Andrea Cantora
assistant professor
Criminal Justice
The University of Baltimore
United States of America
Biography
Cantora’s primary research interests are focused on issues related to incarceration, prison reentry, and urban crime prevention. Since 2002, Cantora has conducted research in prisons, jails and community correction settings in New Jersey, New York and Maryland. Cantora previously worked as a research associate at John Jay’s Research and Evaluation Center, and the Vera Institute of Justice’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections. Her work has been published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, the Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology, Criminal Justice Studies and American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Research Interest
Criminology Prisons Criminal Justice Punishment
Publications
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Navigating the job search after incarceration: the experiences of work-release participants
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Social Relationships and Group Dynamics Inside a Community Correction Facility for Women
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Understanding Drivers of Crime in East Baltimore: Resident Perceptions of Why Crime Persists
