Dr. Leanne F. Alarid
Professor
Faculty Profile
Dr. Leanne F. Alarid earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Alarid’s research areas include supervision and treatment strategies within community corrections and institutional correction facilities; gender, crime, and victimization; and justice responses to offenders with mental illness. She has published 8 books, including Community-Based Corrections (Cengage) and Corrections (Pearson), and over 60 scholarly articles and chapters in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Law and Society Review, Journal of Criminal Justice, and The Prison Journal. She received the Academy of Criminal Justice Science 2011 Founder’s Award for her service contributions to ACJS and to the criminal justice discipline. She is currently Lead Evaluator on a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant with a jail-based reentry program in El Paso.
Classes Taught:
- CRIJ 2313: Correctional Systems and Practices
- CRIJ 3309: Community Corrections and Correctional Counseling
- CRIJ 3313: Criminology
- CRIJ 4300: Special Topics: Prison Life and Reentry
- CRIJ 4385: Study Abroad in CJ: London
- CRIJ 5350: Program Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practices
- CRIJ 5385: Graduate Study Abroad in CJ: London
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Editorial Board Member for Refereed Journals
- Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research, 2015 - Present
- Women and Criminal Justice, 2014 - Present
- Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2005 - Present
Documents
Publications
Community-Based Corrections
Behind a Convict's Eyes
Corrections
Introduction to Criminal Justice
In Her Own Words
The Effect of Parental Support on Juvenile Drug Court Completion and Postprogram Recidivism
