Research
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
Holland, M. 2019. “Fast-Tracking Disadvantage: Gender differences in the application of federal early disposition outcomes.” Women and Criminal Justice. Published online.
Holland, M. and Stringer, R. 2018. “Immigrant Threat and Latino/a Disadvantage: Disentangling the impact of state level immigration attitudes on Latino sentencing disparities.” Journal of Crime and Justice. Published online.
Holland, M. and Prohaska, A. 2018. “Gender effects across place: A multilevel investigation of the gender gap in sentencing.” Race and Justice. Published online.
Holland, M. 2017. “Equal Justice: Examining the effects of citizenship, documentation status, and country of origin on incarceration outcomes.” Criminal Justice Review 43(4), 419-439.
Stringer, R. and Holland, M. 2016. “It’s Not All Black and White: A Propensity Score Matched, Multilevel Examination of Racial Sentencing Disparities.” Journal of Ethnicity and Criminal Justice 14(4), 327-347.
Book Reviews in Peer Reviewed Journals
Holland, M. 2017. “Book Review of ‘The social life of forensic evidence.’” [Review of the book The social life of forensic evidence]. International Criminal Justice Review 28(2), 179-180.
Holland, M. 2015. “Book Review of ‘Unwanted.’” [Review of the book Unwanted: Muslim Immigrants, Dignity, and Drug Dealing]. Criminal Justice Review 40(3), 405-406.
Holland, M. 2014. “Book Review of ‘A second chance for justice.’” [Review of the book A second chance for justice: The prosecutions of Gabe Watson for the death of Tina Thomas]. Criminal Justice Review 39(3), 349-351.
Manuscripts in Progress
Ledet, R. and Holland, M. In Progress. “An examination of the relationship between perceptions of PREA compliance and perceptions of safety among Alabama inmates.”
Holland, M. and Stringer, R. In Progress. “Revisiting ‘Immigrant Threat and Latino/a Disadvantage’: A county-level test of the Immigrant Threat perspective.”
Conference Presentations
Holland, Melanie. 2019. “Fast-Tracking Disadvantage: Gender Differences in the Application of Early Disposition Outcomes.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Nashville TN.
Brumbaugh, M. and Holland, M. 2018. [Undergraduate Student Project]. “Drug Court Recidivism in Central Pennsylvania: An exploration of desistance and time until reoffending among those previously enrolled in drug court.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans LA.
Holland, Melanie. 2017. “Disentangling the Effects of Nationality: An examination of sentencing disparity across national origin.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, New Orleans LA.
Holland, Melanie. 2016. “Equal Justice: An Examination of the Effects of Citizenship Status on Federal Drug Sentencing Outcomes.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans LA.
Holland, Melanie and Richard Stringer. 2016. “Inequality at the Border: Disentangling the impact of state level immigration attitudes on Latino sentencing disparities.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver CO.
Stringer, Richard and Melanie Holland. 2015. “It’s Not All Black and White: Examining Sentencing Disparities in the Racialized South.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington DC.
Holland, Melanie. 2013. “Courts, Crack, and Citizenship: A Multilevel Analysis of Punitiveness toward Non-citizen Drug Offenders.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta GA.
Holland, Melanie. 2012. “Punishing the Innocent: Examining Revictimization as a Result of ICC Intervention in Kenya.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago IL.
Lee, Anne and Melanie Holland. 2012. “The Casey Anthony Trial: Media Frenzy and Moral Panic.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY.
Gainey, Randy and Melanie Holland. 2011. “Misbehaving at School: Who is at High-Risk?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington DC.
Holland, Melanie, Anne Lee, and Caitlin Muldoon. 2011. “Gender Differences in Publishing in Criminological Journals.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, MO.
Holland, Melanie. 2010. “Gender and Sentencing Outcomes: Does Region Matter?” Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society and the North Central Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.
Holland, Melanie. 2010. “Gender and Sentencing Outcomes: Does Region Matter?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
