PENN STATE HBG
MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057
Biography
Don Hummer's current research centers on the supervision and treatment of, as well as service provision to, the justice-involved. He is the co-editor of five volumes: Issues in Providing Services to Trauma-Affected Veterans In and Out of Veterans Treatment Courts (2025, Routledge), Handbook on Crime and Technology (2023, Edward Elgar), The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Institutional and Community Corrections (2022, Routledge), The Culture of Prison Violence (2008, Pearson Allyn & Bacon), and Handbook of Police Administration (2008, CRC Press). Since 2018, Dr. Hummer has served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Taylor & Francis journal, Victims & Offenders. Recent peer-reviewed articles have appeared in The Prison Journal, Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development, Federal Probation, American Journal of Criminal Justice, and Journal of Criminal Justice Education. He was born, raised, and has lived most of his life in the Harrisburg area.
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Criminology
- European Society of Criminology
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Correctional Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators
Research Interests
- Institutional and Community-Based Corrections
- Institutional and Community Violence
- Justice System Policy & Evidence-Based Practice
- Crime Prevention and Control
- Technology in the Criminal Justice System
- Criminal Justice Education
Publications
Taxman, F.S. & Hummer, D. (eds.). (2025). Issues in Providing Services to Trauma- Affected Veterans In and Out of Veterans Treatment Courts. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: Milton Park, Abingdon, UK. (ISBN # 978-1032876870).
Hummer, D. & Byrne, J.M. (eds.) (2023). Handbook on Crime and Technology. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. (ISBN # 978-1800886636)
Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., & Rapisarda, S.S. (eds.) (2021). The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Institutional and Community Corrections. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: Milton Park, Abingdon, UK. (ISBN #978-1032014913).
Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., & Taxman, F.S. (eds.) (2008). The Culture of Prison Violence. Pearson Allyn & Bacon: Boston, MA (ISBN # 978-0205542964).
Ruiz, J. & Hummer, D. (eds.) (2008). Handbook of Police Administration. (2008). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group: Boca Raton, FL (ISBN # 978-1574445596).
Recent Journal Articles
Butterfield, P., Kras, K.R., Rapisarda, S.S., Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., & Socia, K.M. (forthcoming) “Veterans Treatment Courts: Team Member Perspectives on the Quality of Community-based vs. VHA-based Behavioral Health Care for Justice- Involved Veterans.” Health & Justice
Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., Kras, K.R., Rapisarda, S.S, and Socia, K.M. (2024). “New Research on Veterans Treatment Courts: An Overview of the Community Participatory Research on Veterans in Specialized Programming Project.” Victims & Offenders, 19(1): 5-31.
Rapisarda, S.S., Kras, K.R., LeMoyne, G., Hummer, D., Socia, K.M., and Byrne, J.M. (2024). “Veterans Treatment Courts: A Nationwide Review of Enacting and Eligibility State Statutes” Victims & Offenders, 19(1): 32-58.
Hummer, D., Byrne, J.M., Rapisarda, S.S., Socia, K.M., and Kras, K.R. (2024). “No Veteran Left Behind? Perspectives on VTC Eligibility Criteria for Justice-Involved Veterans in Multiple Jurisdictions Across the United States” Victims & Offenders, 19(1): 59-79.
Kras, K.R., Rapisarda, S.S., Socia, K.M., Hummer, D., and Byrne, J.M. (2024).“At Risk and Underserved: Veterans Treatment Court Team Member Perspectives on Service Delivery Challenges.” Victims & Offenders, 19(1): 95-118.
Socia, K, Rapisarda, S.S., Kras,K.R., Hummer, D., and Byrne, J.M. (2024). “’God, I hope it doesn’t fade out’: Team Member Perspectives on the Future of Veterans Treatment Courts” Victims & Offenders, 19(1): 119-136.
Ahlin, E.M., Hummer, D., & Honardoost, M.Z. (2022). “Parental sobriety and parent-child reunification in dependency court: Does the 15-month Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) rule support parent-child reunification?” Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development, 19(3-4): 340-358.
++ Anthologized in Parental Alienation and Family Reunification. Controversial Issues, Current Research, Approaches and Programs. Pearl S. Berman & Ethan M. Weisinger (eds.) (2024) (Chapter 7 pp. 125-143), Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: Milton Park, Abingdon, UK. (ISBN # 9781003846574)
Alladin, T. & Hummer, D. (2022). “Immigrant and Citizen Reincarceration in Pennsylvania.” American Journal of Criminal Justice, 47(3): 547-566.
Hummer, D. & Byrne, J. (2021). “Higher Education and the Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Community Corrections Personnel in the Coming Era of Criminal Justice Reform.” Federal Probation, 85(2): 3-9.
Hummer, D. & Byrne, J. (2021). “Rethinking Criminal Justice Education: Applying Experience Credits Towards CJ Degree Completion – It Generates Dollars, but Does it Make Sense?” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 32(4): 415-445.
Barberi, D., Ahlin, E.M., Hummer, D., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2021). “Are Non-U.S. Citizens Color-Blind? The Racialization of Violent Crimes” Race and Justice, 11(4): 454-474.
Recent Book Chapters
Hummer, D. & Byrne, J.M. (2025). “The Cause, Prevention, and Control of Technology-Facilitated Crime and Victimization: Issues to Consider.” Chapter 12 (pp. 284-307) In Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century, 4th Edition. Laura J. Moriarty (ed.) Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd.
Hummer, D. (2024). “Community Corrections in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Chapter 20 (pp. 421-441). In The Routledge Handbook on Global Community Corrections. Ioan Durnescu, James M. Byrne, Benjamin J. Mackey, & Faye S.Taxman, & (eds.) New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Byrne, J., Hummer, D., Rapisarda, S.S. (2024). “Estimating the Size, Scope, and Effectiveness of the Global Community Corrections System: A Comparative Analysis.” Chapter 25 (pp. 521-542) In The Routledge Handbook on Global Community Corrections. Ioan Durnescu, James M. Byrne, Benjamin J. Mackey, & Faye S. Taxman, & (eds.) New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Hummer, D. & Rebovich, D.J. (2023). “Identity Fraud and Financial Loss.” Chapter 2 (pp. 38-53) in Handbook on Crime and Technology, Don Hummer & James Byrne (eds.). Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Byrne, J., Hummer, D., Rapisarda, S.S., & Kras, K.R. (2022).”The United States Government’s Response to COVID-19 Outbreaks in Federal, State, and Local Corrections Systems.” Chapter 45 (pp. 557-580) in The Impact of Coronavirus on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy, Frieder Dunkel, Stefan Harrendorf, and Dirk van Zyl Smit, (eds.). New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Hummer, D. (2021). “Introduction to Surveillance, Technology, and Crime Control” Article 33 (pp. 291-298) in Society, Ethics, and the Law: A Reader, David Mackey and Kate Elvey (eds.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Recent Technical Reports
McClain Malone, R., Byrne, J.M., & Hummer, D. (2025). ”Systemic Barriers: An Evaluation of Los Angeles County Justice Involved Veterans and Challenges Faced.” Prepared for Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, LA County Veterans Project: Justice-Involved Veterans (JIV) Evaluation.
Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., & Sowers, E. (2025). “An Assessment of Los Angeles County’s Community Collaborative Courts.” Prepared for Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, LA County Veterans Project: Justice- Involved Veterans (JIV) Evaluation.
Butterfield, P., Byrne, J.M., Hummer, D., & Rapisarda, S.S. (2023). “The Effectiveness of Prison Education, Vocational Training, and Work Programs in the Federal Bureau of Prisons: A Systematic Evidence-based Review of Research 2000-2022.” Prepared for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice.
Education
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.S. Shippensburg University
B.S. Elizabethtown College