艾丽卡亚当斯
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副教授 Department of Justice Studies 关键字 Caribbean Criminology, Trinidad and Tobago, Gang Violence, Street Crime; Automated Record Clearance, Expungement, Criminal Record |
Current Research Activities
At present, I am working on several research projects centered on criminal record clearance and crime in Trinidad and Tobago. I present the research questions for two 下面是我的项目.
My research project entitled “The Impact of Automated Record Clearance on Individuals, Families, and Communities: A Qualitative Inquiry” asks the following research questions: (1) What are the perceived and actual, intended or unintended effects of criminal record clearance on people’s lives? (2) To what extent do results vary when criminal record clearance is automatic vs. petition-based? (3) What are the effects of criminal record clearance on families 和社区?
One of my research projects on crime in Trinidad and Tobago is centered on evaluating a local implementation of the Cure Violence model (Project REASON) in 16 high-crime 社区. The overarching research questions for this project are: (1) How did program implementation impact crime rates, (2) What was the implementation fidelity for Project REASON, (3) What were the successes of Project REASON, (4) What were the limitations of Project REASON.
Research 连接s to Current 事件
Having a criminal record decreases peoples’ opportunities for employment, subsidized 住房等. Research indicates that petition-based record clearance reduces some of the consequences of a criminal record. However, there is limited knowledge on the benefits of automated criminal record clearance. I am the Co-PI of a study that investigates the perceived and actual impact of automated record clearance on individuals, families, 和社区. As automatic record clearance legislation is adopted and implemented in some states, empirical evidence of the benefits and limitations of this policy can encourage adoption in additional jurisdictions and guide improvements where necessary. In 2019, the murder rate in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) 44岁.每10万人中有9人 with approximately 60 percent of homicides attributed to gang violence. Unfortunately, the criminal justice system in the nation has been largely unsuccessful in addressing gang related violence. I am writing a peer-reviewed journal article that analyzes the sucess of a public health model (Cure Violence) at reducing violent crime in 16 Trinidadian 社区. This paper will contribute to the literature on developing strategies to combat violence 在一个高犯罪率的社会.
Personal 连接s to Research
I grew up in a working class community in Trinidad and Tobago. 成长于 the Caribbean was amazing. I remember picking mangos, plums, and passion fruit for midday snacks and trying to catch wabeens (fresh-water fish) in the river behind my grandmother’s house with my cousins. As the decades passed, my country of birth became gravely impacted by gang conflict and gun violence. In 2019, the murder rate in Trinidad 多巴哥44岁.每10万人中有9人. Comparatively, in 2018, the murder rate in San José, 加州是2.每10万人67人. I became a criminologist to produce and disseminate knowledge on the impact of crime on 社区 in the Caribbean and the United States, and to create initiatives to decrease the impact of crime on people’s lived experiences.
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1st Area: Caribbean Criminology, Trinidad and Tobago, Gang Violence, Street Crime; 2nd Area: Automated Record Clearance, Expungement, Criminal Record
