Presentations

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics or The Numbers Don’t Lie? What’s a Practitioner to Do?

Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Homes Within Reach Conference
November 17, 2014
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Individual Risk and Need Assessment in Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Criminal Justice Advisory Board Conference
State College, PA
October 28, 2013
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An Evidence-Based Justice System Supports…Core Values and Key Goals

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Criminal Justice Advisory Board Conference
State College, PA
October 28, 2013
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  • Skills & Expertise

    • Expert Witness in prison adjustment, determining risk for reoffense and offender reentry.
    • Expert witness in Juvenile Lifer Without Possibility of Parole (JLWOP) resentencing.
    • Public Policy Analyses
    • Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation
    • Data Collection, Analyses and Presentation
    • Grant Writing and Management
    • Public Administration
    • Strategic Planning
    • Program Development and Monitoring
    • Public Speaking
    • Legislative Testimony
    • Leading Collaborative Teams
    • Training and Development
    • Budget Preparation

  • Outside Voice

    • Reflections: It’s About Relationships and Community
      If I could describe my summer in one word it would be “reflective.” My husband turned fifty in March.  My mom reached eighty-years in June. Our son graduated from high school in May and is heading to college in two weeks. My husband and I will celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in N... Read More »
    • Returns to Prison for Supervision Violations: Full Disclosure
      It is important to have a fair, accurate, complete picture of community supervision violations, not just present selected facts to sell a sweeping reform agenda. ... Read More »
    • Reimagining A Just Society
      I was a public policy major in college back in the 1990’s and had the great fortune of having Oblates of St. Francis De Sales as teachers in many classes including political philosophy and policy analyses.  My favorite Oblate instructor was Bernie Donahue, who taught geopolitics, political though... Read More »