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Alix McLearen, Ph.D., acting assistant director, Reentry Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons and John Wetzel, secretary of corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections discuss programs and services that their agencies offer to help individuals overcome the challenges encountered when leaving incarceration. These various programs and services address the individuals’ needs in areas such as physical and mental health, addiction, education, vocation, and life skills. 

This video provides and international perspective on civil disturbance units. 
Dr. Ben Burger, Chief, Unterstützungskommando, Dachau, Germany, discusses how his unit’s response to civil disturbances compares to his American counterparts and the approaches that contribute to his unit’s success. 
 

How do you use data and science to measure program success?
John Wetzel, secretary of corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Grant Duwe, Ph.D., director of research and evaluation, Minnesota Department of Corrections explain how their agencies evaluate programs using data and science. Duwe details how the most effective programs provided by the Minnesota DOC have been those that focus on known risk factors for recidivism. 

Law enforcement agencies can use research-based practices to manage protests and civil disturbances more effectively. In this video, Dr. Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Ryan Lee, Assistant Chief, Portland Police Bureau, discuss some of those methods, some of the misconceptions about how law enforcement should respond to civil disturbances, and where agencies should begin when developing civil disturbance response plans. 

What changes are you seeing in corrections and reentry?
Terri McDonald, chief probation officer, Los Angeles County Probation Department and John Wetzel, secretary of corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections talk about recent changes in corrections and reentry. Wetzel elaborates on what the Pennsylvania DOC is facilitating with housing and how it individualizes its reentry programs. McDonald remarks on Los Angeles County’s systems approach to reentry and the idea of treating the whole person. 

NIJ Conference
Interview

June 2010

Dan O'Connell, Associate Professor, University of Delaware

Numerous states and hundreds of municipalities have laws restricting the location of a convicted sex offender's residence. Little is known about the effectiveness of these restrictions. Do they keep children safer or give a false sense of safety? Some people suggest these laws are driven by media attention to a few cases. Others believe they are not grounded in research.

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Interview

June 2009

Pamela Lattimore, Scientist, RTI International

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Interview

June 2011

Debra Stoe, Physical Scientist, National Institute of Justice
Tom Sharkey, National Bomb Squad Advisory Committee
Ed Bailor, U.S. Capitol Police (ret.).

Patrick Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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June 2011

NIJ Conference
Interview

June 2010

Warren Harrison, Professor, Portland State University

Mario Maciel, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, San Jose, Calif.

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June 2011

NIJ Conference
Interview

June 2010

Connie Beck, Associate Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson

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June 2010

Kyle Usbeck, Lead Software Engineer, Drakontas LLC.

NIJ Conference
Plenary Panel
June 2010

Moderator: Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice

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June 2010

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June 2010
Anne DePrince, Associate Professor, University of Denver

NIJ Conference
Interview

June 2010

Greg Ridgeway, Director, Safety and Justice and Center on Quality Policing, RAND Corp.

Practitioners from across the criminal justice system speak to the importance of cold case units and the impact they can have.

Practitioners from across the criminal justice system speak to the impact of NIJ's Solving Cold Cases with DNA grant program.