Non-Resident Scholar
Director of Research
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Email Grant Duwe
Curriculum Vitae
Grant Duwe is the Director of Research and Evaluation for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Florida State University.
Dr. Duwe is the author of the book “Mass Murder in the United States: A History” (McFarland and Company, Inc.), and he has written more than 40 articles that have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Criminology, Criminology and Public Policy, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Currently a Visiting Fellow with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, he is a member of the editorial board at Criminal Justice Policy Review. Dr. Duwe has frequently been interviewed for stories on crime and corrections by print and electronic news media, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, National Public Radio, and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
His recent research has focused on the development of recidivism risk assessment instruments. Dr. Duwe is currently co-principal investigator for a project involving the development of a sexual recidivism risk assessment instrument for juvenile sex offenders, and he is the creator of the Minnesota Screening Tool Assessing Recidivism Risk (MnSTARR). He received the American Society of Criminology’s inaugural Practitioner Research Award for his development of the MnSTARR, a prediction tool that assesses risk for multiple types of recidivism for male and female prisoners.
Dr. Duwe’s recent research has also focused on the importance of social support in reducing recidivism, as evidenced by studies that have examined Circles of Support and Accountability for high-risk sex offenders, prison visitation, and faith-based programming. Along with Michael Hallett, Joshua Hays, Byron Johnson and Sung Joon Jang, he is a co-author of the forthcoming book, “The Angola Prison Seminary: Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance and Rehabilitation” (Routledge).
