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1968

Overview

Edward J. Latessa is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on the subfields of Sociology and Political Science as well as Clinical Psychology.

Their scholarly work covers topics such as Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, and Crime Patterns and Interventions. These areas reflect a concentration on issues related to criminal justice systems, offender behavior, and intervention strategies.

Among the recent publications attributed to Edward J. Latessa is the 2020 paper titled Progressing policy toward a risk/need informed sanctioning model, which appeared in Criminology & Public Policy. This paper is one example of the contributions they have made to academic discourse in criminal justice policy.

  • Progressing policy toward a risk/need informed sanctioning model, 2020, Criminology & Public Policy

Edward J. Latessa has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Christopher D'Amato, Ian A. Silver, and Jamie Newsome. These partnerships are part of their broader engagement with research in correctional policy and offender rehabilitation.

  • Christopher T. Lowenkamp
  • Christopher D'Amato
  • Ian A. Silver
  • Jamie Newsome

In addition to journal articles, Edward J. Latessa has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored What Works in Reducing Recidivism, published in 2020 by the University of St. Thomas - Minnesota. This work has been cited multiple times, indicating its role in ongoing academic discussion concerning recidivism reduction strategies.

  • University of St. Thomas - Minnesota: 1 book publication

Their work is published primarily in venues associated with criminology and public policy, with Criminology & Public Policy cited as a notable publication venue where their research has appeared.

  • Criminology & Public Policy

Best Publications

  • The Risk Principle in Action: What Have We Learned From 13,676 Offenders and 97 Correctional Programs?

    Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Edward J. Latessa;Alexander M. Holsinger

  • DOES CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM QUALITY REALLY MATTER? THE IMPACT OF ADHERING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION*

    Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Edward J. Latessa;Paula Smith

  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

    Robert L. Listenbee;Lesli Blair;Carrie Sullivan;Christopher J. Sullivan

  • INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE RISK PRINCIPLE: IDENTIFYING OFFENDERS FOR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT*

    Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Edward J. Latessa

  • Can 14,737 women be wrong? A meta‐analysis of the LSI‐R and recidivism for female offenders*

    Paula Smith;Francis T. Cullen;Edward J. Latessa

  • Risk/Need Assessment, Offender Classification, and the Role of Childhood Abuse

    Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Alexander M. Holsinger;Edward J. Latessa

  • THE CORRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF PRISON WARDENS: IS THE REHABILITATIVE IDEAL SUPPORTED?*

    Francis T. Cullen;Edward J. Latessa;Velmer S. Burton;Lucien X. Lombardo

  • What Works in Reducing Recidivism

    Edward J. Latessa Ph.D.;Christopher Lowenkamp Ph.D.

  • Probation officers' roles in intensive supervision: Surveillance versus treatment

    Todd R. Clear;Edward J. Latessa

  • Corrections in the Community

    Edward J. Latessa;Paula Smith

  • The Role of Offender Risk Assessment: A Policy Maker Guide

    Edward J. Latessa;Brian Lovins

  • The Effect of Drug Court Programming on Recidivism: the Cincinnati Experience

    Shelley Johnson Listwan;Jody L. Sundt;Alexander M. Holsinger;Edward J. Latessa

  • THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVIDENCE‐BASED PRACTICES

    Edward J. Latessa

  • Improving probation officers' supervision skills: an evaluation of the EPICS model

    Paula Smith;Myrinda Schweitzer;Ryan M. Labrecque;Edward J. Latessa

  • Predicting outcome with the Level of Service Inventory-Revised: The importance of implementation integrity

    Anthony W. Flores;Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Alexander M. Holsinger;Edward J. Latessa

  • What Works (and Doesn't) in Reducing Recidivism

    Edward J. Latessa;Shelley Johnson Listwan;Deborah Koetzle

  • Applying the Risk Principle to Sex Offenders Can Treatment Make Some Sex Offenders Worse

    Brian Lovins;Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Edward J. Latessa

  • Exploring the validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised with Native American offenders.

    Alexander M. Holsinger;Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Edward J. Latessa

  • Intensive supervision programs: Does program philosophy and the principles of effective intervention matter?☆

    Christopher T. Lowenkamp;Anthony W. Flores;Alexander M. Holsinger;Matthew D. Makarios

  • Examining the Interaction between Level of Risk and Dosage of Treatment

    Kimberly Gentry Sperber;Edward J. Latessa;Matthew D. Makarios

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher T. Lowenkamp
Christopher T. Lowenkamp University of Missouri–Kansas City
Francis T. Cullen
Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati
Travis C. Pratt
Travis C. Pratt University of Cincinnati
Todd R. Clear
Todd R. Clear Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael L. Benson
Michael L. Benson University of Cincinnati

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