Rate My Professor Riane Bolin

Her research focuses on juvenile justice, probation practices, corrections for juveniles and adults, drug use in the criminal justice system, and juvenile delinquency. She has supervised master's theses on topics such as victims seeking services and spatial variability of crime. Key publications include "Adultification in Juvenile Corrections: Examining the Orientations of Juvenile and Adult Probation and Parole Officers" (with B.K. Applegate, American Journal of Criminal Justice); "In the Best Interests of the Child? Distinctions Between the Attitudes of Juvenile and Adult Probation Officers Toward Treating Juveniles as Adults" (2023); "Public Opinion about Parental Responsibility for Juvenile Crime" (2020, with E. Aizpurua and others); "Americans' Opinions on Juvenile Justice: Preferred Aims, Sentencing Preferences, and Rehabilitation Support" (2021); and "The Influence of Correctional Education, Skills, and Lifelong Learning on Social Outcomes" (2019, with R. Galeshi). In 2020, Bolin received the Dorothy Bracey/Janice Joseph Minority and Women New Scholar Award. Her work appears in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, contributing to discussions on public attitudes and practitioner orientations in juvenile corrections.