ARC Lab Students Present at ASC 2025!

Six students from the Advancing Research in Corrections (ARC) Lab presented their research at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Their work highlights innovative approaches to understanding risk assessment, correctional programming, and justice reform.

ARC Lab Presenters (alphabetical order):

• Sadie Brewer: “The consistent pattern of youth needs: A latent profile analysis of 10 states’ assessment findings.” (with Dr.Zach Hamilton)

• Taylor Gonzales: “Risk score comparison: Examining how risk and need scores shift during the first 18 months of reentry.” (with John Ursino and Dr. Zach Hamilton)

• Abby Hayes: “Living in the box: Prisoner perceptions of restrictive housing conditions.” (with Drs. Jenn Tostlebe, David Pyrooz, and Ryan Labrecque)

• Yujin Kim: “Police officers’ perceptions of drug-induced homicide laws: Evidence from Texas and implications for policy and practice.” (with Drs. Jonathan Reid and Ling Ren)

• Naya Russell-Coprich: “Evaluating electronic monitoring programming at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.” (with Drs. Zach Hamilton and Jenn Tostlebe)

• John Ursino: “Quantifying miscalibration: Estimating the impact of demographic differences on LS/CMI and ORAS accuracy.”

Congratulations to our ARC Lab students for their outstanding contributions to advancing evidence-based correctional and policing research!