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Experts
Christine Visher
Director
Center for Drug and Health Studies
Professor
Sociology
Areas of Expertise
- A nationally recognized expert on crime and justice, Visher has 25 years of experience in policy research.
- Specialties include prisoner reentry, employment of offenders, criminal violence, crime prevention strategies, youth offenders, prisons and probation.
- Director of UD's Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Visher is knowledgeable about substance abuse as well as its interplay with criminality and the criminal justice system.
- Visher previously worked as a senior scientist for the U.S. Department of Justice and as a senior associate with The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.
In the News
The Baltimore Sun
Contact Information
302-831-6921
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