Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Contact Information

Courses

• Criminal Justice Research Methods
• Professional and Legal Writing
• Social Science Research Methods
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
• Corrections

Research

• Criminal and racial/ethnic stigma
• Audit research designs
• Higher education in prison
• Family and community effects of incarceration
• Mass incarceration and public health
• Penal abolition

Education

• PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington
• BA, Indiana University, Bloomington

Academic Profile

Dr. Evans is a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice who researches criminal stigmatization and barriers to reentry, the familial and public health consequences and mass incarceration, and higher education programs in prisons. He has worked on grants funded by federal, state, and local governments and foundations and nonprofits. His funded research and program evaluation projects have used quasi-experimental designs to measure the effectiveness of alternatives to incarceration and reentry programs for juveniles and adults. Dr. Evans also teaches college courses at Sing Sing and Taconic Correctional Facilities through Hudson Link for Higher Education and Northern State Prison and East Jersey State Prison through the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJSTEP) Consortium. He received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Indiana University. In addition to his passion for research and teaching, he plays bass guitar with various music groups and enjoys playing and watching basketball.

Dr. Evans has been teaching in universities and prisons for the past decade, cultivating a critical analysis of the criminal legal system that acknowledges the impact of race and social class on system contact, guiding students through use of the research process to answer important questions about human biases regarding racism and the stigma of a criminal record, and seeking to reimagine a prison system into one that prioritizes rehabilitation, protects children, supports families, and uplifts communities. Dr. Evans loves engaging with students to share knowledge, give meaning to, and devise service and learning initiatives to support social justice. He is available to work with and mentor students on research projects.