Joan%Petersilia,%Ph.D.% Adelbert%H.%Sweet%Professor%of%Law,%and% Co:Director,%Stanford%Criminal%Justice%Center% Stanford%Law%School!
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
July 2009-present—Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford University, and Co-Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center
July 2005–June 2009—Founding Director, University of California, Irvine Center on Evidence-Based Corrections
July 1992-June 2009—Professor, Criminology, Law & Society, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
June 2007-January 2008—Governor’s Office of Policy and Planning, Governor Schwarzenegger‘s Strike Team on Rehabilitation
June 2005-June 2006—Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford University
May 1992-July 1994—Corporate Fellow, RAND, Santa Monica, California. Corporate Fellow status is awarded by RAND’s President to recognize outstanding contributions to RAND and public policy.
February 1989-July 1994—Director, Criminal Justice Program, RAND, Santa Monica, California. Dr. Petersilia directed a staff of 30 professionals engaged in criminal justice research and policy analysis. She also oversaw RAND’s Drug Policy Research Center.
1974–1989--Senior Researcher, Criminal Justice Program, RAND, Santa Monica, California.
EDUCATION
Loyola Marymount University, B.A., Sociology (1972) The Ohio State University, M.A., Sociology (1974) University of California, Irvine, Ph.D., Criminology, Law & Society (1990) Pardee RAND Graduate School, Doctor of Public Policy (honorary degree awarded in 2014)
AWARDS
2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, co-recipient with Dan Nagin 2014 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School 2013 Mariam Roland Volunteer Service Prize, Stanford University. 2011, Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award, Division of Experimental Criminology, American Society of Criminology. 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award in Evidence-Based Crime Policy, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University. 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine 2008 Founder’s Award, Western Society of Criminology 2007 Joan McCord Research Award, Academy of Experimental Criminology 2006 Donald Cressey Award, National Council on Crime and Delinquency 2006 Fellow (elected), National Academy of Public Administration 2005 Maud Booth Annual Service Award, Volunteers in America 2005 Peter Lejins Award for research and policy contributions, American Correctional Association 2003 Choice Award, Outstanding Academic Book, American Library Association, for When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry. 2002 Senior Scholar Award, Sentencing and Corrections Division, American Society of Criminology 2002 Margaret Mead Award, International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) 2001 Simon Dinitz Award, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections 2000 Fellow (elected), Academy of Experimental Criminology 1997 Paul Tappan Award, Western Society of Criminology 1996 Richard McGee Award, American Justice Institute 1995 Faculty Distinction Award for Promotion of Undergraduate Research, UC-Irvine. 1995 Celebration of Teaching Award, University of California, Irvine 1995 Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching, UC-Irvine Interfraternity Council 1994 Vollmer Award, American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) 1994 Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching, UC-Irvine Interfraternity Council 1990 Fellow (elected), American Society of Criminology 1990 Regent’s Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 1988 Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of California, Irvine 1988 University Award, American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) 1988 Fellow (elected), Western Society of Criminology 1987 University Award, California Probation, Parole and Corrections Association’s (CPPCA)
APPOINTMENTS
2015- Affiliated Faculty, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University 2015- Faculty Advisory Board, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University 2015- Co-Editor (with Rob Sampson), Annual Review of Criminology 2015- Advisory Committee, Criminal Justice Integrity, California District Attorneys Association 2014- Affiliated Faculty, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality 2014- Advisory Board, The Marshall Project 2013- Advisory Committee, National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability (NCCJD) 2010-2014 Member, Science Advisory Board, Office of the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice 2007-2008 Chair, Governor Schwarzenegger’s Rehabilitation Strike Team 2007-2008 2007-2008 Co-Chair, California Expert Panel on Offender Programs, State of California 2007-2010 Editorial Board, Criminology & Public Policy 2007-2008 Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Jail Overcrowding, Santa Barbara County 2007-2010 Member, Steering Committee, Santa Barbara County Reentry Project 2006-2008 Advisory Board, Little Hoover Commission on California Sentencing Reform 2005-2007 Co-Chair (with Richard Rosenfeld), Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime, National Research Council 2005-2007 Jury, Stockholm Prize in Criminology 2005-2006 Chair, Fellows Committee, American Society of Criminology 2005-2009 Associate Editor, Justice Research and Policy 2004-2006 Special Advisor for Policy and Research, Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, State of California 2004-2007 Consultant, California Parole & Community Services, Department of Corrections 2004-2005 Chair, Nominations Committee, American Society of Criminology 2003-2008 Advisory Committee, Center on Aging with a Disability, UCI Medical Center 2001-2009 Editorial Board, The Prison Journal 2001-2005 Co-Chair (with Jeremy Travis), Reentry Roundtables 2000-2006 Editorial Board, Crime and Delinquency 2000-2005 Editorial Board, Criminal Justice: The International Journal of Policy and Practice 1997-2005 Editorial Board, Federal Probation 1985—- Reviewer, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice 1984— Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Law and Justice Program 2000-2004 Steering Committee, California Policy Research Center, University of California 2002-2003 Member, Vollmer Award Committee, American Society of Criminology 2001-2002 Member, Sutherland Award Committee, American Society of Criminology
Petersilia/ 2 2001 Special Co-editor, Crime & Delinquency, issue on prisoner reentry, Vol. 47 1999-2002 Member, Executive Sessions on Corrections, National Institute of Justice 1999-2003 Founder and Co-Chair, Tri-Counties Justice and Disabilities Task Force 1999-2001 Study Director, National Research Council, Crime Victims with Disabilities 1999-2000 Program Committee, American Society of Criminology 1998-1999 Chair, Fellows Committee, American Society of Criminology 1999-2000 Member, Mental Retardation Research Center, University of California, Irvine 1997-2003 Vice-Chair, Committee on Law and Justice, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences 1997-1998 Member, Nominations Committee, American Society of Criminology 1997-1999 Member, Mental Retardation Research Center, University of California, Irvine. 1997-2003 Member, California Task Force for Persons with Developmental Disabilities 1996-1997 Program Committee, American Society of Criminology 1996-1999 Consultant, Los Angeles County Probation Department 1996-2003 Consultant, Ventura County Corrections Services Agency 1996-1999 Consultant, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department 1996-1999 Consultant, California Administrative Office of the Courts 1996-1998 Consultant, Minnesota Department of Corrections 1995-1999 Editorial Board, Crime and Justice, National Institute of Justice 1995-2004 Editorial Board, Corrections Management Review 1994-1997 Staff Associate, Governmental Studies Program, The Brookings Institution 1996-1997 Consultant, Orange County Probation Department 1994-1996 National Policy Committee, American Society of Criminology 1994-1997 Member, Committee on Law and Justice, National Academy of Sciences 1994-1995 Editor, Federal Probation’s column, “Up-to-Speed: A Review of Research” 1993-1998 Editorial Board, Advances in Criminological Theory 1993-1996 Editorial Board, American Journal of Criminal Justice 1993-1994 Chair, National Policy Committee, American Society of Criminology 1992-1999 Editorial Board, The Prison Journal 1992-1994 Advisory Board, Princeton/Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Outcomes Group 1991-1995 Advisory Board, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) 1991-2004 Advisor, National Committee on Community Corrections, Washington, DC 1990-1993 Member, Advisory Board, California Corrections Policy Council 1990-1994 Consulting Editor, Encyclopedia of Criminology 1989-1994 Advisor, UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group, Los Angeles, CA 1989-1991 Consultant, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Washington, DC 1989-1990 Consultant, Center for Effective Public Policy, Philadelphia, PA 1986-2000 Editorial Board, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 1987-1993 Consultant, American Probation and Parole Association 1986-1988 Los Angeles 2000 Committee, Los Angeles, CA 1985-1991 Editor and founder, Research in Corrections, National Institute of Corrections 1985-2003 Reviewer, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Dept. of Justice 1987-1990 Consultant, National Institute of Corrections (NIC) 1987-1989 Associate Editor, Criminology 1984-1986 Advisory Board, California Youth Authority 1984-1985 Editorial Board, Crime & Delinquency 1981-1984 Editorial Board, Criminal Justice and Behavior 1980-1983 Member, California’s Task Force on Incarcerated Minorities 1978-1983 Consultant, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
DELEGATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINOLOGY
1991, U.S. Citizen Ambassador Program to the Soviet Union, Legal Delegation 1990, U.S. Citizen Ambassador Program to China, Criminal Justice Delegation
Petersilia/ 3 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Criminology President (1989–1990) President-Elect (1988–1989) Vice-President (1985–1986) Vice-President Elect (1984–1985) Executive Counselor (1982–1984) Association for Criminal Justice Research in California Past President (1985–1986) President (1984–1985) Vice-President (1982–1983) Association of Experimental Criminology (2004- ) American Probation and Parole Association (1984- 2006) American Correctional Association (1986-2000) Western Society of Criminology (1984-2011)
PUBLICATIONS Books
Petersilia, Joan, and Kevin Reitz (editors), The Oxford Handbook on Sentencing and Corrections, Oxford University Press, 2012. Paperback published in 2015.
Petersilia, Joan and James Q. Wilson (editors), Crime and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, 2011.
Petersilia, Joan and Richard Rosenfeld (Panel Co-Chairs), Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration, Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime, National Research Council, August 2007. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11988.html
Petersilia, Joan, When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry. Oxford University Press, New York New York, 2003. Paperback with new Afterword released in 2009.
Petersilia, Joan and James Q. Wilson (editors), Crime: Public Policies For Crime Control. ICS Press, San Francisco, Ca., 2004.
Petersilia, Joan, Reforming Probation and Parole, American Correctional Association, Lanham, Maryland, 2002.
Petersilia, Joan (Chair), Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, January 2001.
Petersilia, Joan and Michael Tonry (editors), Prisons, Vol. 26, Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Petersilia, Joan and Jodi Lane, Criminal Justice Policy, Edgar Publishers, London, England, 1998.
Petersilia, Joan, Community Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions, Oxford University Press, 1998.
Petersilia, Joan and James Q. Wilson (editors) (1995). Crime, Institute for Contemporary Studies, San Francisco, CA.
Byrne, James, Arthur Lurigio, and Joan Petersilia (1992). Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Greenwood, Peter, Jan Chaiken, and Joan Petersilia (1977). The Criminal Investigation Process, D. C. Heath, Lexington, MA.
Petersilia/ 4 Journal Articles
Edward E. Rhine, Joan Petersilia, and Kevin R. Reitz, “The Future of Parole Release: A Ten-Point Reform Plan,” Crime and Justice: Reinventing American Criminal Justice Systems, edited by Michael Tonry, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming 2016.
Edward E. Rhine, Joan Petersilia, and Kevin R. Reitz, “Improving Parole Release in America,” Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 28, No. 2, December 2015, pp, 96-104.
Young, Kathryn M. and Joan Petersilia, “Keeping Track: Surveillance, Control, and the Expansion of the Carceral State,” Harvard Law Review Volume 129, forthcoming 2016.
Petersilia, Joan, “Realigning Corrections, California Style,” Preface to special issue, The Annuals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, forthcoming 2016.
Petersilia, Joan, “Parole and Prisoners Reentry in the United States,” in Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Springer Publishers, forthcoming 2016.
Petersilia, Joan and Francis Cullen, “Liberal But Not Stupid: Meeting the Promise of Downsizing Prisons,” Stanford Criminal Law & Policy, Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015, at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2458024
Petersilia, Joan, “California Prison Downsizing and its Impact on Local Criminal Justice Systems,” Harvard Law and Policy Review, Vol. 8, pp. 327-358, 2014. http://www3.law.harvard.edu/journals/hlpr/files/2014/08/HLP208.pdf
Petersilia, Joan and Jessica Snyder, “Looking Past The Hype: 10 Questions Everyone Should Ask About California’s Prison Realignment,” Calif. J. of Politics and Policy, 2013; 5(2): 266-306, Available at: http://www.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/publication/406310/doc/slspublic/petersilia-snyder- 5(2)%20cjpp-pp266-306-2013.pdf
Spencer, Jessica and Joan Petersilia, “California Victims’ Rights in a Post-Realignment World,” Federal Sentencing Reporter, Spring 2013.
Lin, Jeffrey, Ryken Grattet, and Joan Petersilia, “Justice by Other Means: Venue Sorting in Parole Revocation,” Law and Policy, Vol. 34:4, pp. 349-372, October 2012. Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9930.2012.00366.x/full
Grattet, Ryken, Jeffrey Lin, and Joan Petersilia, “Supervision Regimes and Parolee Deviance: Official Reactions to Parole Violations in California,” Criminology, Vol. 49 (2), Spring 2011, pp. 371-399.
Petersilia, Joan, “Beyond the Prison Bubble,” Wilson Quarterly, pp. 50-55, Winter 2011. Reprinted in NIJ Journal, Issue #268, U.S. Department of Justice, October 2011.
Lin, Jeffrey, Ryken Grattet, and Joan Petersilia, “Back-end Sentencing and Reimprisonment: Individual, Organizational, and Community Predictors of Parole Sanctioning Decisions,” Criminology, Vol. 48 (3), pp. 759-796, August 2010.
Petersilia, Joan and Robert Weisberg, “The Dangers of Pyrrhic Victories Against Mass Incarceration,” Daedelus 139 (3), pp. 124-133, Summer 2010.
Hipp, John, Joan Petersilia and Susan Turner, “Parolee Recidivism in California: The Effect of Neighborhood Context and Social Service Agency Characteristics,” Criminology, Vol. 48, Issue 4, pp. 947-979, 2010.
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Petersilia, Joan, Grattet, Lin, and Whitworth (2009), Assessing Parole Violations and Revocations in California: Finding Strategies for the Future, Perspectives, Summer, pp. 42-47.
Petersilia, Joan, with Grattet, Lin, and Beckman (2009), “Parole Violations and Revocations in California: Analysis and Suggestions for Action,” Federal Probation, July, pp. 2-13.
Petersilia, Joan (2008), “Influencing Public Policy: An Embedded Criminologist Reflects on California Prison Reform,” Journal of Experimental Criminology, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 335-356. http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pubs
Petersilia, Joan (2008), “California’s Correctional Paradox of Excess and Deprivation,” In Michael Tonry, ed., Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, Vol. 37, pp. 207-278. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Rosenfeld, Richard, Joan Petersilia, and Christy Visher (2008), “The First Days After Release Can Make a Difference,” Corrections Today, June.
Petersilia, Joan (2007), “Employ Behavioral Contracting for “Earned Discharge” Parole,” Criminology and Public Policy, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 807-814.
Petersilia, Joan (2005), “Hard Time: Ex-Convicts Returning Home After Prison,” Corrections Today, American Correctional Association.
Petersilia, Joan (2004), “What Works in Prisoner Reentry? Reviewing and Questioning the Evidence,” Federal Probation, September, pp. 4-9.
Petersilia, Joan (2003), “Meeting the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry,” Journal of Community Corrections, Vol. XIII, No. 1, 4-26. • reprinted in What Works and Why: Effective Approaches to Reentry, American Correctional Association, 2004.
Petersilia, Joan (2001), “Prisoner Reentry: Public Safety and Reintegration Challenges,” The Prison Journal, Vol. 81, No. 3, September, 360-375. • reprinted in: The Dilemmas of Corrections: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Haas and Alpert, Waveland Press, 2006, pp. 461-475.
Petersilia, Joan (2001), “When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, Corrections Management Quarterly, 2001, 5(3), 1-11.
Petersilia, Joan (2001), Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities: A Review Essay, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 28, No. 6, December, 655-694.
Petersilia, Joan (with Jeremy Travis) (2001), “Reentry Reconsidered: A New Look at an Old Question,” Crime and Delinquency, July, Volume 47(3), 291-314.
Petersilia, Joan (2001), “When Prisoners Return to Communities,” Federal Probation, June, 3-10.
Petersilia, Joan (2001), “Doing Justice? Criminal Offenders with Developmental Disabilities,” Correctional Mental Health, Civic Research Institute, January, Vol. 2, No. 5: 65-80.
Petersilia, Joan (2000), “Justice Denied: People with Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System,” in Perspectives on Disability (3rd edition), edited by Mark Nagler: California Press.
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Petersilia, Joan (1999), “Parole and Prisoner Reentry in the United States” in Tonry and Petersilia (editors), Prisons: A Review of Research, Vol. 24, Crime and Justice, University of Chicago Press, Chicago Illinois, pgs. 479-531. • Reprinted in Perspectives, Volume 24, No. 2 and No.3, 2000 (Part I and Part II). • Petersilia, Joan (1997), “Probation in the United States,” Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, in M. Tonry (editor), University of Chicago Press, Vol. 22. • reprinted in Perspectives, Volume 22, No. 2 and No. 3, 1998 (Part I and Part II).
Petersilia, Joan (1997), “Justice for All? Offenders with Mental Retardation and the California Corrections System,” The Prison Journal, Vol. 77, No. 4: 355-380. • reprinted in The Inmate Experience, Hemmens and Stohr (editors), Prentice Hall 2003.
Petersilia, Joan (1997), “Unequal Justice? Offenders with Mental Retardation in Prison,” Corrections Management Quarterly, Vol. 1, Issue, 4: 35-45.
Petersilia, Joan (1997), “Probation in the United States: Practices and Challenges,” National Institute of Justice Journal, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC. • reprinted in The Dilemmas of Corrections: Contemporary Readings, Waveland Press (1998). • reprinted in Annual Additions: Criminal Justice 1999, McGraw-Hill Publishers (1999).
Petersilia, Joan (1997). “Diverting Non-Violent Prisoners to Intermediate Sanctions: The Impact on California Prison Admissions and Corrections Costs,” Corrections Management Quarterly, Vol. 1(1), pages 1-15. Also printed as: “Diverting Non-Violent Prisoners to Intermediate Sanctions: The Impact on Prison Admissions and Corrections Costs, “ California Policy Seminar final report, Sacramento, California.
Petersilia, Joan (1996). “Defining and Measuring Recidivism,” Encyclopedia of American Prisons, Frank Williams III & Marilyn McShane (eds.), Garland Publishing Co., New York.
Susan Turner and Joan Petersilia [1996], “Work Release in Washington: Effects on Recidivism and Corrections Costs,” The Prison Journal, Volume 76, No. 2, June, pages 138-164. • reprinted in Correctional Contexts: Contemporary Readings, Roxbury Publishing Company, 2001. • reprinted in Debating Crime, Wadsworth, 2001, pages 173-179.
Elizabeth Deschenes, Susan and Joan Petersilia [1995], “A Dual Experiment in Intensive Community Supervision: Minnesota’s Prison Diversion and Enhanced Supervised Release Programs,” The Prison Journal, Vol. 75, No. 3., September, pages 330-356.
Petersilia, Joan (1995), “ A Crime Control Rationale for Reinvesting in Community Corrections,” The Prison Journal; Vol.75, No.3, pp.479-504. • reprinted in Community Corrections, Oxford University Press, 1998. • reprinted in Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, Summer 1995, Vol., 68. No 3. • reprinted in Perspectives, American Probation and Parole Association, Spring, 1996. • reprinted in The Criminologist, Vol. 20, No. 5, 1995.
Corbett, Ronald and Joan Petersilia (1995) “A Review of Research for Correctional Practitioners,” Federal Probation, Vol. 59, No. 1.
Petersilia, Joan (1994). “Debating Crime and Imprisonment in California,” Evaluation and Program Planning, Vol. 17, No. 2.
Petersilia, Joan and Elizabeth Deschenes (1994). “Perceptions of Punishment: Inmates and Staff Rank the Severity of Prison versus Intermediate Sanctions,” The Prison Journal, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp. 306-328.
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Petersilia, Joan (1994). “What Punishes? Inmates Rank the Severity of Prison vs. Intermediate Sanctions.” Federal Probation, 58(1), pages 3-8. • reprinted in Community Corrections, Oxford University Press, 1998. • reprinted in Criminal Justice: Concepts and Issues, Roxbury Publishing, LA, CA, 1996.
Petersilia, Joan (1993). “Defending the Practical Value of Criminological Research,” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
Petersilia, Joan, and Allan Abrahamse (1993). “The Los Angeles Riot of 1992: A Profile of Those Arrested,” Police Forum. Vol. 3, No.4.
Petersilia, Joan (1993). “More Prisons Are Not the Answer,” Overcrowded Times. Vol. 4, No. 3, June.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1993). “Evaluating Intensive Supervision Probation and Parole: Results of a Nationwide Experiment,” Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC, May. • reprinted in Understanding Social Science Research, edited by Alpert and MacDonald, Waveland Press, 2001. • reprinted in Bridges, Weis and Crutchfield, Criminal Justice, Pine Forge Press, 1996. • reprinted in The Dilemmas of Corrections: Contemporary Readings, edited by Haas and Alpert, Waveland Press, 1995. • reprinted in Peter Kratcoski, Correctional Counseling and Treatment, Waveland Press, 1994.
Turner, Susan, Joan Petersilia, and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes (1993). “Drug Testing in Community Corrections: Results of an Experimental Evaluation,” Journal of Probation and Parole, No. 20, Spring, pp. 13–20.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1993). “Intensive Probation and Parole” in Michael Tonry (ed.), Crime and Justice: An Annual Review of Research, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL., pp. 281-335. • reprinted in Offender Rehabilitation: Effective Correctional Intervention, edited by Francis Cullen and Brandon Applegate, Ashgate Publishers, 2000.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “California’s Prison Policy: Causes, Costs, and Consequences,” The Prison Journal, Vol. 72, Nos. 1 and 2, 1992, pp. 8-36. • reprinted in Offender Rehabilitation: Effective Correctional Intervention, edited by Francis Cullen and Brandon Applegate, Ashgate Publishers, 2000.
Petersilia, Joan, Susan Turner, and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes (1992). “The Costs and Effects of Intensive Supervision for Drug Offenders,” Federal Probation, Vol. LVI, No. 4, December, pp. 12–17.
Turner, Susan, Joan Petersilia, and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes (1992). “Evaluating Intensive Supervision Probation/Parole (ISP) for Drug Offenders,” Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 38, No. 4, October, pp. 539–556.
Turner, Susan, and Joan Petersilia (1992). “Focusing on High-Risk Parolees: An Experiment To Reduce Commitments to the Texas Department of Corrections,” The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 29, No. 1, February, pp. 34–61.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1991). “An Evaluation of Intensive Probation in California,” The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 82, No. 3, Fall, pp. 610–658.
Petersilia, Joan (1991). “Evaluating Alternative Sanctions: The Case of Intensive Supervision,” Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 4, No. 1, July/August, pp. 30–33.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1991). “Objectively Evaluating ISPs,” Corrections Today, Vol. 53, No. 3, June, pp. 24–28.
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Petersilia, Joan (1991). “Policy Relevance and the Future of Criminology,” Criminology, Vol. 29, No. 1, February, pp. 1–15. • reprinted in Public Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice by Barry Hancock and Paul Sharp, Prentice Hall, 2004. • Reprinted in Contemporary Masters in Criminology, edited by Joan McCord and John Laub, Plenum Press, New York, 1995.
Petersilia, Joan, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson (1990). “The Relationship Between Police Practice, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition,” Policing and Society, Vol. 1, pp. 23–38.
Petersilia, Joan, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson (1990). “A Summary of RAND’s Research on Police Performance, Community Characteristics, and Case Attrition,” Journal of Police Science and Administration, Vol. 17, No. 3, September, pp. 219–226.
Petersilia, Joan (1990). “When Probation Becomes More Dreaded Than Prison,” Federal Probation, Vol. LIV, No. 1, March, pp. 23–27. • reprinted in The Dilemmas of Corrections: Contemporary Readings, edited by Haas and Alpert, Waveland Press, 1995.
Klein, Stephen, Joan Petersilia, and Susan Turner (1990). “Race and Imprisonment Decisions in California,” Science, Volume 247, February 16, pp. 812–816.
Petersilia, Joan (1990). “Conditions That Permit Intensive Supervision Programs To Survive,” Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 36, No. 1, January, pp. 126–145.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1990). “Comparing Intensive and Regular Supervision for High-Risk Probationers: Early Results from an Experiment in California,” Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 36, No. 1, January, pp. 87–111.
Petersilia, Joan (1989). “Implementing Randomized Experiments: Lessons from BJA’s Intensive Supervision Project,” Evaluation Review, Vol. 13, No. 5, October, pp. 435–458.
Petersilia, Joan (1989). “Overcrowded Prisons Demand Alternative Sentencing,” GAO Journal, Fall.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1989). “Reducing Prison Admissions: The Potential of Intermediate Sanctions,” The Journal of State Government, Vol. 62, No. 2, March/April, pp. 65–69.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). “Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System: A Summary,” Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 31, No. 1, January, pp. 15–34.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). “Granting Felons Probation: Public Risks and Alternatives,” Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 3l, pp. 379-392.
Petersilia, Joan (1981). “The Career Criminal Concept,” Corrections Today, May-June.
Petersilia, Joan (1981). “Juvenile Record Use in Adult Court Proceedings: A Survey of Prosecutors,” The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 72, No. 4.
Petersilia, Joan (1980). “Which Inmates Participate in Prison Treatment Programs?” The Journal of Offender Counseling, Services, and Rehabilitation, Vol. 4, No. 2.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). “Mandatory Prison Sentences: Their Projected Effects on Crime and Prison Populations,” The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 69, No. 4.
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Petersilia, Joan (1978). Career Criminal Prosecution: An Idea Whose Time Has Come,” Prosecutors Brief, July- August.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). “Processing Latent Fingerprints: What Are the Payoffs?,” Journal of Police Science and Administration, Vol. 6, No. 2, June.
Petersilia, Joan (1977). “New Directions for Identifying, Sentencing, and Treating the Repetitively Violent Offender,” California Youth Authority Quarterly, April.
Greenwood, Peter, and Joan Petersilia (1977). “The Criminal Investigation Process: A Summary Report,” Policy Analysis, Spring.
Greenwood, Peter, and Joan Petersilia (1976). “A Response to an Evaluation of The RAND Corporation’s Analysis of the Criminal Investigation Process,” The Police Chief, December.
Book Chapters
Petersilia, Joan (and Susan Turner), “Putting Science to Work: How the Principles of Risk, Need, and Responsivity Apply to Reentry,” pgs.179-199 in Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending, edited by Joel Dvoskin, Jennifer Skeem, Ray Novaco, and Kevin Douglas, Oxford University Press, 2011.
Petersilia, Joan, “Parole and Prisoner Reentry,” Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice, editor Michael Tonry, Oxford University Press, 2011.
Petersilia, Joan, “Community Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Prisoner Reentry,” in Crime and Public Policy, edited by James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, Oxford University Press, 2011.
Petersilia, Joan (2005), “From Cell To Society: Who’s Coming Home?” Prisoner Reentry and Public Safety in America, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 15-49.
Petersilia, Joan (2005), “Parole,” Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, pgs. 675-683. editor Mary Bosworth.
Petersilia, Joan (2002), “Community Corrections,” Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control, ICS Press, in Wilson and Petersilia (editors), pgs. 483-508.
Petersilia, Joan (2001) “Sentencing Alternatives,” Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, NY.
Petersilia, Joan (with Michael Tonry), (1999) “American Prisons at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century,” in Tonry and Petersilia (editors), Prisons: A Review of Research, Vol. 26, Crime and Justice, University of Chicago Press, Chicago Illinois, pgs. 1-17.
Petersilia, Joan (1999), “Diverting Prisoners to Intermediate Sanctions: The Impact on Prison Admissions and Corrections Costs” in Minimizing Harm: A New Crime Policy for Modern America, edited by Edward Rubin, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.
Petersilia, Joan (1998), “Understanding Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice,” Oxford Criminology Handbook, edited by M. Tonry, Oxford University Press.
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Petersilia, Joan (1996), “Improving Corrections Policy: The Importance of Researchers and Practitioners Working Together,” in Harland (editor), Choosing Correctional Options That Work: Defining the Demand and Evaluating the Supply, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, California.
Alfred Blumstein and Joan Petersilia (1995), “Investing in Criminal Justice Research,” in Crime, James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia (editors), Institute for Contemporary Studies, San Francisco, California.
Petersilia, Joan (1994). “The Los Angeles Riots of 1992: A Profile of Those Arrested” in Mark Baldassare (ed.), The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Future, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.
Petersilia, Joan (1994). “Violent Crime, Violent Criminals: The Justice System’s Response” in Mark Costanzo and Stuart Oskamp (eds.), Violence and the Law, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Turner, Susan, Joan Petersilia, and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes (1994). “The Implementation and Effectiveness of Drug Testing in Community Supervision: Results of an Experimental Evaluation” in D. MacKenzie and C. Uchida, Drugs and the Criminal Justice System: Evaluating Public Policy Initiatives, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Petersilia, Joan (1993). "Performance measures for Community Corrections," in Performance Measures for the Criminal Justice System, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Petersilia, Joan (1993). “The Influence of Research on Policing” in Roger G. Dunham and Geoffrey P. Alpert, Critical Issues in Policing, Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights, IL.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “Crime and Punishment in California: Full Cells, Empty Pockets, and Questionable Benefits” in James Steinberg, David Lyon, and Mary Vaiana (eds.), Urban America: Policy Choices for Los Angeles and the Nation, RAND, Santa Monica, CA. Reprinted by the California Policy Seminar as a CPS Brief.
Lurigio, Arthur, and Joan Petersilia (1992). “The Emergence of Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) Programs in the United States,” in J. Byrne, A. Lurigio, and J. Petersilia, Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Petersilia, Joan, Susan Turner, and Elizabeth Piper Deschenes (1992). “Intensive Supervision Programs for Drug Offenders,” in J. Byrne, A. Lurigio, and J. Petersilia, Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “Community Supervision: Trends and Critical Issues” in Thomas Ellsworth (ed.), Contemporary Community Corrections, Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “Probation and Felony Offenders,” in Thomas Ellsworth (ed.), Contemporary Community Corrections, Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “Probation and Felony Offenders” in Travis, Schwartz, and Clear, Corrections: An Issues Approach, Third Edition, Anderson Publishing Company, Cincinnati.
Petersilia, Joan (1990). “What Is House Arrest and Why Is It So Popular?” in Correctional Issues: Intermediate Punishment, American Correctional Association, Laurel, Maryland.
Petersilia, Joan (1989). “Criminals and Alternatives to Prison,” in David L. Bender and Bruno Leone, Crime and Criminals, Greenhaven Press, San Diego, CA.
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Petersilia, Joan (1988). “Community Supervision,” in J. Kaplan and J. Skolnick (eds.), Criminal Justice: Introductory Cases and Materials, Foundation Press, Westbury, NY.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1987). “Guideline-Based Justice: Prediction and Racial Minorities,” in Don Gottfredson and Michael Tonry (eds.), Prediction and Classification, Criminal Justice Decision Making, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Petersilia, Joan (1987). “Georgia’s Intensive Probation: Will The Model Work Elsewhere?” in Belinda McCarthy (ed.), Intermediate Punishments: Intensive Supervision, Home Confinement, and Electronic Monitoring, Criminal Justice Press, Monsey, New York.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). “Probation Can Work,” in David Bender and Bruno Leone (eds.), America’s Prisons, Opposing Viewpoints, Greenhaven Press, St. Paul MN.
Petersilia, Joan (1984). “Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice: Summary of RAND Study,” in Daniel Georges- Abeyie (ed.), The Criminal Justice System and Blacks, Clark Boardman Company Ltd.
Petersilia, Joan (1982). “The Career Criminal Concept: Its Applicability to Prison Management,” in Classification as a Management Tool: Theories and Models for Decision-Makers, The American Correctional Association.
Petersilia, Joan (1980). “Criminal Career Research: A Review of Recent Evidence,” in Norval Morris and Michael Tonry (eds.), Crime and Justice: Annual Review of Research, Vol. II, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). “Developing Programs for the Habitual Offender: New Directions in Research,” in James A. Inciardi (ed.), Issues in Contemporary Corrections: Social Control and Conflict, Sage Publications.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). “The Validity of Criminality Data Derived from Personal Interviews,” in Charles F. Wellford (ed.), Quantitative Studies in Criminology, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
Greenwood, Peter, Jan Chaiken, and Joan Petersilia (1978). “How Police Solve Crimes,” in Johnston and Savitz (eds.), Justice and Corrections, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.
Greenwood, Peter, and Joan Petersilia (1975). “The Criminal Investigation Process: Summary and Policy Recommendations,” RAND, R-1776-DOJ, Santa Monica, California. • reprinted in Baley, David H. (1998) , What Works in Policing, Oxford University Press, New York, New York.
Government and Research Reports
Petersilia, Joan, “Voices from the Field: How California Stakeholders View Public Safety Realignment,” November 2013. Available at http://law.stanford.edu/criminal-justice-center.
Petersilia, Joan (with Jeffrey Lin), “Follow the Money: How California Counties Are Spending Their Public Safety Realignment Funds,” November 2013. Available at http://law.stanford.edu/criminal-justice-center.
Magnus Lofstrom, Joan Petersilia, Steven Raphael, Evaluating the Effects of California’s Corrections Realignment, Public Policy Institute of California, July 2012. www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_812MLR.pdf
Grattet, Ryken, Joan Petersilia, and Jeffrey Lin, Parole Violations and Revocations in California, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. October 2008. http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pubs
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Petersilia, Joan (Chair), Meeting the Challenges of Rehabilitation in California’s Prison and Parole System: A Report from the Governor’s Rehabilitation Strike Team, December 2007, Governor’s Office of Policy and Planning, Sacramento, CA.
Petersilia, Joan and Marisela Montes (Co-Chair), Expert Panel on Adult Offender and Recidivism Reduction Programming: Report to the California Legislature, June 2007, Sacramento, CA. www.cdcr.ca.gov
Petersilia, Joan, Understanding California Corrections, California Policy Research Center, Berkeley, California, June 2006. http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/documents/understand_ca_corrections.pdf
Petersilia, Joan, Understanding California Corrections: CPRC Brief, Berkeley, California: California Policy Research Center. June 2006. http://www.ucop.edu/cprc
Backer, Guerra, Hesselbein, Lasker and Petersilia. Blueprint for building evidence-based community partnerships in corrections. Briefing paper prepared for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2005. http://www.humaninteract.org/images/cdcr-blueprint.pdf
Petersilia, Joan (with Susan Turner, Amber Schroeder, Terry Fain, and Jodi Lane), Evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001, RAND, PM-1255-VC, September 2001.
Petersilia, Joan (with Susan Turner, Amber Schroeder, Terry Fain, and Jodi Lane), South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2000, RAND, CP-379, December 2000.
Petersilia, Joan, Doing Justice? Criminal Offenders with Developmental Disabilities, Detailed Research Findings, California Policy Research Center, University of California, August 2000. Also on: http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/publist.html#CRIMINAL
Petersilia, Joan, Doing Justice? Criminal Offenders with Developmental Disabilities, CPRC Brief, Vol. 12, No. 4, August 2000. • reprinted in Mental Health Report, Civic Research Institute, Inc. Kingston NJ, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2000.
Petersilia, Joan, When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC, October 2000.
Petersilia, Joan, Challenges of Prisoner Reentry and Parole in California, California Policy Research Center, University of California, Vol. 12, No. 3, June 2000. Also on: http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/parole.htm
Petersilia, Joan, Susan Turner and Terry Fain, “Profiling Inmates in the Los Angeles County Jail: Risks, Recidivism, and Release Options, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, DRU-2394-NIJ, September 2000.
Turner, Susan, Jodi Lane, Joan Petersilia, and Terry Fain, “South Oxnard Challenge Project: 1997-1998 Report,” RAND, CP-379, 1999.
Petersilia, Joan, “A Decade of Experimenting with Intermediate Sanctions: What Have We Learned?” Perspectives on Crime and Justice-1997-1998 Lecture Series, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., Volume II, 1998 (also on videotape). • reprinted in Criminal Justice: Annual Editions 2000-2001, McGraw Hill, 2000. • reprinted in Corrections Management Quarterly, Volume 3, Issue 3, 1999. • reprinted in Justice Research and Policy, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1999. • reprinted in Federal Probation, Volume LXII, December, 1998, Number 2.
Turner, Susan and Joan Petersilia, “Work Release: Recidivism and Corrections Costs in Washington State,” Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, NCJ 163706, Washington DC, October 1996.
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Joan Petersilia and Susan Turner (1996), “Day Fines in Four U.S. Jurisdictions,” RAND Corporation, DRU-1153- NIJ, Santa Monica, CA.
Joan Petersilia and John DiIulio, Crime Policies for the Twenty-First Century: Ten Points of Consensus, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, 1996.
Petersilia, Joan, Jodi Lane, and Mathilee Pathak, Crime: Instructors Manual, Institute for Contemporary Studies, San Francisco, CA., 1995.
Turner, Susan, and Joan Petersilia (1994), “Work Release in the State of Washington: Assessing Implementation and Impact on Offender Integration,” RAND Corporation, DRU-767-NIJ, Santa Monica, CA.
Alfred Blumstein and Petersilia, Joan (1994). Twenty-Five Years of NIJ and It’s Research Program. National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1990). Intensive Supervision Probation for High-Risk Offenders: Findings from Three California Experiments, R-3936-NIJ/BJA, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1990). Diverting Prisoners To Intensive Probation: Results of an Experiment in Oregon, N-3186-NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
Greenwood, Peter W., Joan Petersilia, C. Peter Rydell, and Susan Turner (1989). The RAND Intermediate Sanction Cost Estimation Model, N-2983-EMC/RC, The RAND Corporation.
Klein, Stephen, Susan Turner, and Joan Petersilia (1988). Racial Equity in Sentencing, R-3599-RC, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1988). House Arrest, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington D.C. reprinted in American Justice (1990), edited by Siegel, West Publishing Company.
Petersilia, Joan (1987). Expanding Options for Criminal Sentencing, R-3544-EMC, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, Allan Abrahamse, and James Q. Wilson (1987). Police Performance and Case Attrition, R-3515- NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1987). The Influence of Criminal Justice Research, R-3516-NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1986). Prison versus Probation in California: Implications for Crime and Offender Recidivism, R-3323-NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, and Susan Turner (1985). Guideline-Based Justice: The Implications for Racial Minorities, R- 3306-NIC, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, Susan Turner, James Kahan, and Joyce Peterson (1985). Granting Felons Probation: Public Risks and Alternatives, R-3186-NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System, Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 15-34. • reprinted in Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice (2003) Hancock and Sharp (editors), Prentice Hall.
Ellickson, Phyllis and Joan Petersilia (1983). Implementing New Ideas in Criminal Justice, R-2929-NIJ, The RAND Corporation.
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Petersilia, Joan, and Paul Honig (1980). The Prison Experience of Career Criminals, R-2511-DOJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan, Peter Greenwood, and Marvin Lavin (1977). Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons, R-2144-DOJ, The RAND Corporation; also published as GPO document, July 1978.
Greenwood, Peter, Jan Chaiken, Joan Petersilia, et al. (1975). The Criminal Investigation Process: Observations and Analysis, R-1778-DOJ, The RAND Corporation.
Greenwood, Peter, and Joan Petersilia (1975). The Criminal Investigation Process: Summary and Policy Implications, R-1776-DOJ, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). Summarizing RAND’s Study of Adult Felony Probation, P-7058–1, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1981). Report of the Task Force on Incarcerated Minorities, compiled by Task Force members, published by California Health and Welfare Agency.
Petersilia, Joan (1980). Correctional Aspects of the Career Criminal Program, P-6543, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
Petersilia, Joan, and Marvin Lavin (1978). Targeting Career Criminals: A Developing Criminal Justice Strategy, P-6173, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1978). A Systemwide Approach to the Career Criminal, The RAND Corporation.
Greenwood, Peter, Jan Chaiken, Joan Petersilia, and Mark Peterson (l978). The RAND Habitual Offender Project: A Summary of Research Findings to Date, P-5957, The RAND Corporation.
Petersilia, Joan (1977). The Criminal Investigation Process: A Dialogue on Research Findings, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
Petersilia, Joan (1976). An Inquiry into the Relationship Between Thoroughness of Investigation and Case Disposition, P-5576-DOJ, The RAND Corporation.
Seiter, Richard, Petersilia, Joan, and Allen, Harry (1974). Evaluation of adult halfway houses in Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State University, Program for the Study of Crime and Delinquency.
Book Reviews and Editorials
Petersilia, Joan, “Marie Gottschalk, Caught: The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics,” Punishment & Society, October 2016.
Petersilia, Joan and Robert Weisberg, “Viewpoints: Inmate realignment can succeed, but it may take more time,” Sacramento Bee, March 30, 2013.
Petersilia, Joan and Linda Penner, Realignment doesn’t lead to early release,” Sacramento Bee, October 13, 2012.
Petersilia, Joan and David Farrington (2012), “Remembering James Q. Wilson,” The Criminologist, Vol. 37, #3, June.
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Petersilia, Joan and Robert Weisberg (2009), “California Prisons: The Cost of Ignorance,” Stanford Lawyer, Vol. 81, available at: http://stanfordlawyer.law.stanford.edu/2009/10/california-prisons%E2%80%A9-the-cost-of- ignorance-%E2%80%A9/
Petersilia, Joan (2007), “Parole, the right way,” Los Angeles Times, Opinion Section, October 8.
Petersilia, Joan and Robert Weisberg (2006), “Why rush to build more prisons when other options cost less?” Special to The Sacramento Bee, July 23.
Petersilia, Joan and Robert Weisberg (2006), “Parole in California: It’s a Crime,” Los Angeles Times, Opinion Section, April 23.
Petersilia, Joan (2005), “Prisons can be cages or schools,” Los Angeles Times, Opinion Section, October 16, 2005.
Petersilia, Joan (2004), “Addressing California’s Parole Crisis,” Orange County Register, Opinion Section,
Petersilia, Joan (2004), “Foreword” to Corrections in America (10/e), Allen, Simonsen, and Latessa, Prentice Hall.
Petersilia, Joan (2003), “Prisoner Reentry and Criminological Knowledge,” The Criminologist, The American Society of Criminology, March.
Petersilia, Joan (1998), “Victims of Crime: Why Persons with MR/DD Are At Greater Risk,” Equal Justice, Institute on Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA. March.
Susan Turner and Joan Petersilia (1996) “Washington’s Work-Release Program Shown Effective,” Overcrowded Times, Vol. 7, No.
Petersilia, Joan, “Foreword” to Schmalleger’s Criminal Justice Today, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1996 and 2000.
Petersilia, Joan, “Foreword” to Schmalleger’s Criminology Today, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1996, 2002.
Petersilia, Joan [1995], “How California Could Divert Nonviolent Prisoners to Intermediate Sanctions,” Overcrowded Times, Vol. 6, No. 3.
Petersilia, Joan, and Peter Reuter (1992). “Break the Addiction to Punishment,” Los Angeles Times, Opinion Section, December 14, 1992.
Petersilia, Joan (1992). “Building More Prison Cells Won’t Make a Safer Society,” Los Angeles Times, October 4, 1992, p. M6; • reprinted in Corrections Today, Vol. 54, No. 8, December, pp. 168–170. • reprinted in Overcrowded Times, Vol.4, No. 3, June 1993.
Petersilia, Joan (1988). “Alternatives to Prison: Cutting Costs—and Crime,” Los Angeles Times, January 31, Opinion Section.
Petersilia, Joan (1987). “Criminal Justice Research at RAND,” The Criminologist, Vol. 12, No. 2, April-May.
Petersilia, Joan (1987). “Blacks in Prison: It’s Not Racism,” The Chicago Tribune, July 6, Opinion Section.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). “The Probation Time Bomb,” The Los Angeles Times, February 3, Opinion Section. • reprinted in America’s Prisons (1985), Bender and Leone (editors), Greenhaven Press.
Petersilia, Joan (1985). A review of “Reactions to Crime: the Public, the Police, Courts, and Prisons,” in David P. Farrington and John Gunn (eds.), Contemporary Sociology.
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Petersilia, Joan (1983). A review of “Careers of the Violent,” by Miller, Dinitz, and Conrad, Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 475–478.
Petersilia, Joan (1983). “Judges Need to Overrule Their Biases,” Los Angeles Times, July 8, Opinion Section.
Writings on Petersilia’s Contributions
Driscoll, Sharon, (2014), “Joan Petersilia: A Life’s Work Focusing on America’s Prison Challenges,” Stanford Lawyer, Issue 91, at http://stanfordlawyer.law.stanford.edu/2014/11/joan-petersilia-a-lifes-work-focusing-on- americas-prison-challenges/
Lane, Jodi and Crystal A. Garcia (2014) “Petersilia, Joan, Distinguished Criminologist,” in Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology, Wiley Publications, 609-612.
Garcia, Crystal (2013), “Joan Petersilia, Criminologist,” Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Springer.
Lane, Jodi (2006), “Joan Petersilia: A Life of Policy-Relevant Research,” Women & Criminal Justice, Haworth Press, Inc.
Petersen, Rebecca (2006), “The Female Presidents of the American Society of Criminology,” Feminist Criminology, Vol. 1, No. 2, 147-168.
Cullen, Francis T. (2005), “The Twelve People Who Saved Rehabilitation: How the Science of Criminology Made A Difference,” The American Society of Criminology Presidential Address, Criminology, Volume 43, No 1, pp. 1-42.
Warren, Jenifer (2005), “Profile of Joan Petersilia: Ailing Prison System Finds Friend in Criminologist,” Los Angeles Times, May 16:B2.
December 2015
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