In an effort to better bridge the gap between my research and practice, I have put together elevator style policy briefs to highlight the key policy related findings for the research articles I have published. These policy briefs are intended to translate the research findings to practice.
Ian A. Silver
Research Brief: Slowing Down Reinvolvement in the System – A Multi-Site Examination of the Effects of COVID-19 on Time Until Readmission into Jail
Article: Silver, I. A., Burtch, E., Janda, K., Lattimore, P. K., & DeMichele, M. (2025). Slowing Down Reinvolvement in the System: A Multi-Site Examination of the Effects of COVID on Time Until Readmission into Jail. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 50(1), 58-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-024-09778-4 1. Background (PDF) Each year, millions of…
Research Brief: Academic Achievement and Prison Program Effectiveness and Reentry
Article: Silver, I. A., Cochran, J. C., Motz, R. T., & Nedelec, J. L. (2020). Academic Achievement and the Implications for Prison Program Effectiveness and Reentry. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820919790 1. Background (PDF) Incarcerated populations typically exhibit lower educational attainment and literacy than the general public, with…
Research Brief: Within-Prison Sanctioning and Recidivism: Ensnarement During Imprisonment
Article: Silver, Ian A., & Nedelec, Joseph L. (2018). “Ensnarement During Imprisonment: Re-Conceptualizing Theoretically Driven Policies to Address the Association Between Within-Prison Sanctioning and Recidivism.” Criminology & Public Policy, 17(4), 1005–1044. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12397 1. Background (PDF & Article) Over the last three decades, life-course criminology has deepened our understanding…
Research Brief: The Potential Effects of Combining Pretrial Supervision Conditions
Article: Silver, Ian A., DeMichele, Matthew, Bechtel, Kristin, and Lattimore, Pamela K. 2025. The Potential Effects of Combining Pretrial Supervision Conditions. Federal Probation 88(2): 76–86. https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/88_2_9.pdf 1. Background (PDF & Article) Pretrial release decisions influence court and community outcomes for numerous individuals each year. While pretrial release without…
Research Brief: Reducing school crime events and status offense complaints: Additional evidence for School Justice Partnerships
Article: Silver, Ian A., Bechtel, Kristin, and Dawes, Debbie. 2025. Reducing school crime events and status offense complaints: Additional evidence for School Justice Partnerships. Journal of Experimental Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-025-09680-x 1. Background (PDF & Article) Existing literature has largely illustrated that the overuse of exclusionary disciplinary actions in schools…
Research Brief: Exacerbating Inequality over the Life-Course: Examining Race Differences in the Reciprocal Effects between Incarceration and Income
Article: Silver, Ian A., D’Amato, Christopher, and Wooldredge, John. 2024. Exacerbating Inequality over the Life-Course: Examining Race Differences in the Reciprocal Effects between Incarceration and Income. Social Forces, 102(3), 839–860. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soad113 1. Background (PDF and Article) Racial disparities in income and incarceration are deeply entrenched in American society.…
Research Brief: The Effects of Youth Incarceration in Adult Institutions on Future Incarceration.
Article: Silver, Ian A., Vaidya, Prarthana, and Wooldredge, John. 2025. “The Effects of Youth Incarceration in Adult Institutions on Future Incarceration.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 98, 102426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102426. 1. Background (PDF and Article) Thousands of adolescents are sentenced to serve time in adult jails and prisons each year.…
Research Brief: Exploring the Effects of School Justice Partnerships on Referrals to the Juvenile Justice System and School Exclusionary Discipline
PDF and Published Article BackgroundSchool Justice Partnerships are an agreement between court officials, school officials, and law enforcement officials to implement a graduated approach for responding to school-based misconduct in an effort to reduce referrals to the juvenile justice system, suspensions, and expulsions. County officials in the State…
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