Decker's primary research focus has been on criminal justice policy, gangs, violence, and the offender’s perspective.

Wright's work focuses on enhancing the lives of those living and working in the correctional system through research, education and community engagement.

Danielle Haverkate is a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She is employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry as a Senior Research Associate in the Research Unit.

Pizarro examines violence, more notably homicide, through the lens of theories of crime, and how various contextual factors come together in time and place to result in a homicide event.

Montes studies correctional punishment and school safety and policing as lenses for understanding how aspects of the justice system influence the administration and effectiveness of crime prevention and punishment practices.