La Vigne has authored articles in journals, chapters in edited volumes, and textbooks and monographs in the areas of prisoner reentry, crime prevention, policing, and spatial analysis. She also served as research director for the Texas Punishment Standards Commission. Her other work experience includes consulting for the Police Executive Research Forum, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and the National Development and Research Institute. Prior to her current position, La Vigne was founding director of the National Institute of Justice’s Crime Mapping Research Center. Her other research interests include the geographic analysis of crime, situational crime prevention, and community policing. Wolf with Jesse JannettaĪbout the Authors Nancy La Vigne is a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, where she directs several projects on prisoner reentry, including Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry, a multi-state, longitudinal study of the reentry experience. Voices of Experience: Focus Group Findings on Prisoner Reentry in the State of Rhode Island Nancy G. R E S E A R C H R E P O R T November 2004

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