Events

Student Posters

Elizabeth Sykes | The effects of defendant age and victim age stereotype on jurors’ decisions

Kara Weihman | Investiagting the relationship between risk perception and criminal offending

Daniel Thomas | Does time heal all? Evaluating the effect of time since conviction on the employability of applicants with a criminal record

Kiera O’Connor |How prior experience and belief in redeemability impact employers’ willingness to hire applicants with a criminal record

Melany Silver Espinosa | Examining the relationship between childhood family structure and inmates’ mental health outcomes

Kendall Smith | Age and accountability: The effects of defendant age on verdicts and credibility

Morgan Shayler | Prison adjustment in inmates with schizophrenia and other serious mental illness

Ivy Chen | USF Reentry Study: Implementing an RCT evaluation of in-custody and reentry intervention(s) in a county jail

May 26, 2021

The University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences recently held a virtual launch of the USF Center for Justice Research & Policy (CJRP).

During the event, attendees had the opportunity to meet the CJRP directors Bryanna Fox and Edelyn Verona, as well as members of the leadership team, as they provided an overview of the center's work and how individuals can get involved.

Introductions for the event were delivered by USF President Steven Currall. The event also included special guests from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Rays/Tampa Bay Rowdies organizations, who are proud supporters of the CJRP.