Voula Marinos
Associate Professor
Department of Child and Youth Studies
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Voula Marinos is an Associate Professor and holds a Ph.D in Criminology from the Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto. Her interdisciplinary research is currently focused on three primary areas: diversion of youth and adults from the formal court process; mental health, intellectual disabilities, law and the courts; and plea bargaining and sentencing of youth and adults. She is a Member of the Canadian Centre for Lifespan Research at Brock University. She was part of the 3Rs Rights, Respect and Responsibility Research Team at Brock, committed to research on human rights for persons with intellectual disabilities. Much of her work involves interviews with criminal justice professionals and court observations. She lectures widely to criminal justice professionals, law students, and community-based organizations about her research and criminal justice policy. Dr. Marinos teaches courses in the department relating to youth law (CHYS 3P39), young offenders and youth justice (CHYS 3P40), sentencing and punishment of young offenders (CHYS 4P39), and the Craft of Research (CHYS 4P70). She is taking graduate students for 2017-18.
Research Interest
Court processes and criminal law; plea bargaining; criminal justice policy and reform; sentencing and punishment of young and adult offenders; diversion from the justice system; mental health, intellectual disabilities, and the courts; alternatives to imprisonment
Publications
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Marinos, V. 2011. "David C. May & Peter B. Wood, Ranking Correctional Punishments: View From Offenders, Practitioners, and the Public." Book Review. Punishment & Society: The International Journal of Penology. 13(5): 637-39.
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Varma, K. & V. Marinos. 2013. "Three Decades of Public Attitudes Research on Crime and Punishment in Canada". Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 55(4): 549:562.
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V. Marinos, D. Griffiths, C. Fergus, S. Stromski. & K. Rondeau. 2014. “Victims and Witnesses with Intellectual Disability in the Criminal Justice System.†Criminal Law Quarterly. 61(4): 517-30.
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Hyde, C., Marinos, V. & N. Innocente. 2016. "What Do Meaningful Consequences and Fair and Proportionate Accountability Mean to Youth Offered Extrajudicial Sanctions in Ontario?" Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice. 58(2): 194-220.
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Marinos, V., Robinson, J., Gosse, L., Fergus, C., & D. Griffiths. 2017. "Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System: A View from Criminal Justice Professionals in Ontario." Criminal Law Quarterly. 64(1)&(2).
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Marinos, V., Innocente, N. & C. Goodwin-DeFaria. Forthcoming. "Giving Voice: Prioritizing Youth Agency in Criminal Justice Diversion." In Chen, X., Raby, R. & P. Albanese. Eds. The Sociology of Childhood and Youth Studies in Canada: Categories, Inequalities, Engagements. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
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Marinos, V. & D. Gregory. Forthcoming. "The Tale of A Youth Guilty Plea Court & A Youth Mental Health Court in Ontario, Canada: How Different Are They in Practice?" International Journal of Therapeutic Jurisprudence.
