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Dexter Ridgway

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisTaxation and Compliance StudiesHomelessness and Social Issues

Publications

21

Citations

16

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
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Dexter Ridgway's work focuses on drug-related law enforcement and criminal justice policy, particularly examining arrests, monetary sanctions, and drug incidents in Ohio and neighboring states. Recent studies analyze racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in drug arrests, the financial burden of court-imposed sanctions, and the effects of marijuana legalization on impaired-driving arrests. This research relies on state-level administrative and law enforcement data to study substance-related policy outcomes.

Drug arrests and law enforcement data analysisRacial and gender disparities in criminal justiceMarijuana legalization policy effectsMonetary sanctions and court finesSubstance abuse and criminal justice outcomes

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from no recorded output before 2020 to a peak of 6 papers per year in 2023 and 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
1718192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 6 publications6242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×21
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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