# Nefara Riesch Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy ![Nefara Riesch](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/sociology/files/riesch_photo_sociology_website.jpg?itok=DGqm5CUF) email *Research Interests:* Criminal justice policy, policing, quantitative methods **Nefara Riesch** is a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy. Her work examines policing and criminal legal system policy. Prior to her doctoral studies, Nefara worked in policy research, focusing on homelessness and housing insecurity and policing. She also has extensive experience working in college access and retention. **Previous Degrees:** M.P.P., Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley B.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles - ## Countries [United States](/country/united-states) - ## Geographic Areas [North America](/geographic-areas/north-america) - ## Research Clusters (Grad) [Crime & Punishment](/graduate-student-research-clusters/crime-punishment) [Inequality](/graduate-student-research-clusters/inequality) [Political & Historical Sociology](/graduate-student-research-clusters/political-historical-sociology) [Race, Ethnicity and Immigration](/graduate-student-research-clusters/race-ethnicity-and-immigration) [Urban Poverty & the City](/graduate-student-research-clusters/urban-poverty-city) - ## Graduate Students by Academic Advisor [Joscha Legewie](/graduate-students-academic-advisor/joscha-legewie) - ## Graduate Students by Cohort [2019 (G7)](/graduate-students-cohort/2019-g6) - ## Graduate Students by Last Name [Q - S](/graduate-students-last-name/r-t) - ## Current People [Graduate Students](/grad-students)