2023 Annual Research Conference

The International Community Justice Association (ICJA) invites you to attend the 2023 Annual Research on Criminal Justice, August 20-22, 2023. This year’s event will be held in-person, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.
2023 Conference Theme:
Centering People in Community Justice:
Enhancing Responsivity Through Diversity,
Equity, Inclusivity and Belonging
Workshop Presentations
First Session (running concurrently)
Justice Counts: You Can’t Change What You Can’t Measure
Stephanie Villanueva, Madelyn Roman-Scott
Exploring the Diverse Needs of Women Charged with Violent Crimes: Implications for Policy and Practice
Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten, Dr. Shelley Brown
Safely Reducing Supervision Revocations Through Evidence-Based Decision Making
Valerie Meade, Maja Vlajnic
Behavioral Health and Community-Centric Supports for Returning Citizens: Successful Collaborations in Massachusetts
Whitney Kraemer, Mike Kane, Tara Dhanraj
Health Disparities and the Criminal Legal System: A Call to Action
Dr. Kimberly Sperber
Second Session (running concurrently)
Residential Reentry Centers: Identifying Leading Indicators for Success
Mei Yang, Shannon Streisel, Julie Finn
Identifying Gaps in Connecting Underserved Populations to Community Based Substance Use Services Using Needs Assessment Exercises Among Justice-Provider Partnerships
Dr. Jennifer Becan, Dr. Verlin Joseph, Amanda Wiese, Haven Scogin
Chilling the Amygdala: Strategies for Staff to Manage Client Agitation and Aggression
Dr. Randy Shively, Kelly Pitocco, Dr. Amanda Pompoco
National Guidelines for Post-Conviction Risk and Needs Assessments
Jennifer Kisela, Julie Micek
Utilizing Supportive Housing as an Investment to Decrease Recidivism for Those Leaving Incarceration
Terri Power
Third Session (running concurrently)
Centering People in Community Justice: Humanizing Criminal Defendants Through Non-Capital Mitigation
Lindsay Bendell
Hoops and Hurdles: Examining “Failure to Appear” in Court and Why People Don’t Get to Court as Scheduled
Kevin Kuehmeier, Shannon Magnuson
Why Staff Stay in Corrections: The Importance of a Stay Interview for Staff Retention
Jacob Sadon, Jodi Glitzenstein
Lessons Learned During the National Institute of Corrections’ Project to Validate the Community Corrections Report Card (an RNR Based Agency Level Assessment Tool)
Brian Colgan, Melanie Lowenkamp
Addressing the Needs of People with Mental Illness Under Community Supervision
Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Dr. Rebecca Smith, Dr. Tonya Van Deinse