Stacie St. Louis
Assistant Professor
Justice, Law & Criminology
Degrees
Ph.D., Criminology and Justice Policy, Northeastern University (2022)
M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University (2016)
B.A., Legal Studies and Theater, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2015)
Bio
Dr. Stacie St. Louis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at American University. Her research focuses on the administration of justice, including jails and pretrial detention, case processing and cumulative disadvantage, and public opinion and reform. Some of her ongoing projects include assessing the main, indirect, and interactive effects of pretrial detention on case outcomes and exploring public opinion surrounding pretrial justice and ongoing bail reforms. Her studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice and Behavior. Dr. St. Louis received her PhD in Criminology and Justice Policy from Northeastern University and was previously an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. At American University, she teaches courses on systems of justice.
St. Louis, S. & Petersen, N. (2024). Political ideology and attitudes toward pretrial justice: Exploring the mediating role of racial resentment. Justice Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2024.2361719
St. Louis, S. (2023). The pretrial detention penalty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of pretrial detention and case outcomes. Justice Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2023.2193624
St. Louis, S., Frost, N. A., Monteiro, C. E., & Migliaccio, J. T. (2023). Occupational hazards in corrections: The impact of violence and suicide exposures on officers’ emotional and mental health. Criminal Justice and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548231177710
St. Louis, S., Monteiro, C. E., & Frost, N. A. (2023). Reducing correction officer stress by improving prison climate: The importance of support and safety. The Prison Journal.https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855231200636
St. Louis, S. (2022). Bail denied or bail too high? Disentangling cumulative disadvantage by pretrial detention type. Journal of Criminal Justice.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101971
St. Louis, S. (2020). Neighborhood context and the pretrial process: Do defendants face adverse outcomes due to their home address? Criminal Justice Policy Review.https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403419890124
St. Louis, S., & Greene, J. R. (2020). Social context in police legitimacy: giving meaning to police/community contacts. Policing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2019.1578768
