Sean Byrne is our content development coordinator. He is responsible for identifying new content for our Global Community Corrections Resource data base. He is currently a doctoral student in the English department at Claremont Graduate University. Sean received a BA (2023) and MA in English and American Literature (2024) at Boston University.
He currently serves as the Managing Editor of Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice. Sean’s research centers around 19th and early 20th century novels, with a focus on the relationship between Temperance, Prohibition, and Literature. He is also interested in exploring the impact of literature on the public’s view of crime and justice issues. Recent journal publications and edited books include :
- Byrne, S. (2025). Telling the Truth Through Fiction: Jesmyn Ward and Parchman, Mississippi State Penitentiary. Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 54:4, 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2025.2469881 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2025.2469881)
- Byrne, S. (2025). Human Trafficking: An Enduring Problem. Victims & Offenders. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2025.2528884
- Byrne, S. & Byrne, J. (2023) .Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions, Victims & Offenders, 18:7, 1185-1193 (https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2023.2263756)
- Byrne, S., Editor (2026). Exploring Human Trafficking Pathways and Narratives of Desistance. London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.routledge.com/Exploring-Human-Trafficking-Pathways-and-Narratives-of-Desistance/Byrne/p/book/9781041124061
- Byrne, S. and Byrne, J. (Eds) ( 2024). Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions: online and in-person victimization schemes. London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://www.routledge.com/Scams-Cons-Frauds-and-Deceptions-Online-and-In-person-Victimization-Schemes/Byrne-Byrne/p/book/9781032756486