Juvenile diversion programs have been developed to help prevent high-risk youth from entering (and staying in) the criminal justice system. However, few evidence-based programs or research, particularly related to non-violent offenses, analyze the long-term effects of these programs on young people’s lives.
The newly opened Center for Applied Statistics within the College of Juvenile Justice at Prairie View A&M University is offering students, faculty, and staff members a chance to strengthen their research through free statistics workshops and other services.
Dr. Sesha Kethineni, professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Department of Justice Studies, recently started focusing her research on cryptocurrency and its involvement in criminal activities. She and graduate student Ying Cao published their first peer-reviewed article on the topic Use of Bitcoin in Darknet Markets: Examining Facilitative Factors on Bitcoin-Related Crimes in the “American [...]
