch (November 2000. Association for Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference. Community Organization, Collective Efficacy, and Law Enforcement in Baltimore Neighborhoods (July 1999). National Institute of Justice Annual Research Conference, Washington, DC, July 1999. The longer-run Costs and Consequences of Incarceration: Impacts on Family Structure, with James P. Lynch (March 1998). Council of State Governments, Chicago, IL.Prison Population Forecasting: Implication of Truth-in-Sentencing (December 1997). National Workshop on Prison Population Forecasting and Projection, Washington, DC. Did Getting Tough on Crime Pay? With James P. Lynch (August 1997). The Urban Institute Symposium on Criminal Justice Policy, Washington, DC. INSTRUCTIONSupervision of Doctoral DissertationsDissertations completed, committee member:2012Paige Harrison, The Impact of Individual, Community, and Public Policy Factors on Recidivism in Four States: Bad People, Bad Places, or Bad Policy? American University, January 2012. Committee Member. 2009 Jonathan K. Roman, What is the Price of Crime? New Estimates of the Cost of Criminal Victimization. University of Maryland, January 2009. Committee Member. 2002Caterina Gouvis, Schools as Generators of Crime: Routine Activities and the Sociology of Place, American University, December 2002, Committee Member. Dissertations in progress, committee member:2019Thaddeus Johnson, Georgia State University. Police officer education and use of force.2018-Joy Burns, Georgia State University, Public Health. Family structure and health outcomes in women on probation. 2018-Kamil Taylor-Diggs, Georgia State University, Sociology Department. Gangs and racialization. 2017- Jarred Williams, Sociology, Washington State University. Social and economic effects of state prison closures on communities.Thesis committee member:2019Sarah Sepanik, Georgia State University: Religion, military involvement and crime desistance.2019Mary Jane Parker, Georgia State University: Social support and drug court completion.Samaria Muhammad, Georgia State University: Financial literacy and victimization.Area exam committee member: 2019-Patricia Dooley, Georgia State University: Formation of views of police legitimacy.2019-Krystlelynn Caraballo, Georgia State University: Immigrants’ status offenses and victimization.Thaddeus Johnson, Georgia State University. Educational attainment and police use of force.Courses TaughtGeorgia State University Spring 2019Corrections (CRJU 2310)Fall 2018Applied Regression Analysis (CRJU 7630)Fall 2018Corrections (CRJU 2310)Spring 2018Corrections (CRJU 2310)/Honors CorrectionsSpring 2018Selected Topics in Criminal Justice (CRJU 8900)—Understanding and Using National Criminal Justice Data Sources for Research and Evaluation.Fall 2017Corrections (CRJU 2310)University of Maryland College Park Afro-American Studies ProgramBlacks and the LawPublic Policy and the Black CommunityResearch Methodologies in Public Policy and Afro-American Studies Criminology and Criminal JusticeEconomics of CrimeHonors SeminarSenior Seminar in Criminal Justice PolicyContinuing Education and Training ActivitiesInvited lectures/trainings to graduate student and professional audiences:2008-2016 / 1996-2001Summer Institute in Criminal Justice Statistics, Interuniversity Consortium on Social and Political Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan.2015-201610th and 11th Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim / John Jay Symposium on Crime—Lab Workshop for Journalists in Crime Statistics.2013-2014American Economic Association Summer Training Program, Criminal Justice Statistics.2013-2015National Criminal Justice Association’s National Forum, Criminal Justice Statistics.2012-2015Justice Research and Statistics Association, Methods for Analyzing Criminal Justice Data. 2008-2014American Probation and Parole Association, Various Topics on Correctional Populations.1993-1995 / 2003-2005Government Accountability Office (GAO): Training sessions to evaluation staff on statistical methods, regression methods, and evaluation design.ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICEService to Academic DepartmentsGeorgia State University, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology (CJC)2019-CJC Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Faculty Recruitment Committee (Member)2017-2018Next Gen Tenure-Track Faculty Recruitment in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and Future Crime in CJC (Member)2017CJC Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Faculty Recruitment Committee (Member)2017-2018Graduate (Ph.D.) Admissions Committee (Member)University of Maryland College Park, Afro-American Studies Program1988-1990Curriculum Committee: Joint bachelors program in African American Studies and Public Policy; joint bachelors/master’s degree in African American Studies and Public Policy.Service to the College and UniversityAndrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS)2019-Center for Evidence-Based Cybersecurity, (Member)2018AYSPS Dean’s Mapping AYSPS Journey, Committee Member2018AYSPS Department Chair Selection Nominating Committee (for the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology): ChairGeorgia State University20182CI Faculty Search Committee, School of Public Health Quest Position, Member.2018-2019Interpersonal Violence Center Tenure-Track Faculty Recruitment Committee, Member.2017-presentNext Generation Initiative Review Committee, MemberGSU Research Centers2018-presentInterpersonal Violence Center/IV Initiative, Core Faculty Member2018-presentCenter for Access to Justice, Affiliate FacultyService outside the UniversityEditorial Boards2017-presentCriminologyPeer Reviewer for Federal/National Funding Agencies2008-2016Bureau of Justice Statistics1996-2016National Institute of Justice2000-2016Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention1996-2014National Science Foundation2000-2004Robert Wood Johnson FoundationAcademic Journal Referee Activity (since 2000)Child Maltreatment, Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Criminal Justice Review, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Social Problems.Advisory Boards2017-presentCriminal Justice Administrative Records Systems (CJARS), University of Michigan2017-presentNational Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN), Cornell University2016-presentMeasures for Justice Benchmarking Council, Rochester, NY2015-2017Legal Services Corporation Justice Gap Advisory BoardService to the Community2017-presentACLU of Georgia: Consultant on justice reform2017-presentVera Institute of Justice: Affiliated Scholar2017-presentWestat (Survey Research Firm) Nonresident Senior Fellow2014-2016Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Member2009-2013Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, Office of Management and Budget, Member, Task Force Contributor2002-2003Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners, Consultant on Juvenile Detention Center2002-2003Disproportionate Minority Confinement Committee, Governor’s Council on Juvenile Justice, State of Ohio. ................
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