Safely Reducing Supervision Revocations Through Evidence-Based Decision-Making

SESSION INFO

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Session Type: Workshop

From 2020 through 2022, CJI conducted an assessment of supervision and revocation policies and practices in partnership with supervision agencies in Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, and Montana. CJI worked with supervision agencies, judges, Parole Boards, and practitioners to understand the factors impacting supervision outcomes, how state policies align with best practices, and opportunities to produce better results. Our workshop will share lessons learned from assessments across the four states. Additionally, CJI will convene a panel of probation and parole administrators from CJI’s partner states to discuss the study’s results and the opportunities that exist to improve outcomes for people on community supervision. This panel will discuss how supervision conditions are chosen, how officers respond to different types of violations, and best practices in supervision decision-making. The panel members will also discuss how they plan to implement changes based on CJI’s recommendations to sustainably reduce revocations from supervision while preserving public safety.

SESSION PRESENTERS

Colby Dawley
Deputy Director, Crime and Justice Institute


Colby Dawley has over a decade of experience supporting justice reform efforts in states across the country. Colby has led and managed CJI’s long standing Justice Reinvestment Initiative project. In her current role, Colby serves as a member of CJI’s leadership team and oversees CJI’s adult policy work, including work on community supervision revocation trends.


Caitlin Flood
Senior Policy Specialist, Crime and Justice Institute


Caitlin Flood started her career as a public defender and has provided training and technical assistance to different jurisdictions working towards criminal justice reform through treatment courts, pretrial interventions, and community supervision reform. Caitlin leads CJI’s community supervision revocation reform work, assisting states with data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve supervision outcomes.


Valerie Meade
Deputy Director, Crime and Justice Institute


Valerie Meade 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. Valerie has extensive experience with adult and juvenile populations on community supervision, in correctional facilities, and in substance abuse treatment. In her current role, Valerie helps states implement, sustain, and assess evidence-based policies.


Maja Vlajnic
Data and Policy Specialist, Crime and Justice Institute


Maja Vlajnic works primarily with adult corrections and community supervision. She brings to the role an extensive background in scholarly research on criminal justice, as well as interdisciplinary experience in analytical work. Maja has analyzed qualitative and quantitative community supervision data across agencies and contributed to revocation analyses that outlined findings and recommendations.