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Victor St. John

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Early career · publishing since 2017

Publications

23

Citations

159

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Victor St. John studies criminal justice institutions, particularly jails, prisons, and police facilities, focusing on how physical design, policy, and race intersect with outcomes like overdose deaths, suicide, victimization, and reentry after incarceration. His work often examines racial disparities in policing, corrections, and college admissions for people with criminal records. This research would suit students interested in criminology, corrections policy, architecture's role in institutional settings, and racial equity in the justice system.

Jail and prison conditions and outcomesArchitecture and design of correctional and police facilitiesRacial disparities in criminal justice and admissionsReentry, rehabilitation, and substance use in correctionsPolicing perceptions and public sentiment

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade but shows a recent increase, with a notable peak in 2022 and again in 2025-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 5 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 6 publications6252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Race and Justice×2
  • Palgrave studies in prisons and penology×2
  • Health & Justice×2
  • Public Administration Review×2
  • Critical Criminology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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