{"id":953,"date":"2019-07-17T18:19:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/top-wcsu-faculty-discuss-recent-correctional-research\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:19:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:03","slug":"top-wcsu-faculty-discuss-recent-correctional-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/top-wcsu-faculty-discuss-recent-correctional-research\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU 2017 – Interdisciplinary Research Connections Crime and Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Western Connecticut State University<\/a> will present \u201cScholars in Action: Interdisciplinary Research Connections Crime and Punishment,\u201d a panel featuring recent scholarship by WCSU faculty. Held on Tuesday, March 28, 2017<\/strong>, at 6 p.m., the discussion will be in Room 218 of the Classroom Building on the university\u2019s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. <\/p>\n

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The panelists are Dr. Jessica Eckstein<\/a>, associate professor, Communication and Media Arts; Dr. Gabriel Lomas<\/a>, associate professor, Education and Educational Psychology; and Assistant Professor Dr. Kim Marino<\/a> and Associate Professor Dr. Divya Sharma<\/a>, both of the Division of Justice and Law Administration. Dr. Missy Alexander,<\/a> interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, will moderate.<\/p>\n

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Eckstein will discuss her work with family violence victims. With research focusing on individuals in interpersonal relationships and relational communication, Eckstein applies her work to community organizations, health practitioners and classroom settings. \u201cI operate on the assumption that individuals shape society,\u201d Eckstein said. \u201cBy looking at people one-on-one, I seek to enable social change, even if \u2018only\u2019 in the minds of individuals in classrooms and communities.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Lomas will focus on two of his studies that look at the welfare of deaf and hard of hearing youth, who experience abuse and juvenile justice facility placement at higher rates than their nondisabled peers. \u201cThe trajectory of one\u2019s life is largely determined by early childhood experiences,\u201d Lomas said. \u201cI find it no surprise that deaf children experience abuse at higher rates than their nondisabled peers and are also overrepresented in the adult prison population.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Marino and Sharma will speak about their evaluation of the Youth Development Unit program at Garner Correctional Institution<\/a> in Newtown. \u201cCorrectional management of security risk groups poses significant challenges for correctional staff,\u201d Marino said. Sharma explained that their research \u201cdescribes one approach to custody and programming for young gang-affiliated offenders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marino\u2019s research focuses on the correctional management of criminal offenders. She has conducted program evaluations for the Westchester County Probation Department in New York and currently works with the Connecticut Department of Corrections to evaluate the youth gang unit at Garner Correctional.<\/p>\n

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Sharma researches informal banking systems, money laundering and terror finance, immigration, ethnic identity and globalization, collecting data in India, Kenya and the United States. She has published journal articles and book chapters and submitted technical reports. She explores visual criminology, including photo essays and documentaries.<\/p>\n

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RSVP for the Crime and Punishment panel discussion by email at cunninghamj@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more information, call the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.<\/p>\n

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