M.S. Criminal Justice Department, Illinois State University (1993) Masters Thesis: "Perceptions of marijuana 1972 to 1992: A content analysis.

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1 VITAE Alexander M. Holsinger College of Arts and Sciences Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology Room Rockhill Road Kansas City, Missouri Phone number: (816) Fax number: (816) EDUCATION Ph.D. Criminal Justice Department, University of Cincinnati (1999) Dissertation Title: "Opening the black box : Assessing the relationship between program integrity and recidivism" M.S. Criminal Justice Department, Illinois State University (1993) Masters Thesis: "Perceptions of marijuana 1972 to 1992: A content analysis." B.A. Sociology, Aquinas College (1991) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Professor w/tenure, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Missouri Kansas City: 2013 to present Graduate Director; Principal Director of Graduate Students for the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Missouri Kansas City: 2011 to present Associate Professor w/tenure, Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Missouri, Kansas City: 2005 to Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice/Criminology, University of Missouri, Kansas City: 1999 to Consultant, National Institute of Corrections: 1996 to present. Research Associate, Center for Criminal Justice Research, University of Cincinnati: 1996 to AWARDS American Probation and Parole Association s University of Cincinnati Award given annually to one academic who is recognized for significant academic contributions to the field of corrections

2 Academy of Achievement College of Applied Science and Technology Illinois State University (Alumni Award for Contribution to the Field) Urban Research Series Award Center for the City, UMKC 2003 Dean s Outstanding Teaching Award College of Arts and Sciences 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice & Criminology Graduate and Doctoral Faculty Status 1999 to present PUBLICATIONS Refereed Articles: Kadleck, C. & Holsinger A.M. (2014) Violent films: Issues of genre and sampling. Sociological Forum. (Submitted) Lowenkamp, C.T., Holsinger, A.M., Flores, A.W., Koutsenok, I., and Pearl, N. (2013) Changing probation officer attitudes: Training experience, motivation, and knowledge. Federal Probation September, Holsinger, Alexander (2013). The implementation of actuarial risk/need assessment and its effect on community supervision revocations. Journal of Research Policy (accepted for publication and forthcoming) Lowenkamp, C.T., Holsinger, A.M., Robinson, C.R., & Alexander, M. (2012). Diminishing or durable treatment effects of STARR? A research note on 24-month re-arrest rates. Journal of Crime & Justice (accepted and forthcoming). Lowenkamp, C.T., Holsinger, A.M., Robinson, C., Cullen, F.T. (2012). When a person isn t a data point: Making evidence-based practices work. Federal Probation December, Oleson, J.C., VanBenschoten, S., Robinson, C., Lowenkamp, C.T., & Holsinger, A.M. (2012). Actuarial and clinical assessment of criminogenic needs: Identifying supervision priorities among Federal Probation officers A research note. Journal of Crime and Justice Becthel, Kristin, Alarid, Leanne, Holsinger, Alexander, Holsinger, Kristi (2012). Predictors of Domestic Violence Prosecution in a State Court. Victims and Offenders. 7(2):

3 Robinson, C.R., Alexander, Melissa, Lowenkamp, Christopher, Oleson, J.C. and Holsinger, Alexander M. (forthcoming in print 2012). A Random Study of Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-arrest (STARR): Using Core Correctional Practices in Probation Interactions Journal of Crime and Justice. Lowenkamp, C.T., Johnson, J.L., Holsinger, A.M., VanBenschoten, S.V., & Robinson, C.R. (2012). The Federal post conviction risk assessment (PCRA): A construction and validation study. Psychological Services. Bechtel, Kristin, Lowenkamp, Christopher, Holsinger, Alexander (2011). Identifying the predictors of pretrial failure: A meta-analysis. Federal Probation, 75(2). Lowenkamp, Christopher, Anthony Flores, Alexander M. Holsinger, Matthew D. Makarios, Edward J. Latessa (2010) Intensive supervision programs: Does program philosophy and the principles of effective intervention matter?. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(4): Flores, Anthony, Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Alexander M. Holsinger and Edward J. Latessa (2006). Predicting outcome with the Level of Service Inventory-Revised: The importance of implementation integrity. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34: Holsinger, Alexander M., Christopher T. Lowenkamp, and Edward J. Latessa. Exploring the Validity of the Level of Service Inventory - Revised with Native American Offenders. (2006) Journal of Criminal Justice, 34: Holsinger, Alexander M., Christopher T. Lowenkamp, and Edward J. Latessa (2006). Predicting Institutional Misconduct using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory. American Journal of Criminal Justice 30: Lowenkamp, Christopher T., Edward J. Latessa, and Alexander M. Holsinger (2006). The risk principle in action: What have we learned from 13,676 offenders and 97 correctional programs? Crime and Delinquency, 52: Holsinger, Kristi J. and Alexander M. Holsinger (2005). Differential Pathways to Violence and Self-Injurious Behavior: African-American and White Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 42(2): Lowenkamp, Christopher, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Edward J. Latessa (2005). Are Drug Courts Effective: A Meta-Analytic Review. Journal of Community Corrections, 28:5-10. Lowenkamp, Christopher, Alexander M. Holsinger, Lois Brusman-Lovins, and Edward J. Latessa (2004). Assessing the Inter-Rater Agreement of the Level of Service Inventory Revised. Federal Probation, 68(3):

4 Holsinger, Alexander M., and Kenneth J. Novak. (2004). Felons in Possession: Examining the Impact of a Public Service Advertising Campaign and Sentence Enhancements. Justice Research and Policy 6(2). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2004). In Their Own Voice: Assessing Factors Related to Successful Reentry via Offender Focus Groups. Offender Programs Report, 7(5): Holsinger, Alexander M., Christopher T. Lowenkamp, and Edward J. Latessa (2004). Validating the LSI-R On a Sample of Jail Inmates. Journal of Offender Monitoring 17(1):8-10. Holsinger, Alexander M. and Thomas Tad Hughes. (2003) Malesko v. Correctional Services Corporation: Boss, They Can t Hurt You Now. Criminal Justice Policy Review 14(4). Holsinger, Alexander M., Christopher T. Lowenkamp, and Edward J. Latessa (2003). Ethnicity, Gender, and the Level of Service Inventory Revised. Journal of Criminal Justice, 31(4): Johnson-Listwan, Shelley, Jody L. Sundt, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Edward J. Latessa (2003). The Effect of Drug Court Programming on Recidivism: The Cincinnati Experience. Crime and Delinquency 49(3): Taxman, Faye S., Douglas Young, James M. Byrne, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Donald Anspach (2002). From Prison Safety to Public Safety: Innovations in Offender Reentry. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice: Washington, DC. (this was a report issued by the National Institute of Justice presenting research findings internal review at NIJ) Lowenkamp, Christopher T., Alexander M. Holsinger, and Edward J. Latessa (2001). Risk/Need Assessment, Offender Classification, and the Role of Childhood Abuse. Criminal Justice and Behavior 28(5): Holsinger, Alexander M., Arthur J. Lurigio, and Edward J. Latessa (2001). A Practitioners Guide to Understanding the Basics of Assessing Offender Risk. Federal Probation 65(1): Pratt, Travis, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Edward J. Latessa (2000). "Treating the Chronic DUI Offenders: Turning Point' Ten Years Later." Journal of Criminal Justice 28(4): Novak, Kenneth J., Jennifer L. Hartman, Alexander M. Holsinger and Michael G. Turner (1999). "The Effects of Aggressive Policing of Disorder on Serious Crime." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 22(2): Holsinger, Alexander M. and Edward J. Latessa (1999). "An Empirical Evaluation of a Sanction Continuum: Pathways Through the Juvenile Justice System." Journal of Criminal Justice 27(2):

5 Holsinger, Alexander M. (1999). Assessing Criminal Thinking: Attitudes and Orientations Influence Behavior. Corrections Today 61(1): Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger (1998). "The Importance of Evaluating Correctional Programs: Assessing Outcome and Quality." Correctional Management Quarterly 2(4): Refereed Pieces Not Appearing in Academic Journals Holsinger, Alexander M. (Book Review ): Juvenile Drug courts and Teen Substance Abuse (2004) Jeffrey A. Butts and John Roman (eds.) for Journal of Crime and Justice 26(1). Lowenkamp, Christopher T., Alexander M. Holsinger, and Edward J. Latessa (2004). Empirical Evidence on the Importance of Training and Experience in Using the Level of Service Inventory - Revised. In the Annual Issue of Topics in Community Corrections: Assessment Issues for Managers: National Institute of Corrections (not peer-reviewed). Holsinger, Alexander M. And Kenneth J. Novak (2003). Deterring Felons from Carrying Guns in the Community: An Examination of a Public Service Advertising Campaign in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Urban Research Series at the Center for the City UMKC. (reviewed internally within UMKC) Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Offender Classification. The Encyclopedia of Criminology. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (I was invited to write this piece, which subsequently received external review) Other Written Work Lowenkamp, Christopher T. & Holsinger, Alexander M. (2014). The Question of Legalization. An invited (and widely distributed) piece written for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2014). Latessa, Edward. The Encyclopedia of Corrections, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Edited Books: Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger (2010). Correctional Contexts: Contemporary and Classical Readings (4 th Edition). Oxford University Press, USA. Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger (2005). Correctional Contexts: Contemporary and Classical Readings (3 rd Edition). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing. 5

6 Latessa, Edward J., Alexander M. Holsinger, James W. Marquart, and Jonathan R. Sorensen (2001). Correctional Contexts: Contemporary and Classical Readings(2 nd Edition). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing. Technical Reports: Holsinger, Alexander M. (2014). Testing the Validity of the LSI-R Within the South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Submitted to the South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2014). Assessing Changes in Criminogenic Thinking and Readiness for Treatment. Submitted to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2014). Describing and Testing the Predictive Validity of Johnson County s Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment (DVLA). VanNostrand, Marie, Lowenkamp, Christopher T., and Holsinger, Alexander M. (2013). The Hidden costs of pretrial detention. Laura and John Arnold Foundation. VanNostrand, Marie, Lowenkamp Christopher T., and Holsinger, Alexander M. (2013). Investigating the impact of pretrial detention on sentencing outcomes. Laura and John Arnold Foundation. Holsinger, Alexander (2012). Johnson County Juvenile Intakes and Referrals: Analyses and Recommendations, for Johnson County, KS Holsinger, Alexander (2012). Addendum: Johnson County Case Management Cases, for Johnson County, KS (this was an addendum to Johnson County Juvenile Intakes and Referrals: Analyses and Recommendaitons. ). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2012 present) Development of pre-trial risk assessment instrument for Johnson County, Kansas Holsinger, Alexander M. (2011 present) Exploratory research re: risks and needs of juvenile detained population Johnson County Corrections Holsinger, Alexander M. (2011 present) Validation of YLS/CMI Johnson County. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2012) Validation testing regarding Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Johnson County Holsinger, Alexander M. (2012) Validation of LSI-R Kansas Department of Corrections 6

7 Holsinger, Alexander M. & McDonald, Lora (MSW) (2011). Examining Offender Reentry in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area: A Focus-Group Analysis. Sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2010) Re-validating the LSI-R Johnson County, Kansas Holsinger, Alexander M. (2009) Re-validating the LSI-R (technical report submitted to Johnson County. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2009) Assessing change in attitudes and faith via intervention. Data analysis and report submitted to Crittenton youth facility. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2008) Re-validating the LSI-R (technical report submitted to Johnson County. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2005). Analysis of Offender Notification Meeting Data Presented to Project Safe Neighborhood Task Force. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2005). Analyses of LSI-R Data Provided by Court Services of Johnson County, Kansas. Presented to the Johnson County, Kansas Court Services office Holsinger, Alexander M. (2004). Validation and Further Norming of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory. Presented to the State of South Dakota s Unified Judicial System. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2004). Validation and Further Norming of the Level of Service Inventory Revised. Presented to the State of South Dakota s Unified Judicial System. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2004). LSI-R Data Johnson County, Kansas: Misdemeanor Cases, Additional Analyses. Presented to the Johnson County, Kansas Court Services Unit. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2004). Johnson County LSI-R Data: Misdemeanor Cases Only. Presented to the Johnson County, Kansas Court Services Unit. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Statistical Assessment of the Butler County Detention Intake Questionnaire. Presented to the Butler County, Ohio Juvenile Court. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Assessing the Boulder County Jail System: Identifying Areas Needing Improvement, and Initiating a Plan for Change. Presented to the Boulder County Sheriff s Department, and the National Institute of Corrections. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Measuring Baseline Knowledge About Substance Use/Abuse and Related Issues. Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Kansas City, MO). 7

8 Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Systemic Measures Within Missouri s Juvenile Justice System: Survey Results: 4 Waves. Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Kansas City, MO). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Identifying Criminogenic Needs and Critical Issues Within Offender Re-Entry Comparing Offenders in the Community to those Returned to Prison Using Focus-Group Data. Missouri Department of Corrections Transition from Prison to the Community Initiative (Jefferson City, MO). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). A Brief Review of the Correctional Literature Base: Examining Reentry and Correlates of Success. Missouri Department of Corrections Transition from Prison to Community Initiative (Jefferson City, MO). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Identifying Criminogenic Needs and Critical Issues Within Offender Re-Entry: An Analysis of Offender and Officer Focus Group Data. Missouri Department of Corrections Transition from Prison to Community Initiative (Jefferson City, MO). Holsinger, Alexander M. and Kenneth Novak (2003). Felons with Guns: An Examination of Operation CEASEFIRE. Presented to the Kansas City Crime Commission, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2003). Measuring Systemic Change Within Missouri s Juvenile Justice System (Year-End Summary Report). Presented to the Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2002). Measuring Systemic Change Within Missouri s Juvenile Justice System. Presented to the Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Correctional Program Assessment Inventory: Assessing Program Quality (conducted for several local, state-wide, and nation-wide correctional programs: ). Holsinger, Alexander M. (2001). Base-Line Results for a Survey of Substance Abuse Training Participants. Presented to the Mid-American Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Holsinger, Alexander M. (2001). Qualitative Results of the Evaluation of Project Connect. Presented to Missouri Probation and Parole Association. Holsinger, Alexander M., Edward J. Latessa, Colleen Kadleck (2000). Evaluation and Assessment of the Lucas County Juvenile Court System. Division of Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati Latessa, Edward J., Larry Travis, III, Shelley Johnson, and Alex Holsinger (2000). The Hamilton County Drug Court Program: Evaluation and Analysis. Division of Criminal Justice: 8

9 University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Alexander M. Holsinger, and Travis C. Pratt The Original Turning Point Cohort years later. Division of Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation of the Ohio Department of Youth Services' Community Correctional Facilities (CCFs). Division of Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation and Overview of The Coshocton County Juvenile Justice System. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Alexander M. Holsinger and Dana Jones Appendix document to accompany the Evaluation of Ohio's Community Corrections Act and Community-Based Correctional Facilities. This document involved analysis of data on the county level for four offender groups in each of 26 counties. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Lawrence F. Travis, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Jennifer Hartman Evaluation of Ohio's Pilot Day Reporting Program: Final Report. Division of Criminal Justice: University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Lawrence F. Travis, III, and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation of Ohio's Community Corrections Act. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Lawrence F. Travis, III, and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation of Ohio's Community Corrections Act by County Size. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Lawrence F. Travis, III, and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation of Ohio's Community Based Correctional Facilities. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., and Alexander M. Holsinger Evaluation and Overview of The Butler County Juvenile Justice System. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Holsinger, Alexander M., and Edward J. Latessa Measuring the Effectiveness of an Intervention for First-Time Theft Offenders. Division of Criminal Justice:University of Cincinnati. Latessa, Edward J., Lawrence F. Travis, III, Paul Mazerolle, Michael G. Turner, Jennifer L. Hartman, and Alexander M. Holsinger Authored the technical reports that presented the Comprehensive Community Corrections Plans for the following counties in Ohio: Adams, Clark, Clermont, Crawford, Hamilton, Hardin, Huron, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Miami, 9

10 Pickaway, and Wyandot. Other Written Work: Alexander, Diane, Michael K. Carlie, Kirk A. Hanson, Janet E. Mickish, and Alexander M. Holsinger. Instructor's Manual to accompany Robert Culbertson and Ralph Weisheit's book Order Under Law: Readings in Criminal Justice. MEDIA PRESENTATIONS 2008 Appeared on KCUR FM 89.3 Up to Date with Steve Kraske 2006 Appeared on KKFI FM 90.1 Heartland Labor Forum with Vicki Walker (1 hour show, discussing prison privatization and the use of prison inmates for contract labor) 2006 Appears on KCUR FM 89.3 Up to Date with Steve Kraske. One-hour show discussing women and girls in prison (appeared with Dr. Kristi Holsinger) 2005 Letter to the editor published (Kansas City Star; December 8, 2005) 2005 Article highlighting PSN research (Kansas City Star; Metro Section B December 5, 2005) 2005 Interviewed on closed-circuit television program Foxwood Springs TV (large retirement community in Belton, MO). Spoke about the prison system, Kansas City s spiking murder rate, and several other pertinent Criminal Justice issues Letter to the editor published (Kansas City Star; October 2, 2005) 2005 Appeared as featured guest on KCMO (94.9 FM) Close up KC with host Glenda Wilson. Conducted an hour-long interview/discussion on local corrections issues Special editor to the Kansas City Star newspaper. Published an article titled Demystify jails, inmates for the Kansas City Star s December 30, 2004 edition of As I See It Appeared as featured guest on KCMO (94.9 FM) KC About Town with host Glenda Wilson. Conducted an hour-long interview on local corrections issues Appeared as featured guest on National Public Radio s nationally syndicated talk show Talk of the Nation hosted by Neil Conan. Discussed prison warden accountability, and effective correctional programming Appeared for one hour on Kansas City s National Public Radio show The Walt Bodine Show (KCUR 89.3 fm). Discussed effective correctional treatment and prison privatization Appeared for a 15 minute segment on Hot Talk with Joel Nichols (regional news 10

11 caster). Hot Talk is a current events/news show (1510 am). Discussed serial sniper attacks in the Washington DC metropolitan area Interview with Wired internet newspaper regarding Washington-area sniper Interview with University News (UMKC) regarding drug policy Feature story for Kansas City s NBC channel (local news) regarding changes in crime trends throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan area RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012 Principal Investigator Research Proposal to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Risk Assessment for Bail and Pre-trial Decision-Making Research ($199,000) Funded Principal Investigator, Kansas City Violent Crime Initiative to LISC ($30,000) Funded. Dr. Ken Novak Co-PI Principal Investigator, Kansas City Foot Patrol Project to Bureau of Justice Assistance ($299,814) Funded co-pis are Dr. Ken Novak & Dr. William Stadler 2009 Principal Investigator, Health Foundation Grant (subcontract to do research: Gaps Analysis and Feasibility Study) $43,000 Funded Principal Investigator & Research Partner, Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant for the Western Missouri Federal Court District ($132,000). Identified as a Star Site (one of six) out of 94 Federal Court Districts Principal Investigator, Investigating the effects of Project CeaseFire on gun crime in the Greater Kansas City Area ($32,502.50) Principal Investigator, COPS grant: Measuring the effectiveness of police teaching students about the dangers of Methamphetamine Principal Investigator, Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Drug Testing Patch Missouri Probation and Parole Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Missouri Probation and Parole s Project Connect Present Principal Investigator, serving as a national evaluator for 8 individual drug interdiction program evaluations; National Institute of Corrections/Bureau of Prisons ($300,000) 11

12 Project Director, serving as evaluator of the Turning Point Chronic DUI program year follow up study ($5,000) Project Director, Evaluation of the Department of Youth Services' Community Correctional Facilities ($60,000) Project Director, Evaluation of Lucas County's Juvenile Justice System ($15,000) Project Director, Evaluation of Ohio's Day Reporting Programs ($110,000) Project Director, Evaluation of Butler County's Juvenile Justice System ($15,000) Project Director, Evaluation of Coshocton County's Juvenile Justice System ($10,000) Project Director, Follow-up Study of the Turning Point Program for Habitual Drunk Drivers. Funded by Talbert House, Inc. ($4,280) Project Director, Evaluation of Ohio's Drug Court. Funded by the Ohio Supreme Court ($113,646) Technical Consultant and database developer for "Street Level Policing Efforts in Cincinnati: The Content of Community and Traditional Policing and the Perceptions of Policing Audiences." NIJ funded project ($270,000) Data Analyst and Technical Consultant for the Intensive Supervision Project for the American Probation and Parole Association (Iowa and Connecticut) to present- Consultant for the development of a state-wide database tracking system for the Community Corrections Component of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ongoing contract) Technical Consultant, Evaluation of RECLAIM. Funded by the Ohio Department of Youth Services ($124,841) Data Analyst and Project Consultant, Development of Comprehensive Community Corrections Plans for the following counties in Ohio: Adams, Clark, Clermont, Crawford, Hamilton, Hardin, Huron, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Miami, Pickaway, and Wyandot ($268,000) Consultant for mapping and spatial analysis activities for the Children's Defense Fund Greater Cincinnati Project Technical Consultant for Evaluation of Trumbull County's Juvenile Justice System. 12

13 Project Director, Evaluation of the Impact of Ohio's Community Corrections Act. Funded by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ($59,699) Project Director, Evaluation of the Impact of Ohio's Community Based Correctional Facilities. Funded by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ($49,361) Data Analyst, Evaluation of the Cincinnati Police Division's Telephone Crime Reporting Unit. PRESENTATIONS 2014 Presentation: Was invited to present about the risk principle as it relates to pretrial risk assessment and decision making. Presented to the Pretrial Justice Policy Forum, coordinated by the Council of State Courts. Washington, DC Lecture/Presentation: Was invited to present the latest research (both nationally and locally) in actuarial pretrial risk assessment to the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (as part of their regular scholarship update meetings) Plenary Lecture: Examining and implementing integrity, fidelity, and quality in correctional interventions. Talk given to 120 practitioners and administrators for Kansas DOC, as part of a two-day Fidelity Summit convened by the Kansas Deputy Secretary of Corrections Keynote Address: Delivered the keynote address to the Ohio Community Corrections Association in Columbus (Dublin) Ohio. May 1, practitioners and administrators in attendance Plenary Lecture: The Best Practices in Correctional Interventions. This was an invited plenary lecture to the semi-annual Kansas Association of Court Services Officers (Wichita, KS) 2014 Plenary Lecture: Cognitive Behavioral Interventions. This was an invited plenary lecture to the semi-annual Kansas Association of Court Services Officers (Wichita, KS) 2014 Plenary Lecture: The importance and development of localized pretrial risk assessment development: Efforts in need of support. This was a U.S. Congressional Briefing, organized and sponsored by The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University & the Pretrial Justice Institute (Rayburn Building of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC). 13

14 2013 Paper Presentation: The development and testing of a local pretrial risk assessment tool: predictive validity and policy implications. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia Paper Presentation: Crime films: Issues of Genre and Sampling. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Co-author: Colleen Kadleck Poster presentation Examining the effectiveness of foot patrol in micro-places. American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Co-presenters: Ken Novak, Christine Carr, & Scott Finley Invited plenary lectures: Overview of, and Advancement of Evidence Based Practices. Presented four plenary lectures to Kansas Stakeholders, throughout the state of Kansas, during the period of September to November, Invited presentation: Developing advanced interviewing skills when working with offenders. Presented to the Kansas Association of Court Services Officers conference: Mayetta, Kansas 2012 Invited presentation: Measuring what matters: Advanced work with the LSI-R. Presented to the Kansas Association of Court Services Officers conference: Mayetta, Kansas Paper presentation: Analyzing and comparing static and dynamic predictors: The predictive validity of the YLS/CMI Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, New York City. Co-author Michael Davis Poster Session: The Impact of Foot Patrol: A Preliminary Analysis Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, New York City. With Kenneth Novak, William Stadler, and Scott Finley 2012 Roundtable presentation: Sustaining Evidence-based Corrections: A Discussion on Implementation, Treatment, and Quality Assurance Issues of EBP in Correctional Settings Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meetings, New York City. Participants included Edward Latessa, Paula Smith, Shelly Listwan, Debi Koetzle, Matthew Makarios, and AJ Myer Gaps Analysis and Offender Reentry. Invited keynote presentation to the Kansas City Violence Commission (Kansas City, City Hall, November 28, 2011) 2011 Testing the Predictive Validity of the LSI-R. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Meetings (Washington, DC). Panel Chair and Discussant Invited keynote speaker: The Importance of Transitional Jobs. Given to the annual 14

15 Breakfast of the Second Chance Foundation (Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, MO) 2011 Invited presentation: The Mark of a UC Education. Presented at the 20 th Anniversary of the Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH 2011 Invited plenary lecture: Best Practices in Correctional Intervention. Presented to the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (statewide conference in Overland Park, KS) 2011 American and Canadian Best Correctional Practices. Featured Roundtable at the 2011 meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Toronto, Canada) Invited plenary lecture: Best Practices in Correctional Supervision and Rehabilitation. Presented to the Kansas City Crime Commission 2010 Poster Session: Testing the Risk Principle using the LSI-R. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference, Boston, MA 2009 Invited to give expert testimony to Johnson County Commission, regarding evidence-based practices and best practices in correctional intervention (2 hrs) Invited speaker at Midwest Association of Correctional Administrators Annual Meeting addressed Correctional Administrators including Secretaries of Corrections from various states in the Midwestern region, regarding effective treatment programming and best correctional practices Invited Plenary speaker at NWIAS conference (Portland, OR) 2008 Invited talk on effective treatment programming (NWIAS conference Portland, OR) 2008 Invited address to Kansas State Sentencing Commission 2007 Invited address to Kansas State Sentencing Commission 2006 Invited to address head of corrections from South Africa (small private conference) 2005 Invited to address Kansas State Legislature (subcommittee on Sentencing) 2005 Invited to address Kansas State Legislature (3 hour presentation) regarding a pilot project involving the implementation of a comprehensive risk/need assessment instrument (Topeka) 2004 Invited to address Kansas State Senate regarding research-based practices in corrections (Topeka) The State of the Art in Offender Assessment. Presented to the National Institute of 15

16 Corrections Transition from Prison to the Community (TPCI) Conference at Central Missouri State University (Warrensburg, MO) Public Outreach Forum: Teaching the Public About Probation and Parole. Presented to the first annual public forum for Missouri Department of Correction, Probation and Parole. Western District of Missouri Keynote Presentation Getting Past Buzz Words: Increasing Program Effectiveness and Integrity Using the What Works Principles. Presented at the Youth in Turmoil Adolescent Treatment Issues Conference, Tampa Florida Juvenile Offender Assessment and Classification: Implementing the Principles that Place Relevant Theory into Effective Practice. Presented at the Youth in Turmoil Adolescent Treatment Issues Conference, Tampa Florida Featured Presentation An Examination of Program Integrity for Juvenile Correctional Programs. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology (Denver, Colorado) 2003 Differential Pathways to Violence: Comparing Boys and Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology (Denver, Colorado) 2003 Reliability and Validity of the YLS/CMI. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology (Denver, Colorado) 2003 Promoting Public Safety Using Research-Based Strategies: Identifying What Works with Juvenile Offenders. Presented to approximately 70 practitioners in all areas of Juvenile Justice and Education Promoting Public Safety Using Research-Based Strategies: Identifying What Works with Juvenile Offenders. Presented to the Wyoming State Bar Annual Conference, Cheyenne, Wyoming Identifying Criminogenic Needs and Critical Issues Within Offender Re-Entry: An Analysis of Offender and Officer Focus Group Data. Presented to the annual meeting of the Western Missouri Warden s Association (Kansas City, Missouri) Identifying Criminogenic Needs and Critical Issues Within Offender Re-Entry: An Analysis of Offender and Officer Focus Group Data. Presented to the Missouri Department of Corrections Transition from Prison to the Community Initiative (Jefferson City, MO) Felons with Guns: An Examination of Operation CEASEFIRE. Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Kansas City Crime Commission, Kansas City, Missouri. 16

17 2002 Investigating the Effectiveness of a Media Campaign to Curb Felons Carrying Firearms: Results from Operation CEASEFIRE Presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology: Chicago, Illinoisabsri180.htm 2002 What Works, What Doesn t: Unraveling Correctional Rehabilitation. Presented at the first annual Students for Sensible Drug Policy conference entitled De-mystifying the drug war at UMKC. Played an instrumental role in bringing in Professor Angela Davis to speak to UMKC and the greater community The Status of Kansas City s Project CeaseFire Evaluation Presented at a premier conference of the six top Project Safe Neighborhood sites. Project Safe Neighborhood conference, Washington DC Examining the Differential Experiences of African-American and White Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Presented at the 2002 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, California Assessing the Statistical Relationship Between Three Measures of Criminogenic Risk. The 2001 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology Inter-Rater Agreement and the Use of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised. The 2001 Annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology Detecting and Assessing the Quality of Correctional Substance Abuse Programs. Spring 2001 Conference of the Missouri Department of Mental Health The Importance of Program Evaluation. Fall 2001 Conference for the Missouri-Kansas Correctional Association FEATURED PANEL Assessing the relationship between program integrity and recidivism using the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory. I was invited to participate in the featured panel by the American Society of Criminology at their 2000 meetings Holsinger, Alexander M., Shelley Johnson, and Edward J. Latessa. The Drug Court Experience in Ohio: Examining Treatment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Ontario 1999 Holsinger, Alexander M., Edward J. Latessa. "The Effectiveness of Ohio's Community Correctional Facilities." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida. 17

18 1998 Holsinger, Alexander M., and Edward J. Latessa. "Examining Program Quality: Does What Works' Really Matter?" Roundtable presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C Holsinger, Alexander M., Edward J. Latessa, and Lawrence F. Travis, III. "The Impact of County Context on Juvenile Justice Dispositions." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico Holsinger, Alexander M.. "The Design and Implementation of a Drug Court Evaluation." Special invitation to address the Annual Meeting of the Supreme Court's Drug Court Conference, Columbus, Ohio Holsinger, Alexander M.. "The Current State of Ohio's Drug Court's: An Exploration and Evaluation." Special invitation to address the Annual Meeting of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's Researcher's Conference, Columbus, Ohio Holsinger, Alexander M.. "Offender Classification and Use of the Youthful Level of Service Inventory." A Preferred Practice' Workshop Presentation at the Governor's Annual Crime Summit, Columbus, Ohio Belknap, Joanne, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Kristi Holsinger. "Female Prisoners: A Second Look at the Kinsey Data." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, California Holsinger, Alexander M., Edward J. Latessa, Michael G. Turner, and Lawrence F. Travis, III. "Identification of Factors Associated With Recidivism: Variation Between Urban and Rural Jurisdictions." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, California Holsinger, Alexander M., and Edward J. Latessa. "Catching it Early: The Effects of Treating First-Time Offenders." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio Holsinger, Alexander M., and Edward J. Latessa. "An Empirical Evaluation of a Treatment Continuum: Pathways Through the Juvenile Justice System." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio Mazerolle, Paul, Jennifer Hartman, Michael Turner, and Alexander M. Holsinger. "Predictors of Prison and Probation: Examining the Rural-Urban Factor." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky Novak, Kenneth J., Jennifer L. Hartman, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Michael G. Turner. "Pro-active Policing of Disorder Crime: Unanticipated Benefits." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky. 18

19 1997 Holsinger, Alexander M., Edward J. Latessa, Michael G. Turner, and Lawrence F. Travis, III. "High Level Alternatives to Incarceration: Examining Community Based Correctional Facilities." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky Turner, Michael G., Edward J. Latessa, Alexander M. Holsinger, and Lawrence F. Travis, III. "Investigating Community Corrections: Exploring the Multi-Level Impact of Current Community Correctional Intervention." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger. Presentation of a two-day educational session at the Ohio Correctional Educational Association Conference. Preliminary results from an evaluation of Ohio's Day Reporting Programs were presented and discussed with state government leaders from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and practitioners present I have conducted several trainings on how to use and interpret both the Level of Service Inventory, and the Youthful Level of Service Inventory. These trainings involve many different correctional departments, and treatment agencies around the state Novak, Kenneth J., Michael G. Turner, Jennifer L. Hartman, and Alexander M. Holsinger. "A Longitudinal Spatial Analysis of Robberies: Changing Hot Spots Over Time." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada Holsinger, Alexander M., Kelly Brown, Edward J. Latessa, and Lawrence F. Travis, III. "A Preliminary Analysis of Community Based Correctional Facilities." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana Brown, Kelly, Alexander M. Holsinger, Lawrence F. Travis, III, and Edward J. Latessa. "A Preliminary Analysis of Ohio's Community Corrections Act." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana Latessa, Edward J. and Alexander M. Holsinger. A two-day presentation on the state of Ohio's Community Corrections Act and Community-Based Correctional Facilities was conducted at the 1996 Annual Statewide Conference of the Ohio Community Corrections Organization Holsinger, Alexander M. Eric Jefferis, James Frank, and Robert Langworthy. "Perceptions of the Police: An Analysis of Cincinnati's Telephone Crime Reporting Unity (TCRU)." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts. 19

20 1994 Holsinger, Alexander M. "Federal Asset Forfeiture: A Time Series Analysis." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Miami, Florida Holsinger, Alexander M. and Gwen M. Bramlet. "Federal Asset Forfeiture: A Preliminary Analysis." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois. OTHER CAPABILITIES Expert Trainer in implementing Best Practice in Correctional Environments Certified Trainer for teaching practitioners how to use the Level of Service Inventory, and the Youthful Level of Service Inventory. Certified Trainer of Trainers on conducting sessions in order to train others how to use the Level of Service Inventory, and the Youthful Level of Service Inventory. SERVICE Served as peer reviewer for the University of Missouri Research Board (grant proposal review) 2006 article review for Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency I ain t gonna let no one disrespect me: Does the code of the street reduce or increase violent victimization among African American adolescents? 2005 article review for Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology The Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Pilot Program: Court Outcome and Recidivism 2005 to present Service as a member of the Kansas City Commission on Violent Crime (invited by the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri) 2005 to present Service as a member of the Municipal Sentencing Reform Commission for the Kansas City Metropolitan area article review for Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Politics, Culture, and Political Crime: Covariates of Abortion Clinic Attacks in the United States 2005 Served as peer reviewer for the University of Missouri Research Board (grant proposal review) 2005 article review for Justice Research Policy Constructing and validating risk assessment instruments in community correctional settings: A case study and analysis. 20