Cassia Spohn
Cassia Cathleen Spohn | |
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Alma mater | rape law |
Awards | 2013 Faculty Achievement Award for Defining Edge Research in Social Sciences from Arizona State University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Criminology, criminal justice |
Institutions | Arizona State University |
Thesis | The role of advisory boards in the national policy-making process (1978) |
Cassia Cathleen Spohn is a Foundation Professor at Arizona State University, where she is also the director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Education
Spohn attended the
Career
Spohn joined the faculty of the
Research
Spohn has published over 100 papers on various subjects in the field of criminal justice, including the effects of race and sex on federal sentencing decisions, the deterrent effect of prison, and the processing of sexual assault cases.[3][4][5] In 1987, the Supreme Court of the United States cited her research in the landmark capital punishment case McCleskey v. Kemp.[2]
Honors and awards
In 1985, Spohn became a Graduate College Faculty Fellow at the University of Nebraska.[1] In 2013, she received the Faculty Achievement Award for Defining Edge Research in Social Sciences from Arizona State University.[2]
Editorial activities
In 2011, Spohn became the editor-in-chief of Justice Quarterly.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Cassia Spohn CV" (PDF). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Cassia Spohn". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "US commanders in Japan overruled court-martial recommendation in 2 rape cases, dropped charges, analysis shows". Fox News. Associated Press. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Ehrenfreund, Max (2 February 2016). "What makes the rape case against Bill Cosby so unusual". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Dobie, Kathy (10 January 2016). "To Catch a Rapist". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links
- Faculty page
- Cassia Spohn publications indexed by Google Scholar