This exploratory study examines the hypothesis that Socratic pedagogy is a useful tool for imparting critical thinking and moral reasoning skills to inmates. The study explores the effectiveness of a new...

Prisons provide us with a place to segregate criminals from the population at large, but the ongoing question is what to do with them once we have incarcerated them? On one side there is the idea that prisons...

Interview with Sharon Franklin by Heather Petrocelli on December 3, 2014. Franklin is an educator, librarian, and writer working in Eugene, Oregon. Interview at Sharon Franklin's residence in Eugene, OR.

The vast majority of Oregon prisoners — 94% or more — are released to the community after serving a median sentence of five and a half years. Most former prisoners struggle to resume their family...

With technological advances and increases in the number of people who can access and use technology, cyberstalking is a crime increasing in prevalence across the United States. The goal of this report is to...

Interview with the Pamela Hayes by Heather Petrocelli on November 14, 2016. At the time of this interview, Hayes was a student in the Criminal Justice department at Portland State University. Interview at...

Interview with Laurie Ellett by Heather Petrocelli on January 29, 2015. Ellett is the Executive Director of Helping Professionals Wellness Center in Battle Ground, Washington. Interview at Laurie Ellett's...

Interview with the Honorable Rick Haselton by Heather Petrocelli on April 20, 2015. Haselton has been a Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals since 1994 and has served as Chief Judge since 2012. Interview at the...

Interview with Linda Hudson by Heather Petrocelli on May 19, 2015. She is the Director of African American Services and the Program Director of the Imani Center with Central City Concern in Portland, Oregon....

Interview with Karen Jacobs-Lona by Heather Petrocelli on May 5, 2015. Jacobs-Lona is a Corrections Counselor at Multnomah County's Day Reporting Center in Oregon. Interview at Karen Jacobs-Lona's home in...