Scholarship in the Public Interest

It is notoriously difficult to demonstrate an influence of specific academic work on policy about crime or justice. To have clear influence on any one aspect of criminal justice policy or practice is a high bar for an academician. Indeed, it is much more common to find academic criminologists bemoaning their lack of influence on the world of practice and policy. But in C. Ronald Huff's case, the evidence of influence, both direct and indirect, is compelling. Over his career, Huff has published extensively and has made substantial contributions in many key areas of crime and justice, from prisons and corrections to basic theory.