Dr. Cassandra Torres
- Title: Assistant Professor
- College: College of Science and Technology
- Email Address: castorres@bellevue.edu
- Office Phone:
- Office Location: Educational Services Building #4124
- Subject(s):
- Criminal Justice
- Degrees Awarded:
- Doctor of Criminal Justice – California University of Pennsylvania (2021)
- Master of Forensic Science – Nebraska Wesleyan University (2012)
- Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice & Psychology – Wayne State College (2008)
- Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, Connecticut State Community College (2025-Present)
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University (2022-Present)
- Assistant Professor, Midland University (2021-2025)
- Instructor, Wayne State College (2017-2021)
- Restrictive Housing Program Manager, NDCS (2017)
- Unit Case Manager, NDCS (2016-2017)
- Unit Caseworker, NDCS (2014-2017)
- Criminal Justice
- Corrections
- Criminology
- Forensic Science
- Gangs and Organized Crime
- Media Influence on Crime
- Violence & Victimology
- Compassion fatigue in criminal justice
- Experiential learning in criminal justice education
- Forensic science and investigative practices
- Media, bias, and criminal justice
- Reentry and recidivism
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2017-Present)
- American Probation and Parole Association (2024-Present)
- Honorary Commander Program, Offutt Airforce Base (2025-Present)
- International Association for Identification, Nebraska & Iowa Chapters (2017-Present)
- Torres, C. (2025, Aug. 26). Beyond the caseload: Compassion fatigue in community corrections. [Conference session]. American Probation and Parole Association Conference, New York City, NY, United States.
- Torres, C. (2025, March 14). Learning beyond the lecture: Experiential learning for criminal justice classrooms. [Conference session]. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
- Torres, C. (2024, June 29). From incarceration to reentry: Setting reentrants up for success. [Conference session]. American Probation and Parole Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
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