Karyl Troup-Leasure 

Research Associate
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Ph.D. Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, University of Pittsburgh
email: trouplea@ncjj.org

Professional Experience

Dr. Troup-Leasure is a Research Associate in the Systems Research Division of The National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the use of information to guide juvenile justice policy development and practice. Data gathered from site visits with juvenile justice professionals throughout the country support her research about the decision-making practices of juvenile justice professionals who are using their research results to support both case and program-level decision-making. Her resource publications assist juvenile justice professionals who are planning and implementing similar efforts. Currently, she is studying the victims and offenders of statutory rape using the year 2000 FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Research results will provide law enforcement and policymakers with factual information on which to base their response to this crime, the victims, and the offenders. Dr. Troup-Leasure has experience in higher education as an institutional researcher, program evaluator, and teacher. She has conducted numerous program evaluations in both the public and private sectors.

Education

Dr. Troup-Leasure earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Policy, Planning, and Evaluation.