Sarah Lageson

Sarah Esther Lageson is sociologist who studies criminal justice, law, privacy, surveillance, and tech. Her research examines the growth of online crime data, mugshots, and criminal records that create new forms of “digital punishment.” Sarah is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University-Newark School of Criminal Justice, and is the recipient of the National Institutes of Justice Early Career Award for her study of criminal records. Her forthcoming book, Digital Punishment, will be available in 2020 from Oxford University Press. A former Americorps VISTA volunteer and Research Coordinator for the Council on Crime and Justice, Sarah is interested in mixed methods research and producing scholarship for policy, litigation and public debate. You can see her work at: www.sarahlageson.com