2026 Joan Petersilia: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	47	69	55	120	9428

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Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Overview

Joan Petersilia was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic community primarily through research and scholarship.

In 2018, Joan Petersilia was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Their research interests and areas of study are not detailed in available records, and there is no specific information on publications, co-authors, or book contributions provided.

Best Publications

When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Joan Petersilia

1940
Citations
Intensive Probation and Parole

Joan R. Petersilia;Susan Turner

422
Citations
Reentry Reconsidered: A New Look at an Old Question

Jeremy Travis;Joan Petersilia

342
Citations
The Criminal Investigation Process

Peter W. Greenwood;Jan M. Chaiken;Joan R. Petersilia;Linda L. Prusoff

325
Citations
Prisoner Reentry: Public Safety and Reintegration Challenges

Joan Petersilia

291
Citations
Parolee Recidivism in California: The Effect of Neighborhood Context and Social Service Agency Characteristics

John R. Hipp;Joan Petersilia;Susan Turner

275
Citations
Racial disparities in the criminal justice system

Joan R. Petersilia

253
Citations
Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons.

Joan R. Petersilia;Peter W. Greenwood;Marvin Lavin

246
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Crime Victims With Developmental Disabilities: A Review Essay

Joan R. Petersilia

235
Citations
What Works in Prisoner Reentry? Reviewing and Questioning the Evidence.

Joan Petersilia

222
Citations
Parole and Prisoner Reentry in the United States

Joan Petersilia

185
Citations
Perceptions of punishment : inmates and staff rank the severity of prison versus intermediate sanctions

Joan Petersilia;Elizabeth Piper Deschenes

171
Citations
"BACK-END SENTENCING" AND REIMPRISONMENT: INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY PREDICTORS OF PAROLE SANCTIONING DECISIONS*

Jeffrey Lin;Ryken Grattet;Joan Petersilia

168
Citations
Smart sentencing : the emergence of intermediate sanctions

James M. Byrne;Arthur J. Lurigio;Joan Petersilia

168
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When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences

Joan Petersilia

166
Citations
A Decade of Experimenting with Intermediate Sanctions: What Have We Learned?:

Joan Petersilia

154
Citations
Race and imprisonment decisions in California.

Stephen Klein;Joan Petersilia;Susan Turner

143
Citations
Comparing Intensive and Regular Supervision for High-Risk Probationers: Early Results from an Experiment in California

Joan Petersilia;Susan Turner

143
Citations
Crime : public policies for crime control

James Q. Wilson;Joan Petersilia

137
Citations
Probation in the United States

Joan Petersilia

137
Citations
The Oxford handbook of sentencing and corrections

Joan Petersilia;Kevin R. Reitz

56
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Turner University of California, Irvine

James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh

Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati

Michael Tonry University of Minnesota

Franklin E. Zimring University of California, Berkeley

David P. Farrington University of Cambridge

John R. Hipp University of California, Irvine

Jeremy Travis City University of New York

External Links

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