Britte van Tiem is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Maryland. She holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the short- and long-term effects of prison policies and practices. She has worked on prison climate and the impact of prison-based programming on post-release employment. She is also interested in the overlap between systems of crime and immigration control, and has published on the impact of a local-federal immigration enforcement partnership on police behavior. She has a broader interest in using evaluation methods to better understand other important crime policy questions. Her research has appeared in a range of journals including Criminology, Justice Quarterly and Criminology and Public Policy and the European Journal of Criminology.

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    PhD
    Degree Details
    University of Pennsylvania, Criminology
  • Degree Type
    MS
    Degree Details
    University of Pennsylvania, Statistics
  • Degree Type
    MA
    Degree Details
    University of Cambridge, Social Anthopology
  • Degree Type
    BS
    Degree Details
    University College Utrecht
Course Name Course Title Semester Syllabus
CCJS200 Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice Fall 2026 Syllabus
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2133 LeFrak Hall
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Email
bvantiem [at] umd.edu