Research

Publications

The Net-Narrowing Potential of Diversion: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Prosecutor-led Adult Diversion. Forthcoming in Criminology. (with Viet Nguyen) [Paper] [White paper]

The Role of Case Management in Misdemeanor Prosecution. Criminology, 64, 402–449 (2026). (with Aurélie Ouss) [Paper] [White Paper] [Replication Data & Code]

Systemic Failure to Appear in Court. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 172(1) (2023). (with Sandy Mayson, Megan Stevenson, and Aurélie Ouss) [Paper] [White Paper]

• Public Writing: [Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed] [Law360 Op-Ed]
• Media Coverage: [ABA Journal] [Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research] [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Working Papers

Bench Warrants as an Institutional Response to Failure to Appear
(with Michael Zanger-Tishler)
Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Legal Studies

Prosecutors as Case Managers
Revise and Resubmit at Law & Society Review

Ongoing Research

Personnel and Policy: Disentangling Mechanisms in Prosecutorial Change
(with Aurélie Ouss, Marit Rehavi, and Eden Ralph)

Prosecutor Backgrounds and Charging Decisions
(with Paul Heaton and Greg Ridgeway)