Speaker Presentations for 2007 (Pittsburgh, PA)

The presentations provided here were supplied by the presenter, and are listed chronologically by session. Presentation titles may differ from those listed in the program. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the presenter directly.

Foibles of the Criminal Justice System

Alfred Blumstein, J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research, Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University

The Impact of WV's PSN Media Awareness Campaign on Citizen Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice System Responses

Stephen M. Haas, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Charleston, West Virginia

Project Safe Neighborhoods: Strategic Problem Solving Approaches to Reducing Gun Violence

Timothy Bynum, Director, Michigan Justice Statistics Center, Michigan State University

An Overview of Gun Violence Reduction Strategies: Promises and Prospects

Scott Decker, Professor and Director, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University

Factors Related to the Sentencing of Drug Importers and Policy Implications

Nicole Crutcher, Senior Research Officer, Department of Justice Canada

Felony Sentencing Policy in Vermont

Robin Adler, Associate Director, Vermont Center for Justice Research

Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the SAC: Now What?

Kim K. English, Research Director , Colorado Division of Criminal Justice

Using Criminal History Data for Research Purposes

Sue Burton, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Criminal History Records Improvement in Arizona

Matthew T. Bileski, Research Analyst, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Research On Reentry

Shawn D. Bushway, Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany

Deterring Domestic Violence: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Arrest and Protective Orders

Lisa Broidy, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, New Mexico Institute for Social Research

Juvenile Offenders and The Cycle of Domestic Violence

Nancy Arrigona, Director of Research, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

Assessing "Building Healthy Relationships" - A Class for Female Inmates

Misty M. Kifer, Senior Research Analyst, Statistical Analysis Center, Idaho State Police

Recidivism of Sex Offenders under Community Corrections

Rob McManus, Director, Planning and Research Division, South Carolina Department of Public Safety

Recidivism in Tennessee

Jackie Vandercook, Statistics Assistant Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Delaware Juvenile Sex Offender Recidivism

Jorge Rodriguez-Labarca, Senior Analyst, Statistical Analysis Center, Delaware Office of Management and Budget

Findings from the Multi-site SVORI Evaluation

Pamela K. Lattimore, Principal Scientist, Research Triangle Institute

Local Jails & Reentry

William J. Sabol, Chief, Corrections Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

Understanding Offender Reentry

Erin Dalton, Senior Analyst, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The National Inmate Survey

Paige M. Harrison, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

Forthcoming Findings and Products from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement

Andrea Sedlak, Vice President, WESTAT, Inc., Rockville, Maryland

The People Prisons Make

Amy Lerman, Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkley

Gender-Specific Risk Assessment in Parole

Tammy Meredith, President, Applied Research Services, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

Risk Assessment for Juvenile Offenders in Texas

John Posey, Research Specialist, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

Understanding and Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Human Trafficking in the U.S.

Amy Farrell, Associate Director, Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research, Northeastern University

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Illinois Research Study

Jessica Ashley, Research Analyst, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Oregon Prison Economics

Michael Wilson, Economist/Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

Implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

Allen J. Beck, Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

National Survey of Youth in Custody

Christopher P. Krebs, Senior Research Social Scientist, RTI International

Law Enforcement National Data Exchange

Edward C. Waigand, Supervisory Special Agent/N-DEx Data Standards Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigation

2007 ASUCRP Survey Results

Becki R. Goggins, UCR Program Manager/SAC Director, Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center

Using DATA to Develop Targeted: Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Strategies

Errika Fearbry Jones, Gang-Free Schools Director, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Chair, PCCD Evaluation Advisory Committee

National Fusion Center Overview

David P. Lewis, Senior Policy Advisor, Information Technology Office, Policy Division, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice

Tennessee Regional Information Center

Malcolm Sloan, Information Systems Manager, Department of Homeland Security, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Evaluation of West Virginia's SANE Initiative

Cynthia Hamilton, Research Analyst, West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services

Correlations between Victim-Offender Relationship Types and Convictions of Sex Offenders

Philisa J. Weidlein-Crist, Research Specialist II, Statistical Analysis Center, Delaware Department of Management and Budget

Sex Offender Research in Iowa

Paul Stageberg, Administrator, Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning

Evaluating Changes in Homicide and Robbery Rates, 2000-2006

Richard Rosenfeld, Professor and Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri - St. Louis

The Impact of Undercounting Hispanics on DMC Studies

Mark Myrent, Research Director, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

DMC on the Ground

Lisa Garry, DMC Policy Director, Center for Children's Law and Policy, Washington, DC

Racial Profiling Data Collection

Jack McDevitt, Associate Dean, Northeastern University

Police Fatigue: The Invisible Gorilla in Every Community

Bryan Vila, Professor, Criminal Justice Program, Washington State University

Wyoming's Strategic Prevention Framework State & Local Level Needs Assessments

Rodney A. Wambeam, Manager, Center for Justice Research, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center, University of Wyoming

The Arizona Youth Survey

Phillip Stevenson, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

The Illinois Sheridan Correctional Center Experience

David Olson, Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Loyola University of Chicago

Forecasting Connecticut's Prison Population

Stephen M. Cox, Director, Statistical Analysis Center, Central Connecticut State University

Predicting Inmate Disruption in Florida Prisons

David Ensley, Chief, Bureau of Research and Data Analysis, Florida Department of Corrections

Inmate Recidivism as a Measure of Private Prison Performance

Andrew Spivak, Statistical Analyst, Evaluation and Analysis Unit, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Florida Corrections Rehabilitative Program Outcomes

Steve Lize, Legislative Policy Analyst, Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability, The Florida Legislature

Human Trafficking in Ohio: Markets, Responses, and Considerations (PDF)

Jeremy M. Wilson, Associate Director, Center on Quality Policing, RAND Corporation

Findings and Outcomes from the Maine Crime Victimization Survey

Mark Rubin, Research Associate, Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Public Sector Innovation, University of Southern Maine

Review of the National Crime Victimization Survey and the SAC Ideas for the Future

William Clements, Dean of Online Graduate Programs, Vermont Center for Justice Research

The Current and Future National Crime Victimization Survey

Michael R. Rand, Chief, Victimization Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice