CHRISTIAN MARIE SARVER portrait
  • Associate Director, Utah Criminal Justice Center
  • Research Assistant Professor, College Of Social Work
801-587-9437

Research Keywords

  • Correctional Rehabilitation, Reentry, Desistance, Qualitative Methods

Presentations

  • Prince, K., & Sarver, C. M. (2022). Using Dashboards to Support Criminal Justice Decision Making: A Dashboard Modeling Violent Crime in Utah [Paper Presentation]. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/19/2022.
    https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asc/asc22/...
  • Sarver, C. M., Prince, K., & Salisbury, E. J. (2021). Examining the Impact of Assisted Outpatient Treatment on Participants' Use of Emergency Medical Services [Paper presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research, Submitted, 04/26/2021. Conference Paper, Refereed, Submitted, 10/26/2021.
    https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/oral/papers/inde...
  • Prince, K.C. & Sarver, C.M. (2021, November). Housing type and recidivism among formerly homeless adults with a history of criminal justice contacts [Paper presentation]. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Presentation, Accepted, 06/01/2021. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 06/01/2021.
    https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asc/asc21/
  • Sarver, C.M. & Prince, K.C. (2021, November). The ReSet pilot study: A reentry program targeting individuals designated high-risk and dually-diagnosed [Paper presentation]. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Presentation, Accepted, 06/01/2021. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 06/01/2021.
    https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/asc/asc21/
  • Wilford, A., & Sarver, C. M. (2021). Qualitative Perceptions of Self-Identity in Transitioning out of Homelessness [Paper presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research, Submitted, 04/26/2021. Conference Paper, Refereed, Submitted, 04/26/2021.
    https://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2022/oral/papers/inde...

Publications

  • Butters, R. P. & Prince, K., Walker, A., Worwood, E. B., & Sarver, C. M. (2018). Does reducing case processing time reduce recidivism? A study of the early case resolution court. Criminal Justice Policy Review. Vol. 31. Published, 07/24/2018.
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/088740341...
  • Castillo, J. & Welch, G. W. & Sarver, C. M. (2013). The relationship between disadvantaged fathers’ employment stability, workplace flexibility, and involvement with their infant children. Journal of Social Service Research. Vol. 39, 380-396. Published, 03/27/2013.
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01488...
  • Castillo, J. & Sarver, C.M., Bettman, J. E., Mortensen, J., & Akuoko, K. (2012). Orphanage caregivers’ perceptions: The impact of organizational factors on the provision of services to orphans in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Journal of Children and Poverty. Vol. 18, 141-160. Published, 08/01/2012.
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/107961...
  • Sarver, C. M. & Castillo, J. (2012). Low-income fathers of young children: An assessment of father involvement and community supports. Men's Studies Press. Published, 02/27/2012.
  • Castillo, J. & Sarver, C. M. (2012). Non-residential fathers’ social networks: The relationship between non-resident fathers’ emotional and instrumental support and father involvement. Personal Relationships. Vol. 19, 759-774. Published, 01/12/2012.
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475...
  • Castillo, J. & Welch, G. W., & Sarver, C. M. (2011). Walking a high-beam: The balance between employment stability, workplace flexibility and non-resident father’s involvement. American Journal of Men's Health. Vol. 6, 120-131. Published, 08/23/2011.
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1557...
  • Castillo, J. & Welch, G. W., & Sarver, C. M. (2010). Fathering: The relationship between fathers' residence, fathers' sociodemographic characteristics, and father involvement. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Vol. 15, 1342-1349. Published, 09/17/2010.
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10995...