Leading Nebraska, Episode 12: UNO's Ebonie Epinger, "Improving the Criminal Justice System"

Leading Nebraska, Episode 12: UNO's Ebonie Epinger, "Improving the Criminal Justice System"

University of Nebraska
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About this episode

In Nebraska, about a fourth of criminal offenders will be arrested again. Ebonie Epinger is a UNO doctoral student and part of a research team at the University of Nebraska at Omaha that aims to reduce recidivism—or the tendency to repeat criminal behavior and end up back behind bars.

Epinger and her team study the patterns that prevent inmates from succeeding once they’re released from custody—research that will lead to less inmates and safer communities. In this episode of Leading Nebraska, we take a look at their efforts to uncover risk factors and develop effective case management tools—and what inspires Epinger to improve the criminal justice system.

To access a transcript of this podcast, visit https://nebraska.edu/nuforne/ebonie-epinger

This show is based on a story written by Jackie Ostrowicki. It was written and produced by Mary Jane Bruce, co-produced and edited by David Fitzgibbon, and promoted and marketed by Ryan Rothman.