Carla J. Barrett

Since finishing Courting Kids, Carla's research and writing projects focus on the efficacy of Alternative to Incarceration programs, "problem-solving courts" for adolescents in NYC, the problem of the criminalization of youth and the unintended consequences of criminal justice legislation on young people. She is an advocate for reform of juvenile justice policies in New York State and for the use of alternative to incarceration and other community-based rehabilitation programs. She has volunteered with a NYC non-profit that teaches awareness-based practices (such as yoga and meditation) to court-involved youth.

She's been an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at John Jay College (CUNY) since 2010. Prior to that she was an Assistant Professor in Sociology at SUNY College at Old Westbury. She received a Master's in Sociology from the New School (New York) and a PhD in Sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center (New York). She currently teaches courses on criminological theory and juvenile delinquency.