Joan Petersilia

Joan Petersilia
Joan Petersilia
Born	Joan Ramme; January 2, 1951; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2019 (aged 68); Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Education	Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1972); Ohio State University (M.A., 1974); University of California, Irvine (Ph.D., 1990);
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Awards	2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, received an honorary Doctor of Public Policy by the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School (also in 2014)
	Scientific career
Fields	Criminology; Criminal law
Institutions	Stanford University
Thesis	Intensive supervision probation for high-risk offenders: findings from three California experiments (1990)
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Binder

Joan Ramme Petersilia (January 2, 1951 – September 23, 2019) was an American criminologist and the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, as well as the faculty co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.

Joan Petersilia
Born	Joan Ramme (1951-01-02)January 2, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2019(2019-09-23) (aged 68) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Education	Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1972) Ohio State University (M.A., 1974) University of California, Irvine (Ph.D., 1990)
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Awards	2014 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, received an honorary Doctor of Public Policy by the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School (also in 2014)
Scientific career
Fields	Criminology Criminal law
Institutions	Stanford University
Thesis	Intensive supervision probation for high-risk offenders: findings from three California experiments (1990)
Doctoral advisor	Arnold Binder