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Marin Kurti
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Sarah Trocchio, M.A., M.S.W. is a Ph.D. student specializing in the sources and implications of legal discretion by system actors, and the influence of race and ethnicity on criminal procedure and justice policy. She also enjoys serving as an instructor. Sarah is originally from Massachusetts, though she now lives in Florida with her husband Sean,... Learn More
Kathleen started as a student at Rutgers School of Criminal Justice in Fall 2013. Her research interests lie within delinquency and the juvenile justice system, punishment and inequality, and the consequences of incarceration. She has earned a Master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania (2013), and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology from The... Learn More
Elizabeth (Liz) Webster is a PhD student at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice. She is interested in criminal justice system errors and the processes, policies, and perceptions that contribute to—or remedy—these errors. Her dissertation research employs mixed methods to explore the quality of prosecutorial assistance in exoneration cases. Click here to view Elizabeth’s CV... Learn More
Nicole’s primary areas of interest are interpersonal violence and re-victimization. Her current research combines knowledge in both the fields of criminal justice and social psychology to examine the effects of victimization on an individual’s implicit and explicit self-concept in order to better understand re-victimization. She is interested in the effects of priming on implicit identities,... Learn More
Joanna (Jo) is currently a doctoral student under the advisement of Dr. Paul Boxer at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice. Her research largely focuses on the intersection of gang involvement, juvenile delinquency, and best practice interventions for high-risk youth. Her dissertation aims to inform policy, research, and practice concerning the management of youth who... Learn More
Ntasha Bhardwaj is a doctoral candidate at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. Her work is multi-disciplinary drawing on perspectives from Criminology, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science and Law. As a researcher she explores the impact of gender and gender inequality on crime and fear of crime in South Asia. Her dissertation... Learn More
PUBLICATIONS Turchan, B. (in press). High Profile Police-Involved Shootings and Officers’ Perceptions of Legitimacy: Insights from a Natural Experiment. Journal of Experimental Criminology [available online first]. Barao, L., Braga, A. A., Turchan, B. & Cook, P.J. (in press). Clearing Gangand Drug-Involved Nonfatal Shootings. Policing: An International Journal. Braga, A. A., Brunson, R.K., Cook, P.J., Turchan,... Learn More