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

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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

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Chilling the Amygdala: Strategies for Staff to Manage Client Agitation and Aggression

Dr. Randy Shively, Kelly Pitocco, Dr. Amanda Pompoco

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National Guidelines for Post-Conviction Risk and Needs Assessments

Jennifer Kisela, Julie Micek

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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

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Hoops and Hurdles: Examining “Failure to Appear” in Court and Why People Don’t Get to Court as Scheduled

Kevin Kuehmeier, Shannon Magnuson

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Why Staff Stay in Corrections: The Importance of a Stay Interview for Staff Retention

Jacob Sadon, Jodi Glitzenstein

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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

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Addressing the Needs of People with Mental Illness Under Community Supervision

Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Dr. Rebecca Smith, Dr. Tonya Van Deinse

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