Crime and Justice
The experts listed here were chosen to represent the principal fields of research at RTI because of their professional experience, published writings, and peer recognition. To request an interview or an expert opinion of any of these individuals, please contact either Lisa Bistreich (919-316-3596; lbistreich@rti.org) or Patrick Gibbons (919-541-6136; pgibbons@rti.org).
The following experts are active in the field of Crime & Justice.
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Biography
Pamela K. Lattimore, Ph.D., is a principal scientist in RTI's Crime, Justice Policy, and Behavior Program. She is an expert in prisoner reentry and multi-modal correctional program evaluation, and evaluates interventions, investigates the causes and correlates of criminal behavior, and assesses approaches for improving criminal justice system operations. Dr. Lattimore has been a project director or principal investigator for multiple studies, including the Multi-site Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, the Comparison of Alternative Coercive Drug Treatment Models, the Evaluation of the Juvenile Breaking-the-Cycle Program, the National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, the Coordinating Center for the Criminal Justice Diversion Program for Individuals with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders, and the Re-entry Court Process Evaluation. She served as chair of the Division on Corrections and Sentencing of the American Society of Criminology from 2001 to 2003, has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals. Read More…