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Cynthia Calkins

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Research Interests

  • Sexual violence policy and prevention

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Affiliated Campus(es)

  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Dr. Cynthia Calkins is a licensed clinical forensic psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY. She received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and a Masters of Legal Studies (MLS) from the University of Nebraska's Law-Psychology program. She completed an APA accredited predoctoral internship at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute in Tampa, FL and did postdoctoral work at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Her work focuses broadly on establishing empirical evidence for use in sex offender policy and sexual violence prevention. She has served as a PI on two major federal grants from the U.S. National Institute of Justice.  The most recent of these was primary prevention oriented and helped to identify risk markers for sexual violence perpetration among a sample of clergy sex offenders.  Current projects include a longitudinal study that examines factors promoting desistance from sexual offending and the examination and prevention of sexual violence in Latino cultures.

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  • John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Books

Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States ​(Springer, 2021) book cover

Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

by Elizabeth Jeglic Professor, Psychology Cynthia Calkins Professor, Psychology

Elizabeth Jeglic and Cynthia Calkins, Editors
Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States
(Springer, 2021)

This handbook provides a holistic and comprehensive examination of issues related to criminal justice reform in the United States from a multidisciplinary perspective. Divided into five key domains of reform in the criminal justice system, it analyzes:

- Policing

- Policy and sentencing

- Reentry

- Treatment

- Alternatives to incarceration

Each section provides a history and overview of the domain within the criminal justice system, followed by chapters discussing issues integral to reform. The volume emphasizes decreasing incarceration and minimizing racial, ethnic and economic inequalities. Each section ends with tangible recommendations, based on evidence-based approaches for reform.

Of interest to researchers, scholars, activists and policymakers, this unique volume offers a pathway for the future of criminal justice reform in the United States.

Published July 2021
Springer 2021

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New Frontiers in Offender Treatment

Springer International Publishing, 2018

by Elizabeth Jeglic Professor, Psychology Cynthia Calkins Professor, Psychology

This book reviews how new and promising evidence-based interventions are being used with those involved in the criminal justice system.  While there has been an increased emphasis on evidence-based practice within forensic treatment, there remains a disjoint between what we know works and adapting these interventions to those involved in the criminal justice system.

This book seeks to bridge that gap by providing an overview of what we know works and how that information has been translated into offender treatment.  In addition, it highlights avenues where additional research is needed.

Jeglic is an assistant professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center.

Calkins is an assistant professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center.

Published December 2018

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Related News

April 29, 2015

Clinical Psychology at John Jay College Faculty Awards

Congratulations to Dr. William Gottidener, who was awarded the Scholarship and Research Award by the APA Division 39, and to Drs. Cynthia Calkins and Elizabeth Jeglic who were awarded the Fay Honey Knopp Award by the NYS ATSA! All three faculty are from our Clinical Psychology at John Jay College training area. More details below.