Tackling Crime and Recidivism: Empowering Supervision and Law Enforcement with Data-Driven Insights and Collaborative Strategies
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SESSION INFO

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Session Type: Workshop
Criminal justice agencies often lack opportunities to engage with data and research to better understand and address their most pressing criminal justice challenges. To help with this, CJI has provided criminal justice agencies and jurisdictions with support to address specific needs and barriers. This session will discuss the ways that jurisdictions, including law enforcement and supervision agencies, have utilized data analysis to address reentry and supervision issues and increase collaboration within law enforcement contexts. The session will provide examples of past projects across a variety of states including: • Supporting working groups to review reentry and case management best practices in Utah. • Assessing pretrial outcomes in Alaska. • Exploring options to improve responses to individuals with behavioral health needs in Wyoming. • Creating performance metrics to track the impact of reentry support in Tennessee. • Training staff in evidence-based practices in Mississippi.

SESSION PRESENTERS
Caitlin Flood
Senior Policy Specialist, Crime and Justice Institute


Caitlin Flood has provided training and technical assistance to different jurisdictions working towards criminal justice reform through treatment courts and community supervision initiatives. Caitlin leads CJI’s community supervision and reentry work, assisting states with data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve supervision outcomes. Caitlin is committed to improving the justice system through the use of data-driven approaches that reduce the reliance on incarceration, strengthen community supervision practices, and include diverse voices in planning and implementation work. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Government & Law and Philosophy from Lafayette College and her Juris Doctorate from New York University Law School.

Valerie Meade
Deputy Director, Crime and Justice Institute


Valerie Meade is a Deputy Director with the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI). Valerie has worked in criminal justice for over 20 years, with expertise in the areas of cognitive behavioral interventions, case management, model fidelity, and continuous quality improvement, and extensive experience with adult and youth populations on community supervision. In her current role, Valerie assists states with implementation and sustainability of Justice Reinvestment policies. Valerie was named Community Corrections Employee of the Year for the State of Kansas in 2012 for implementing sustainable evidence-based practices and Supervisor of the Year in 2017 for supporting staff through culture change to foster evidence-based practices. Valerie graduated from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Criminal Justice.