Rebecca Goldstein

Rebecca Goldstein is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on criminal justice policy, policing practices, and social inequality, with an emphasis on experimental methods and quantitative analysis. She explores issues such as the impact of criminal justice debt, the consequences of court fees, and disparities in police service provision. Her work also examines topics like political representation among public benefits recipients and the implications of citizenship questions on the U.S. Census.

Goldstein’s recent projects include evaluating prosecutor-initiated resentencing (PIR) processes and analyzing the participatory effects of child welfare system contact. She has developed methodological tools like the 'fastrerandomize' R package to enhance rerandomization procedures in experimental design.

Her research has been published in prestigious outlets, addressing topics ranging from decarceration politics to the optimization of proactive policing units. Goldstein’s interdisciplinary approach bridges political science, public policy, and statistics, contributing to evidence-based reforms in criminal justice and governance.