Handbook on Prisons and Jails (ePub)

Kimberly R. Kras, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. Her research examines the lived experiences of people experiencing reentry from prison and their process toward desistance. Her work has specifically looked at the role of housing, social support, fines and fees, and most recently, employment in the reintegration of legal system-involved people. She also considers how community corrections organizations and their staff employ evidence-based practices to support (or hinder) the reintegration of justice-involved people. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis following a career with the Missouri Division of Probation and Parole. Kim also holds a Masters in Criminal Justice and Criminology and Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

TaLisa J. Carter, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at American University in Washington, D.C., an Affiliated Scholar at Urban Institute, a non-residence fellow with the Brookings Institute, and an Affiliate with the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! at George Mason University. Previously, she worked as a Deputy Corrections Officer in Savannah, GA. Ongoing research examines theoretical explanations of accountability in the Criminal Justice System, the role of identity in criminal justice professions, and the impact of skin tone on criminal justice outcomes. Both the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health funded her work.