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Lin Liu

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About

Lin Liu is an Assistant Professor in Criminology, Law & Society at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on reentry, corrections, juvenile justice, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in social science research. Her recent studies examined the experiences of justice-involved youth and adults who are re-entering society. In Florida, she has contributed to multiple large-scale research projects, including post-incarcerated individuals’ employment, mental health and social support system, and program evaluations of prosecutorial diversion programs and policing strategies. Lin holds a Ph.D. in criminology and M.S. in statistics from the University of Delaware. For more information about her research and teaching, see https://lindyliu0.wixsite.com/linliu

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Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

  • CCJ 4700 Research Methods and Data Analysis
  • CCJ 4104 Criminological Theory
  • CJC 4010 Introduction to Corrections
  • CRJU 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice

Graduate Courses

  • CCJ 6705 Research Methods and Analysis

Research

Areas of Specialization

  • Corrections
  • Reentry
  • Machine learning and data science
  • Developmental and life course criminology
  • Intersectionality and heterogenous needs of justice-involved individuals

Select Publications

  • Liu, L. (In press). Does Perceived Procedural Justice in Policing Predict Future Offending? Findings from a Sample of Justice-Involved Individuals. Crime & Delinquency.
  • Liu, L. (In press). The Direct and Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Confined Youth. Health & Justice. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-024-00267-8
  • Liu, L., Taylor, B. G., Liu, W., & Stein, N. D. (2024). The Saturation-and Dose-Dependent Effects of a Teen Sexual Harassment Prevention Program: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-024-01661-2
  • Liu, L., Zgoba, K. M., & Low, S. (2024). Aggression and Academic Misconduct Among Justice-Involved Youth: The Roles of Facility Environment, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Competency. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15412040241232919
  • Liu, L., & Zgoba, K. M. (2024). Examining a Triple Threat: The Intersection of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Re-entry of a Sample of Justice-Involved Persons. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-024-01347-5
  • Liu, L., Becker, P., & Mowen, T. J. (2023). Social support during reentry: Family, mentor, religious, parole officer, and social service roles. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 50(7), 1053-1070.
  • Liu, L., Mowen, T. J., Visher, C. A., & Sun, D. (2023). Violent victimization during reentry: Prevalence, triggers, and impact on mental health. Justice Quarterly, 40(4), 534-558.
  • Liu, L. (2023). Suicidal ideation during the transitioning from prison to the community: financial hardship, relational distress, health issues, and gender. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 62(6), 337-357.
  • Lin, K., & Liu, L. (2023). Dating Violence Perpetration among Sexual Minority Youths in the US: Exploring the Effects of Masculinity Ideology. Crime & Delinquency.    https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287231178676
  • Liu, L. (2023). Is Peer Influence Gender and Age Specific? Findings from a Sample of Justice-Involved Individuals. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X231172647
  • Lin, K., & Liu, L. (2023). Friendly Teasing or Traumatic Bullying? Examining the Conditioning Effect of Social Distance on the Negative Psychological Outcomes of Homophobic Name-Calling. Journal of School Violence, 22(3), 429-441.
  • Liu, L. (2022). Racialized employment outcomes during reentry: A test of competing explanations. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287221107575.
  • Liu, L. (2022). Shared race/ethnicities of prosecutor and defendant: A test of competing hypotheses predicting case outcomes. Criminal Justice Policy Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/08874034221083264
  • Liu, L., Visher, C., & O’Connell, D. (2022). Late-bloomers Among US Offenders: A Test Using a 30-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-022-00208-9.
  • Kutateladze, B., & Liu, L. (2021). Using split hierarchical logistic modelling to estimate the effects of prosecutors’ race and sex on racial disparities in prosecution. Justice Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2022.2125048.
  • Liu, L., Miller, S. L., & Visher, C. A. (2021). The strain of procedural injustice in parole among former prisoners: A test with a mixed-gender sample. Justice Quarterly, 38(4), 653-677.

Contact

Lin Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Criminology & Law
Office: Turlington Hall, Room TBD
Email: lin.liu@ufl.edu
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611