Jeremy Travis President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Author: But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry http://www.urban.org/pubs/allcomeback www.urban.org/pubs/allcomeback/ Formerly Senior Fellow, Urban Institute, 2000-2004 2004 Formerly Director, National Institute of Justice, 1994-2000 While working at the Urban Institute Mr. Travis launched a national nal research program focused on prisoner reentry. As Director of the National Institute of Justice, he established major initiatives to assess crime trends, evaluate federal anti-crime efforts, foster community policing and new law enforcement technologies, advance forensic sciences including DNA testing and bolster research on counter-terrorism terrorism strategies. Mr. Travis has taught a wide variety of courses on criminal justice, public policy, history and law at many prestigious schools, has co-edited two books and published numerous book chapters, articles and monographs on constitutional law, criminal law and criminal justice policy.
Joan Petersilia Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, California Former Professor and Director of the UCI s s Center for Evidence-Based Corrections Author/Co-Author - Parole Violations and Revocations in California - When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry - Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control Dr. Joan Petersilia has spent more than 25 years studying the performance of criminal justice agencies. Before joining Stanford Law School, Dr. Petersilia was a professor of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine and Director of UCI's Center for Evidence-Based Corrections. She also previously served as a special advisor to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, helping to reorganize juvenile and adult corrections and working with the California Legislature to implement prison and parole reform. Dr. Petersilia is a former director of the Criminal Justice Program at RAND Corporation; former president of the American Society of Criminology; and co-director of the National Research Council s study on Community Supervision and Criminal Desistance.
Ryken Grattet Department of Sociology, University of California, Davis Author/Co-author Parole Violations and Revocations in California Evidence-based Practices in Corrections: A Training Manual for the California Program Assessment Procedure Making Hate a Crime Dr. Ryken Grattet has more than 15 years experience at the University of California, Davis and Louisiana State University as a university researcher and educator with a focus on law, crime policy, and imprisonment. He previously served as the Assistant stant Secretary for Research, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he established the first ever executive-level Office of Research in the history of California corrections. Dr. Grattet also conducts research on hate crime law and policing. His H research contributed to the development of the Omnibus Hate Crime Act of 2004.
Thomas G. Hoffman Director, Division of Adult Parole Operations California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Former Interim Chief of Police & Deputy Chief of Police, City of West Sacramento, CA 20 Years with the City of Inglewood, CA, Police Department - from police officer to Captain Tom Hoffman has a 30 year career in municipal law enforcement and now heads the California Division of Adult Parole Operations. He oversees the supervision and control of over 120,000 adult parolees throughout the State, supported by a staff of over 4,200 employees. As Deputy Chief of Police for West Sacramento, he was project manager for the accreditation process for the City, which was ultimately awarded national accreditation status. Mr. Hoffman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and is a graduate of the POST Command College (Class 18).
Peggy Burke Principal, Center for Effective Public Policy Director, Transition from Prison to Community Initiative 2001 2001-Present Director, National Technical Assistance Initiative on Parole Violations 1997 1997-2004 Author: Parole Violations Revisited: A Handbook on Strengthening Parole Practices for Public Safety and Successful Transition to the Community Peggy Burke is a Principal at the Center for Effective Public Policy, a national, non-profit policy analysis, technical assistance, and consulting organization. on. At the Center she directs projects in the area of parole, probation, and utilizing research h to develop effective correctional practices.. She has developed curricula and delivered trainings on collaboration in the criminal justice system, on best practices in offender reentry, and on all aspects of parole. Ms. Burke has been active in the field of parole for over two decades, working with paroling authorities on developing clear policy and using sound decision making tools.