Laura MacDiarmid
Assistant Professor
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Research Areas
- Restorative justice
- Transformative justice
- Victimization
- Bail
- Community engaged scholarship
- Sociology of emotion
- Youth justice
- Punishment
- Community justice
About
My research explores the experiences of criminal justice involved individuals with a particular focus on community justice alternatives, such as restorative justice and bail. I draw from sociological and criminological theories that account for interactional dynamics, emotion, and punishment.
My research is also informed by principles of community engaged scholarship. Currently, I am lead researcher on a provincial study exploring Youth Justice Committees, a program model of restorative justice, in partnership with the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
My faculty position is associated with and located at the University of Guelph-Humber, Justice Studies.
Research Interests
Restorative Justice, Youth Justice, Punishment, Sociology of Emotion, Community Justice