Rimonda MarounRimonda R. Maroun, Ph.D., completed her doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and is currently a faculty member in the criminal justice department at Endicott College. Her primary research interests include evidence-based treatment odalities in corrections, juvenile justice policy and practice, and race and ethnicity across the justice system from initial contact to sentencing and correctional treatment. Her recent monograph, Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing, examines the impact of community characteristics, specifically concentrated disadvantage, on juvenile court outcomes. Dr. Maroun has a passion for challenging students to think critically about how they can have a positive effect on the criminal justice system, no matter what career path they take. Read More Read Less