Victoria Simpson Beck is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Indiana University East. Her published works have appeared in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Journal of Psychiatry and Law, Journal of Violence and Victims, Youth Violence: Delinquency Monsters and Myths (2007) and the International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice (2008). Her research interests include juvenile diversion court programs, sex-offender notification policies and comparative analysis of punishment.
Stephen C. Richards
Stephen C. Richards is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. His most recent books include Behind Bars (2002), Convict Criminology (2003) and Beyond Bars (2009) with Jeffrey Ian Ross. Richards is a Soros Senior Justice Fellow.
Preston Elrod
Dr. Preston Elrod received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Western Michigan University and currently serves as Professor in the Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management at Eastern Kentucky University where he teaches courses on juvenile justice, crime prevention and school safety. Among his published works are studies on citizens’ attitudes toward the death penalty, juvenile justice policy development, public attitudes toward electronic monitoring, the effectiveness of interventions for juvenile probationers and the experiences of adolescent jail prisoners. He is the co-author of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical and Legal Perspective, second edition (2005). Dr. Elrod is the former Co-Director of a model school-based delinquency reduction program. He has worked in juvenile justice as a court intake officer and as the supervisor of a juvenile probation department. He is involved in a variety of community activities and serves as a prison visitor, Co-director of a community delinquency prevention project and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Madison County Delinquency Prevention Council. His present research focuses on school crime and victimization.
