Kudos to Dr. Hashimi for spearheading the SCCJ + TRAC partnership!

The TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) Program has partnered with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha to provide post-secondary classes for incarcerated individuals. The program will continue to operate through funding from private donors and under the leadership of lab co-director Dr. Sadaf Hashimi.

Post-secondary credit-bearing educational opportunities in a correctional setting not only has the potential to increase the likelihood of obtaining formal employment, and thus, increasing the chances of successful re-entry, but it can also improve institutional climate, encouraging students to form positive and supportive interactions with one another and with correctional staff.

Read more about the program here and here.

From all of us in the VIPR Lab: Great work Dr. Hashimi!