BJS/JRSA 2008 National Conference

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Thursday, October 16

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Sue Burton
SAC Director, JRSA President
Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Jeffrey L. Sedgwick
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice

Michael Wilson
Economist
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

Craig Prins
Executive Director
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

Keynote Address

Max Williams
Director
Oregon Department of Corrections

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Panel Sessions

Evidence-Based Programming in Oregon

Moderator/Presenter:	Phillip Lemman, Oregon Youth Authority
	Implementing Evidence-Based Programming in Oregon

Presenters:	Philip Cox, Oregon Youth Authority
	How Evidence-Based Programming Legislation Has Impacted OYA

	Anya Sekino, Oregon Commission on Children and Families
	Evidence-Based Programming in the Context of Culture

	Karen Wheeler, Oregon Department of Human Services
	Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in State Behavioral Health Systems: Oregon's Progress and Lessons Learned

Research on Sexual Assault

Moderator:	Devon Adams, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presenters:	Cameron Crandall, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
	Impact Evaluation of a SANE Unit in Albuquerque, NM

	Margarita Poteyeva, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
	Violence Against Native American and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice System: What is Known

	Rodney Wambeam, Wyoming Statistical Analysis Center
	Findings from Wyoming's Statewide Sexual Violence Prevention Needs Assessment

Community Corrections and Alternatives to Incarceration

Moderator:	William Sabol, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presenters:	Kelle Barrick, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring of Moderate- and High-Risk Offenders Under Supervision

	Bonita White, Texas Community Justice Assistance Division
	Strengthening Community Supervision in Texas

	Helen Pedigo, Kansas Sentencing Commission
	A Heartland Response to Crime - Kansas SB 123 Treatment Program

Creating and Using Data Sets to Study Homicide

Moderator:	Timothy C. Hart, Center for Analysis of Crime Statistics, University of Nevada

Presenters:	Matthew T. Bileski, Statistical Analysis Center, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
	Arizona Homicide Study: Creating a Statewide Homicide Dataset

	Carolyn Rebecca Block, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
	Homicides Connected to Other Homicides (An Examination of the Chicago Homicide Dataset, 1965-20001)

	Ryan T. Shields, Florida State University
	A Comparison of the National Violent Death Reporting System and Supplementary Homicide Report: Potential Benefits of Integration

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

Awards Luncheon

1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Panel Sessions

Research Using Criminal History Records

Moderator:	Robert F. McManus, Planning and Research Division, South Carolina Department of Public Safety

Presenters:	Mark Myrent, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
	Use of Criminal History Data to Generate Arrest Statistics

	Gerard F. Ramker, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Federal Efforts to Improve the Quality of the Nation's Criminal History Records

	George Shaler, Criminal Justice and Public Health Programs, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
	Strengthening Statewide Drug Offense Analysis with Capacity Building Strategies

Prison Populations: Confronting Difficult Issues

Moderator:	Nancy A. Merritt, National Institute of justice

Presenters:	Lauren Glaze, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children: National Statistics

	Tonya D. Lindsey, University of California, Santa Barbara
	"It'll Never Happen": Racial Integration in the California Prisons

	Lettie Prell, Iowa Department of Corrections
	Mentally Ill Inmates: A Data-Driven Response

Reducing Gang-Related Violence

Moderator:	Timothy S. Bynum, Michigan Justice Statistics Center

Presenters:	Danielle Albright, New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center, University of New Mexico
	Generalizing about Gangs and Gang Crime: An Examination of Discontinuities in Data Needs and Data Availability

	Scott H. Decker, Arizona State University
	Interim Findings from the Community Collaborative Gang Reduction Program

	Keith O'Brien, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
	Using Data to Assess a Community's Risk for Youth Violence

Domestic Violence

Moderator:	Stephanie Burroughs, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presenters:	Lisa Broidy, New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center, University of New Mexico
	Enforcing Domestic Violence Orders of Protection in New Mexico: Where and Why the System Breaks Down

	Lyndsay Ruffolo, Institute for the Study of Crime & Justice, Central Connecticut State University
	An Examination of Family Violence Case Flow in Connecticut and the Impact of Diversionary Programs

	Erica Smith, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Processing of Domestic Violence Cases in State Courts

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Panel Sessions

Pretrial Release Research

Moderator:	Becki R. Goggins, Alabama Statistical Analysis Center

Presenters:	Thomas H. Cohen, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts

	Marie VanNostrand, Luminosity, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
	Pretrial Risk Assessment in the Federal Court System

	Douglas L. Yearwood, North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center
	Pretrial Service Programs: A Formative and Summative Evaluation

Internet Crime: Victims and Offenders

Moderator:	Christine Mitchell, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Presenters:	Officer Barbara Glass, Portland Police Bureau
	Identity Theft: An Overview of Who Commits It and Why

	Emily H. Raine, Justice & Safety Center, Eastern Kentucky University
	Victimization by Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft in Kentucky - 2008

	Ramona Rantala, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005: National Computer Security Survey Results

Understanding Gun Violence

Moderator:	Ronald G. Beck, Missouri State Highway Patrol

Presenters:	Ronald J. Frandsen, REJIS, St. Louis, MO
	Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2006

	Stephen M. Haas, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center
	Gun Availability and Crime in West Virginia: An Examination of NIBRS Data

	Tammy Meredith, Applied Research Services, Atlanta, GA
	Gun Arrest Patterns in Georgia

Examining Recidivism

Moderator:	Mary Poulin, Justice Research & Statistics Association

Presenters:	William D. Bales, Florida State University
	It is Time to Consider the Environment Where Prisoners Are Released

	Pablo Martinez, Texas State University - San Marcos
	Recidivism of Juvenile Offenders

	Brian Oliver, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Missouri - St. Louis
	Individual and State-Level Effects on Recidivism - An Analysis of the BJS Prisoners Released in 1994 Database

Friday, October 17

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration

7:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Roundtable Discussion

What Do We Know About Recidivism, and What Does It Mean For Reentry?

Facilitator:	Stan Orchowsky, Justice Research and Statistics Association

Discussants:	William D. Bales, Florida State University

	Kim English, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice

	Richard P. Kern, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission

	William Sabol, Bureau of Justice Statistics

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Table Sessions

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Panel Sessions

Research to Improve Success in Reentry

Moderator:	Stephen M. Cox, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University

Presenters:	Stephen M. Haas, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center
	The Use of Core Correctional Practice in Offender Reentry and Inmate Preparedness for Release

	Mark Rubin, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
	Implementing Effective Correctional Management of Offenders in the Community: A Three Year Review of Findings from Maine

	Danielle Steffey, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
	Mental Illness & Reentry: Mental Health Issues Among Released Inmates

Crime, Statistics, and Data Collection in Indian Country: Methods to Improve Policy and Practice

Moderator:	Lisa Walbolt Wagner, Justice Research & Statistics Association

Presenters:	Ada Pecos Melton, American Indian Development Associates, Albuquerque, NM
	New Mexico Tribal Crime Data Project

	Roland M. Mena, Montana Governor's Board of Crime Control
	Crime Data for Indian Country

	Steven W. Perry, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Crime, Statistics, and Data Collection in Indian Country: Methods to Improve Policy and Practice

Tools for Law Enforcement

Moderator:	Jackie Vandercook, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Presenters:	Theresa Salo, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
	New York's CrimeStat System: Using Data to Improve Local Agency Performance

	Bruce Taylor, Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, DC
	The Integration of Crime Analysis Into Patrol Work

	Edwin Zedlewski, National Institute of Justice
	Is DNA Forensics Cost-Effective for Property Crimes?

Trends in Juvenile Crime and Justice

Moderator:	Howard Snyder, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presenters:	Nancy Arrigona, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
	The Changing Face of Juvenile Probation in Texas

	David Koch, Juvenile Services Division, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
	Evaluating Juvenile Crime Trends and Recidivism in Multnomah County

	John P. O'Connell, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Delaware Office of Management and Budget
	Juvenile Amenability: Policy and Processes

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

BJS/SAC Meeting

1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Panel Sessions

State and Federal Information Sharing

Moderator:	Phillip Stevenson, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Presenters:	Owen Greenspan, SEARCH, Clifton Park, NY
	Privacy Policies and Criminal Justice Information Sharing

	Catherine Plummer, Nlets, Rio Ranch, NM
	Interstate Transmission of Criminal History Records using a National XML Standard

	Carl Wicklund, American Probation and Parole Association, Lexington, KY
	Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Moderator:	Stan Orchowsky, Justice Research & Statistics Association

Presenters:	William Feyerherm, Portland State University
	Disproportionate Minority Contact: The Oregon Experience

	Michael Leiber, Virginia Commonwealth University
	Using Data to Improve Policy and Practice

Health Issues, Injury, and Death in Jails

Moderator:	Kim K. English, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice

Presenters:	Diana Brazzell, Justice Policy Center, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
	Understanding and Addressing Sexual Violence in Local Jails

	Lisa Naito, Multnomah County, Oregon
	Selling Your Local Political Leaders on What Works In and Out of Jails

	Margaret Noonan, Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2006

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Panel Sessions

Sentencing Issues and Challenges

Moderator:	Richard P. Kern, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission

Presenters:	Paul Bellatty, Oregon Department of Corrections
	Using Actuarial Risk Assessment at Sentencing

	Charles Huenke, Delaware Office of Management and Budget
	Legislative Sentencing Tradeoffs: Conjecture in Prison Bed Impact Analysis

	David Olson, Loyola University, Chicago
	The Impact of Truth-in-Sentencing on Lengths of Time to Serve and Institutional Adjustment of Murderers and Sex Offenders in Illinois

Using Data to Understand Drug Abuse

Moderator:	Vicky M. Tsaparas, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Presenters:	Dana E. Hunt, Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA
	Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) program: Results from 2007

	Michelle Neitch, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
	Prescription Drug Misuse Among Arizona's Youth

	Janeena J. Wing, Idaho Statistical Analysis Center
	Using NIBRS to Understand Drug Trends