Ryan Spohn, Ph.D.
Director of Nebraska Center for Justice and Research
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Ryan Spohn is an expert on community-engaged research on juvenile justice, criminal justice, corrections and inmate re-entry, victimology, and program evaluation.
Biography
Ryan Spohn, Ph.D., is the Director of the Nebraska Center of Justice Research at UNO, where he conducts state and local research and evaluations activities to improve the performance of Nebraska’s juvenile justice system, law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, inmate reentry, and corrections activities.
Spohn has been awarded millions of dollars to conduct community-engaged research and evaluation, and has an extensive body or work which has been published in numerous sociology and criminal justice journals, including Criminal Justice and Behavior, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Crime & Delinquency.
In the News
Omaha City Council approves agreement with UNO to develop ‘Poverty Elimination Action Plan’ - WOWT
Researchers explore how to better tap into Nebraska’s prison population to fill labor gaps - Nebraska Examiner
UNO Researchers Leading Statewide Effort to Support Safe Traffic Stops in Nebraska - UNO News
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