Pam Lattimore
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Pamela K. Lattimore

Principal Scientist: Crime, Justice Policy, and Behavior Program

Pamela K. Lattimore, Ph.D., 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.

Education

PhD, Economics (Econometrics and Public Finance), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BA, Interdisciplinary Studies (Economics and Environmental Studies), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Publications

Prisoner reentry services: What worked for SVORI Evaluation participants? Final report
Lattimore, P.K., Barrick, K., Cowell, A., Dawes, D., Steffey, D., & Tueller, S. (Feb 2012)
Measuring gaps in reentry service delivery through program director and participant reports. — Justice Research and Policy
Lattimore, P.K., Visher, C.A., & Steffey, D.M. (Dec 2011)
A Cost-Benefit Study of a Breaking the Cycle Program for Juveniles — Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Cowell, A.J., Lattimore, P.K., & Krebs, C.P. (May 2010)
Evaluating the Juvenile Breaking the Cycle Program's impact on recidivism — Journal of Criminal Justice
Krebs, C.P., Lattimore, P.K., Cowell, A.J., & Graham, P. (Mar 2010)
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