Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Jane Sprott, PhD OFFICE:  JOR-831 TELEPHONE:  46-979-5000 ext 2259 EMAIL:   jsprott@ryerson.ca

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Dr. Sprott is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ryerson University. Her research interests include the operation of the youth and adult criminal justice systems, issues around pre-trial release, sentencing in Canada, and perceptions of crime and criminal justice policies. She is currently working on a SSHRC funded project which investigates bail conditions placed on youths. Professor Sprott has taught courses in the areas of corrections, youth justice, introduction to the criminal justice system, and research methods.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Greene, C., Sprott, J.B., Madon, N., and Jung, M. (2010). Punishing Processes in Youth Court: Procedural Justice, Court Atmosphere and Youths’ Views of the Legitimacy of the Justice System. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 52(5), 527-544

Sprott, J.B. and Doob, A.N. (2009).  Justice for Girls?  Stability and Change in the Youth Justice Systems of the United States and Canada.  Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Sprott, J.B. and Greene, C. (2010).  Trust and Confidence in the Courts: Does the Quality of Treatment Young Offenders Receive Affect their Views of the Courts? Crime and Delinquency,56(2), 290-322.

Sprott, J.B. and Doob, A.N. (2008).  Youth crime rates and the youth justice system.  Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 50 (5), 621-639

Sprott, J.B. (2006).  The Use of Custody for Failing to Comply with a Disposition Cases under the Young Offenders Act.  Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 48(4), 609-622.

Doob, A.N. and Sprott, J.B. (2006).  Assessing punitiveness in Canadian youth justice policy.  Punishment and Society, 8(4), 477-480.

Doob A.N. and Sprott, J.B. (2004).  "Youth Justice in Canada".  In Crime and Justice: A Review of the Research. Volume 31  (M. Tonry and A. Doob, Eds).  Pp. 185-242.  Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Sprott, J.B. and Cesaroni, C. (2002).  Similarities in trends in homicide in the United States and Canada: Guns, crack or simple demographics?  Homicide Studies. Vol 6(4), 348-359.