In episode 124, we speak with Professor Stacie St. Louis about pre-trial detention and its impact on sentencing outcomes.
Stacie St. Louis 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.
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Get in touch with Stacie:
American University Website // sst.louis AT american.edu
Below are the works authored by Stacie that were
discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
St. Louis, S., Bolton, M. G., & Petersen, N. (2025). Is There a (Pre) Trial Penalty? Assessing the Joint Impacts of Pretrial Detention and Trial Conviction on Sentencing. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287251318984.
Louis, S. S. (2022). Bail denied or bail too high? Disentangling cumulative disadvantage by pretrial detention type. Journal of Criminal Justice, 82, 101971.
St. Louis, S. (2024). The pretrial detention penalty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of pretrial detention and case outcomes. Justice Quarterly, 41(3), 347-370.