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Paul Bellair

Paul Bellair

Paul Bellair

Professor and Director of Criminal Justice Research Center
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bellair.1@osu.edu

614-292-5831

Townshend Hall 202A
1885 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

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Areas of Expertise

  • Socio-Economic Disadvantage
  • Criminology
  • Recidivism
  • Employment
  • Drug Use
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Mixed Methods

Education

  • Ph.D. - Sociology, State University of New York-Albany
  • MA - Sociology, State University of New York-Albany
  • BA - Sociology, State University of New York-Albany

Paul Bellair CV 

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Dr. Bellair's research addresses the community context of crime, delinquency, and drug use, race/ethnic differences in violence, life course criminology, recidivism, and crime prevention. His most recent research examines the distinction between legal and illegal work identity and desistance from crime among formerly incarcerated individuals. He is the Principal Investigator of three data collections. The first is a longitudinal study of 250 incarcerated individuals (The Ohio Prison study). The second is a mixed method study of desistance from crime among a sample of 100 middle aged, formerly incarcerated individuals. The third is a mixed methods study of the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) program.

Featured Project:

Lives of the Formerly Incarcerated

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Crime, Deviance & Social Control
Gender, Race & Class