What Works in Reducing Recidivism
Edward J. Latessa, PhD, is director and professor of the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Latessa has published over 200 works in the area of criminal justice, corrections, and juvenile justice. He is co-author of eight books including What Works (and Doesn’t) in Reducing Recidivism (2013); Corrections in the Community (1996); and, Corrections in America.
Latessa has directed over 150 funded research projects including studies of day reporting centers, juvenile justice programs, drug courts, prison programs, intensive supervision programs, halfway houses, and drug programs. He and his staff have also assessed over 600 correctional programs throughout the United States, and he has provided assistance and workshops in forty-eight states.
A recipient of dozens of awards and honors, he was identified in 2013 as one of the most innovative people in criminal justice by a national survey conducted by the Center for Court Innovation in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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