Keynote Address

The Ariel Castro Case: Lessons Learned Monday, May 18, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Prosecutor Timothy McGinty has prosecuted a number of high profile cases in his tenure as Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, but the Ariel Castro case grabbed the attention of the nation and even the world. Castro kidnapped 3 young women and held them prisoner for over 10 years—sexually assaulting all three repeatedly and fathering a child with one. He eventually pled guilty to 937 criminal counts of rape, kidnapping and aggravated murder as part of a plea bargain. He was sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. Prosecutor McGinty will share what it is like to deal with a case under the unrelenting cameras of the 24/7 news cycle and to have pundits analyze your every action, every evening. He will also discuss how the collaboration of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies impacted the prosecution of the case. Finally, he will cover lessons learned in the experience that have impacted the course of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and its partners. Presenter: Timothy J. McGinty, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty is an outspoken advocate for justice in our community, and has been throughout his long career in public service. As Prosecutor of Cuyahoga County, Mr. McGinty continues to advocate for reforms aimed at restoring public faith in our justice system and increasing safety in order to reinvigorate the community he believes in. Prosecutor McGinty’s public service began right after college when he became a county probation officer and continued when he was hired by the late John T. Corrigan to be a Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Over the next 10 years, he advanced swiftly in the office and handled many of its most important and high-profile cases, including the 1989 prosecution of Ronnie Shelton, the infamous “West Side Rapist.” In 1992, the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association named him Ohio Prosecutor of the Year. That same year, he won the first of four elections to the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court bench by ousting an incumbent. During his more than 19 years as a Common Pleas Court Judge, Mr. McGinty consistently ran one of the county’s most efficient criminal and civil dockets. He also regularly urged his colleagues to be more transparent with the public and to reform the way attorneys are appointed to represent indigent defendants. In 2004, he persuaded the county commissioners to hire the Justice Management Institute, a Denver think tank, to suggest ways to make court system here more efficient and accountable. Those recommendations continue to shape his vision of judicial reform. In 2011, Mr. McGinty left the bench to run for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. He did so because he believes that public safety and honest, effective government are the building blocks of prosperity. Without them, families, individuals and businesses will not invest in Cuyahoga County. To Prosecutor McGinty, justice is a tangible concept, achievable by running a justice system built on the foundations of fairness, efficiency, transparency, and accountability to victims, taxpayers,

Keynote Address, continued and those charged with crimes. Since his election in November 2012, Prosecutor McGinty has been working within the Prosecutor’s Office and in the community with our justice system partners to make Cuyahoga County and its citizens safer. Since taking office, Mr. McGinty retained an independent, professional agency to review the Prosecutor’s Office and recommend efficiencies in the organization. Mr. McGinty has launched a DNA Cold Case Initiative Task Force, under the Cold Case Unit, to address the backlog of evidence waiting to be forensically tested and bring justice to sexual assault victims whose cases have “gone cold.” He has also addressed public corruption through the creation of a specialized Public Corruptions Unit. Additionally, Mr. McGinty has refocused prosecution efforts on the most heinous, repeat offenders, promoted the swift resolution of lower level cases as appropriate, addressed conviction integrity, and has recommitted the Prosecutor’s Office to comprehensive training, performance based assessments, and the highest ethical standards. To meet these objectives, Prosecutor McGinty calls on his colleagues in the justice system to take up challenging issues affecting our county and encourages his Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys to become more involved and invested in our community through the work and outreach efforts of the Prosecutor’s Office. Timothy J. McGinty is a lifelong Cuyahoga County resident. He graduated from St. Edward High School and from Heidelberg College. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. In 2000, he earned a master’s degree in judicial studies from the University of Nevada, Reno

General Session

Overview of Risk Assessment and the Development and Validation of the Ohio Risk and Need Assessment System (ORAS)

Monday, May 18, 2015 – Polaris ABDE 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

This presentation will address the current research about what works and what doesn’t in reducing recidivism. Why are measuring and understanding and risk of reoffending so important—particularly in decision making regarding parole and conditions of parole? Included will be a discussion of the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) past and present, and how it can be used most effectively. ORAS was developed by the University of Cincinnati at the request of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to measure the risk that a particular offender will reoffend using both static and dynamic factors. The assessment is also used as the basis for case planning—identifying areas of need and allowing the case planner to prioritize programming based upon that need. The instrument was designed to be used starting in the courts and continuing all the way through parole so that all practitioners in the criminal justice and corrections process are working off the same page when dealing with offenders. Presenter: Dr. Edward J. Latessa, University of Cincinnati Edward J. Latessa received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1979 and is Director and Professor of the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Latessa has published over 140 works in the area of criminal justice, corrections, and juvenile justice. He is co-author of eight books including What Works (and Doesn’t) in Reducing Recidivism, Corrections in the Community, and Corrections in America. Professor Latessa has directed over 150 funded research projects including studies of day reporting centers, juvenile justice programs, drug courts, prison programs, intensive supervision programs, halfway houses, and drug programs. He and his staff have also assessed over 600 correctional programs throughout the United States, and he has provided assistance and workshops in over forty-five states. Dr. Latessa served as President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (1989-90). He has also received several awards including; Marguerite Q. Warren and Ted B. Palmer Differential Intervention Award presented by the Division of Corrections and Sentencing of the American Society of Criminology (2010), Outstanding Community Partner Award from the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (2010), Maud Booth Correctional Services Award in recognition of dedicated service and leadership presented by the Volunteers of America (2010), Community Hero Award presented by Community Resources for Justice, (2010), the Bruce Smith Award for outstanding contributions to criminal justice by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2010), the George Beto Scholar, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, (2009), the Mark Hatfield Award for Contributions in public policy research by The Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University (2008), the Outstanding Achievement Award by the National Juvenile Justice Court Services Association (2007), the August Vollmer Award from the American Society of Criminology (2004), the Simon Dinitz Criminal Justice Research Award from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (2002), the Margaret

General Session, continued Mead Award for dedicated service to the causes of social justice and humanitarian advancement by the International Community Corrections Association (2001), the Peter P. Lejins Award for Research from the American Correctional Association (1999); ACJS Fellow Award (1998); ACJS Founders Award (1992); and the Simon Dinitz award by the Ohio Community Corrections Organization. In 2013 he was identified as one of the most innovative people in criminal justice by a national survey conducted by the Center for Court Innovation in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Concurrent Workshop A

Parole Determination for Individuals Who Entered the Adult Criminal Justice System as Youth: Latest Research, Developments, and Special Considerations

Monday, May 18, 2015 – Gemini B 1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

This workshop will focus on the unique parole considerations for individuals who entered the criminal justice system before turning 18. Participants will learn about 1) adolescent brain development, 2) how the principles of adolescent development apply to the criminal justice system, including a recent line of U.S. Supreme Court cases examining this issue, and 3) how youth under the age of 18 become involved in the adult criminal justice system. At the end of the session, participants will be understand how to incorporate adolescent development into parole decisions, including how to factor in a youth’s individual characteristics and maturation process as well as the circumstances of his or her offense. Presenters: Daniel L Davis, Ph.D. ABPP (Forensic), Psychologist, Columbus, Ohio,

Kimberly Jordan, JD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project

Erin Davies, JD, Executive Director, Juvenile Justice Coalition Daniel L Davis, Ph.D. ABPP (Forensic): is a psychologist in practice in Columbus Ohio with over 30 years of experience as a psychologist in a variety of clinical and forensic settings. His practice includes assessment and treatment of emotional and behavioral problems in older children, adolescents and adults, marriage and family counseling and forensic psychology. He is also associated with Netcare Forensic Center as a Senior Forensic Psychologist. He is licensed in the state of Ohio as a psychologist and holds a Certificate of Professional Qualification and Interjuristictional Practice Certificate from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Dr. Davis is a board certified forensic psychologist and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. He has extensive experience providing forensic assessments and has provided reports and testimony in State, County and Federal legal venues. He has, as well, extensive experience providing treatment as well as clinical administration and supervision in outpatient, inpatient, residential and correctional settings with both adolescents and adults. He has served as the Clinical Director of the Buckeye Ranch and as the Supervising Psychologist of the Timothy B. Moritz Forensic Unit of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. He also served as the Clinical Director of the Central Ohio Cluster of Mental Health Services of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. He has also held consulting positions with the Columbus Children’s Hospital, the Ohio Department of Mental Health, The Ohio Department of Youth Services, New York State Department of Mental Health, Central State Hospital in Louisville Kentucky, Netcare Forensic Psychiatry, Southeast Mental Health Center and the Central Ohio Mental Health Center. While a junior in college, he founded and served as the first director of Concord Counseling Service in Westerville, Ohio.

Concurrent Workshop A, continued He earned a doctorate in Counseling from The Ohio State University in 1980. He earned a Masters Degree from Kent State University and his Bachelor's Degree from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. Kimberly Jordan, JD: Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project. Professor Kimberly Jordan teaches in the Justice for Children Clinic. Prior to joining the Moritz College of Law, she was a senior attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, where she focused on family law and representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings in juvenile court. Professor Jordan was previously an assistant defender for the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender and staff attorney for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. She is admitted to the bar in Ohio. Erin Davies, JD: Executive Director, Juvenile Justice Coalition. Ms. Davies became the Executive Director of JJC in July 2014. She previously worked at the Children’s Law Center, Inc. focusing on youth in the adult court system in Ohio, including writing two reports and starting a story collection project for youth and their families who had been through the adult system. Erin worked for 6 years in Washington DC with the Campaign for Youth Justice, an organization dedicated to ending the prosecution of youth in adult court, and with two Members of Congress. She is originally from northwest Ohio and earned both her undergraduate and law degrees in the state. .

Concurrent Workshop B

Domestic Violence Dynamics and Considerations Monday, May 18, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Domestic Violence is difficult to understand to those standing outside of the abuse as well as those living with it. Perpetrators often use “coercive control techniques” to maintain control over their victims. This workshop will provide information on the dynamics of the perpetrator/victim relationship so we can respond differently to the victim and recognize the perpetrator should always be the focus of our attention. The victim may choose to remain in the relationship, be supportive of their release and perhaps even recant previous allegations that are the basis for actions being reviewed by decision makers. Recognizing that many releasing authorities are conditioned to give due consideration to the desires of victims, the major objective for this workshop will be to provide parole and release decision makers with information that will assist them in understanding and deciding these particularly perplexing and troubling cases in which the desires of the victims may not be in the interest of public safety. Presenter: Sandra Huntzinger, Ohio Attorney General’s Office Sandra Huntzinger has been a victim service coordinator since 2008 with the Ohio Attorney General's Office (AGO). For the past 15 years, she has worked in the field of violence against women in positions within a shelter, the court system, as well as training and public policy through both the state domestic violence coalition and the AGO. While working for the state coalition, she co-developed five multi-day trainings for advocates and civil attorneys. Additionally, a main focus has been training law enforcement to improve its response and view its investigations as offender-focused. Her predominant work history is in domestic violence and sexual violence. Ms. Huntzinger has worked with diverse populations during her career in a domestic violence shelter and the court system. She co-developed training for domestic violence and sexual violence shelters, and she facilitated and trained with a statewide sexual assault response training team. The work focuses on community collaborations and response, and training law enforcement in their investigations. The team has trained more than 1,000 officers. Ms. Huntzinger is also experienced in assisting communities in developing domestic violence response protocols and creating and facilitating multidisciplinary team meetings.

Concurrent Workshop C

Enhancing Parole: The Importance of Fidelity Monday, May 18, 2015 – Gemini A

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Focus on Evidence-Based Practice in the area of parole has been increasing in recent years. This presentation will review preliminary research findings regarding 2 projects. Both projects relate to fidelity or quality assurance in terms of parole practices. The first study reflects data from several US Paroling Authority sites, linking assessments of parole practices to performance indicators. This is pilot research to develop and validate a Parole Quality Assurance Inventory. The second study reports APAI members’ responses to a recent online survey regarding Board Member competencies. Essentially this research is intended to inform characteristics and skills purported to be important in order to be an effective Parole Board member. The results are important in terms of selection criteria for new Board members and their training. Presenters: Dr. Ralph C. Serin, Kaitlyn Wardrop and Laura Gamwell, Carleton University Dr. Ralph C. Serin received his Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1988 and has been registered with the Ontario College of Psychologists since 1990. From 1975 to 2003 he was employed with the Correctional Service of Canada in various capacities, including parole officer and psychologist. He joined the faculty at Carleton University in 2003 and is currently Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Criminal Justice Decision Making Laboratory. He has published in the areas of crime desistance, parole, treatment readiness and responsivity, risk assessment, psychopathy, sexual offenders, and the assessment and treatment of violent offenders. Kaitlyn Wardrop is a second year Forensic Psychology M.A. student at Carleton University and is completing her graduate work under the supervision of Dr. Ralph C. Serin. Her primary research interests include incorporating evidence-based practices and policies into parole decision-making and community corrections. More specifically, her current work involves the development and validation of a Parole Quality Assurance Inventory. The purpose of this tool is to examine aspects of paroling authorities and how they function in order to better define high quality paroling systems. Laura Gamwell is currently completing a Master of Arts in Psychology at Carleton University, with a research focus on Parole Board Member competencies. She is working with Dr. Ralph Serin in the Criminal Justice Decision-Making Lab. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Science and Psychology from Carleton, as well as a Master of Arts in Political Science. Her research interests include parole decision-making and criminal justice and parole policies.

Concurrent Workshop D

The Ohio Risk Assessment System: Implementation to Validation to Quality Assurance Monday, May 18, 2015 – Gemini C

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.

The Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) was developed by the University of Cincinnati at the request of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to measure the risk that a particular offender will reoffend using both static and dynamic factors. This assessment is also used as the basis for case planning—identifying areas of need and allowing the case planner to prioritize programming based upon that need. The instrument was designed to be used starting in the courts and continuing all the way through parole so that all practitioners in the criminal justice and corrections process are working off the same page when dealing with offenders. This workshop will contain the following learning objectives: • RNR (Risk, Need, Responsivity Model) • Importance of a valid risk and need assessment system • Ohio’s implementation of the ORAS • Description of ORAS tools and utilization at various decision points (pre-trial, sentencing, prison

intake, parole board hearings, reentry, community) • Ohio statewide quality assurance efforts • Results of the statewide ORAS quality assurance project • Outcomes and system/implementation changes as a result of the QA project

Presenters: Stephanie Starr and Dionne Addison, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Stephanie Starr began working for the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in 1999 as a Parole Officer. She worked for several years with the Parole Board in positions of Parole Board Parole Officer and Quality Assurance Case Analyst. She is currently an ORAS Program Administrator for DRC. Prior to coming to DRC, Stephanie worked as a case manager for Harbor Light and Alvis House and as a reentry specialist for Community Connection for Ohio Offenders. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Kent State University and a Master of Justice Administration from Tiffin University. Stephanie is a certified ORAS master trainer in the CST, CSST, PIT, PAT, MAT, SRT, and RT. Dionne Addison began working for the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in 1998 as a Parole Officer. She worked for several years with the Parole Board in the positions of Parole Board Parole Officer and TWL Quality Assurance Case Analyst. She has also held positions in ODRC as an Interstate Compact Case Analyst, DPCS ACA and Policy Analyst, and TWL Deputy Superintendent of the Adult Parole Authority (APA). Prior to coming to ODRC, Dionne worked as a case manager and program manager for Alvis House – federal program, boot camp, and adult state offender programs. She is currently an ORAS Program Administrator for DRC. Dionne has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. Dionne is a certified ORAS trainer in the CST, CSST, PIT, PART, SRT, and RT.

General Session

Max Out: The Rise in Prison Inmates Released Without Supervision Monday, May 18, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

In June of 2014 the Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report entitled Max Out; The Rise in Prison Inmates Released Without Supervision. The report found that despite growing evidence and a broad consensus that the period immediately following release from prison is critical for preventing recidivism, a large and increasing number of offenders are maxing out—serving their entire sentences behind bars—and returning to their communities without supervision or support. These inmates do not have any legal conditions imposed on them, are not monitored by parole or probation officers, and do not receive the assistance that can help them lead crime-free lives. The increase in max-outs is largely the outcome of state policy choices over the past three decades, such as “truth and sentencing”, limits on parole eligibly and the elimination of parole in some jurisdictions that resulted in offenders serving higher proportions of their sentences behind bars.

A recent Pew study in New Jersey found that parolees have better public safety outcomes than inmates who serve their full sentences. In addition, a 2012 national survey revealed that voters strongly preferred that inmates be subject to a period of mandatory supervision, rather than be held until their sentences expire and released without any supervision. Adam Gelb from Pew will discuss this research and how many states are now adopting policies to reverse the max-out trend and invest in reentry and post-release supervision. Gelb will discuss Pew’s recommendations for a policy framework to reduce max-outs and recidivism and reinvest savings in community corrections Presenter: Adam Gelb, Pew Charitable Trusts Adam Gelb directs Pew’s public safety performance project, which helps states advance policies and practices in adult and juvenile sentencing and corrections that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections costs. As the project lead, Gelb oversees Pew’s assistance to states seeking a greater public safety return on their corrections spending. He also supervises a vigorous research portfolio that highlights strategies for reducing recidivism while cutting costs. Gelb speaks frequently with the media about national trends and state innovations and regularly advises policy makers on implementation of practical, cost-effective policies.

Gelb has been involved in crime control and prevention issues for the past 25 years as a journalist, congressional aide, and senior state government official. He began his career as a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and staffed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during negotiations and final passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. From 1995 to 2000, as policy director for the lieutenant governor of Maryland, Gelb was instrumental in developing several nationally recognized anti-crime initiatives. He served as executive director of the Georgia Sentencing Commission from 2001 to 2003. Before joining Pew, he was vice president for programs at the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse.

Gelb graduated from the University of Virginia and holds a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

General Session

Another Perspective on Serious Mental Illness Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. In the last generation, over 90% of those who were or would have been in public psychiatric hospitals are living in the community. The presentation focuses on current conditions for persons with these disorders and highlights various aspects of attempts to integrate these persons into the social and vocational structure of society. Participants will gain a better understanding of scientific, legal and societal dimensions involved in recovery for persons with serious mental illness. Dr. Frese will address recent developments in care for the mentally ill from his perspective as a person living with schizophrenia who has served as psychologist/advocate for this population for several decades. Presenter: Dr. Fred Frese, Northeast Ohio Medical University Frederick Frese Ph.D., earned a B.S. in psychology from Tulane University. Subsequently, he served as an officer in the U.S. Marines. Fred then experienced a series of psychotic breaks and psychiatric hospitalizations, after which he was able to earn M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology from Ohio University. Fred now has over 40 years’ experience working with seriously mentally ill persons. Since retiring from the Ohio mental health system, where he served as director of psychology at Western Reserve Psychiatric Hospital for 15 years, he has functioned as a faculty member in the psychiatry departments both at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and at Case Western Reserve University. As a consumer advocate, Dr. Frese has delivered hundreds of presentations in 49 states and in several foreign countries. He has also served on boards of numerous national mental health associated organizations, including The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), SourceAmerica, The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC), The National Mental Health Consumers' Association (NMHCA), Crisis Intervention Team International (CIT-International), and others. He has frequently appeared on national television and radio programs and has testified several times before both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Frese has published numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals.

Concurrent Workshop A

State Parole Decision Making and Supervision with the Mental Health Population

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini C 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

The decision to grant or deny parole is a complex process of evaluating static and dynamic factors about an offender to determine whether or not the risk to reoffend has been reduced, which becomes even more complex with offenders diagnosed with mental health issues. This presentation provides an in-depth review of this process and how the Parole Board assists mental health offenders with the transition to the community. The learning objectives are:

1. Describe the primary objectives of state parole decision making, especially in relation to mental health offenders.

2. Discuss how the Board strives to help mental health offenders make the transition from prison to the community.

3. Describe how parole agents supervise offenders with mental health disorders, including various initiatives that have been implemented by the Board.

Presenters: John Tuttle, Acting Chairman, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Jeffrey Imboden, Board Member, Pennsylvania Parole Board

Jeffery Imboden began his career in law enforcement as an adult probation/parole officer for the Lebanon County Probation Department, specializing in offenders with mental health disorders. He then joined the state Parole Board as a parole agent for 12 years and was named State Parole Agent of the Year in 1994. Mr. Imboden returned to Lebanon County as its Chief Adult Probation Officer in December 1997. In 2003 he was first confirmed as a Board Member and was re-confirmed in December 2009. Throughout his career he has served on boards and committees to address issues of drug and alcohol abuse and mental health disorders. Mr. Imboden received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Grove City College and a Master of Arts and Teaching degree with a Minor in Psychology from the Antioch School of Education, Keene, New Hampshire. John Tuttle was appointed Acting Chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole on December 30, 2014. He began his career in probation and parole as a line probation officer in York County and rose to the position of Chief Adult Probation Officer in 1997. After serving 22 years in the York County Adult Probation and Parole department he was hired as the Central Regional Director for the Board. He was subsequently appointed to the position of Deputy Executive Director in 2002 where he was responsible for overseeing parole operations in state correctional institutions and field supervision. Throughout his career he has been involved with addressing the issues of mentally ill individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Most

Concurrent Workshop A, continued recently he has been the Board’s representative for the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Mental Health and Justice Advisory Committee. In December 2009 Mr. Tuttle was confirmed as a Board Member. He is a past president of the National Association of Probation Executives. He received his Master of Science in Administration of Justice from Penn State University and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Thiel College.

Concurrent Workshop B

Research on Risk, Dosage and Recidivism Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini A

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Is it really possible to provide too much programming? Is any (bad) programming better than no programming? Parole boards review the programming offenders take to prepare themselves for release, but how do we know if the offender has taken enough programming? When setting conditions for offenders on parole, could we actually be setting them up for failure if we force them to take more programming than they actually need? Dr. Sperber discusses some of the early research into the puzzling and sometimes counter-intuitive issues of program dosage. Presenter: Dr. Kimberly Sperber, Director, Center for Health and Human Services Research,

Talbert House, Cincinnati, Ohio. Kimberly Gentry Sperber received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2003 and has worked in the field for more than 20 years. She is experienced in both conducting research and operationalizing evidence-based practices in the field and currently oversees the Center for Health and Human Services Research (CHHSR) at Talbert House. In her role, Dr. Sperber oversees research in the areas of addiction, mental health, corrections, primary care, and implementation science. Her most recent research has focused on matching correctional program dosage to offender risk, effectively addressing opiate addiction, and evaluating EPICS as a case management model in residential correctional environments. Dr. Sperber is also involved in helping her agency to implement, monitor, and respond to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) metrics that assess the agency’s performance in terms of process, outcomes, and treatment fidelity and was the agency’s CQI Manager for 6 years.

Concurrent Workshop C

Revocation of Parole and Other Forms of Supervised Release: Legal Parameters and Administrative Challenges

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini B 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

The workshop will provide an overview of the law governing revocation of parole and other forms of supervised release, including minimal due process requirements identified by the United States Supreme Court. The workshop will identify and discuss areas of legal ambiguity and administrative challenges unique to those proceedings, such as the right to counsel; applicability of the hearsay rule and other evidentiary standards; and the potentially complicating effects of pending criminal proceedings. In discussing those and other issues, the presenters will share how the issues are handled in Ohio’s revocation process. The workshop will also discuss progressive sanctioning and other evidence-based practices employed in that state. Presenters: Andre Imbrogno, Vice-Chair, Ohio Parole Board Brigid Slaton, Chief Hearing Office, Ohio Parole Board Andre Imbrogno, Ohio Parole Board Vice-Chair. Mr. Imbrogno was appointed to the Parole Board in July 2012 and was subsequently appointed Parole Board Vice-Chair in October of that year. Most recently, from 2010 through 2012, he served as Staff Counsel for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Prior to serving as Department Staff Counsel, Mr. Imbrogno worked as a legislative liaison and policy analyst for the Ohio Judicial Conference. Previously, he was employed as an attorney with the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, an Ohio state agency that provides nonpartisan legal counsel and other legislative services to the Ohio General Assembly. Mr. Imbrogno began his legal career as a judicial law clerk with the Supreme Court of Ohio. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Mr. Imbrogno has a Bachelors and a Juris Doctorate degree from The Ohio State University. Brigid Slaton, Chief Hearing Officer, Ohio Parole Board. Ms. Slaton has held several positions within Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction beginning in 1987 as a Word Processing Specialist for the Dayton Adult Parole Authority. She promoted to a parole officer position in March 1988 and held that position until 1994. Ms. Slaton then served as a Parole Services Supervisor and Regional Services Coordinator until her promotion to Regional Administrator in 2001. She served as the Regional Administrator for the Cincinnati Region from December 2001 until January 2009. In 2009, Ms. Slaton transitioned to the role of Chief Hearing Officer for the Ohio Parole Board and maintains that position to date. Ms. Slaton has served on many committees throughout her career and assisted in rolling out new initiatives for both the Adult Parole Authority and the Parole Board. She holds a Master’s degree in Education – Social Agencies Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is licensed as a Social Worker and an Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) for the state of Ohio.

Concurrent Workshop D

Mentorship – A Component to Successful Transition Back to the Community Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Community support has always been identified as one of the key components for a successful return to community and mentorship has long been practiced, particularly by the faith community. Mentorship is also identified by offenders, both in and out of prison as something that they value as a means to more smoothly transitioning to the community. What happens when that mentor is a corrections professional? A panel of mentors and former inmates will discuss their experiences—the barriers and challenges they encountered and their successes. They will also touch on the importance of maintaining a professional relationship that is not perceived as inappropriate. Presenter: Khelleh Konteh, Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

Michael Swiger, Executive Director, True Freedom Brandon Chrostowski, Founder, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute Maurice Clarett, Motivational Speaker

Khelleh Konteh began his career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in 1984 as Regional Sales Manager for Ohio Penal Industries, Business Administrator at the Corrections Reception Center. Mr. Konteh was appointed Assistant Chief of the Corrections Division of Business Administration, and became Administrative Assistant to the South Regional Director. In 1998 he was appointed Warden of the Trumbull Correctional Institution, and in 1999 he was appointed Warden to manage the activation of the Toledo Correctional Institution. Mr. Konteh was appointed North Regional Director of Prisons where he oversaw the operation of fifteen prisons in the Northern part of Ohio, and was chief of Ohio Correctional Industries, a position he held until he retired after 30 years in the department. In 2007 Mr. Konteh was recognized by the American Correctional Association's "Corrections Today Magazine" as one of the "Best in the Business", he was nominated as a representative of the State of Ohio for this award. That same year, he was awarded the "Reginald Wilkinson Executive Correctional Excellence Award, one of the highest honors for Correctional Leadership in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Michael Swiger serves as Executive Director of True Freedom, Ohio’s largest prison ministry with eight paid staff and over 150 volunteers, actively engaged in prison ministry, addiction recovery, homeless outreach, and nursing home ministry all across the state of Ohio. Michael is an ex-offender who served 17 years for involuntary manslaughter. While incarcerated Michael earned two Associates Degrees with a 4.0 GPA, went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, before receiving a full scholarship to study theology at the Reformed Theological Seminary. Also, while incarcerated Michael has authored five books, three of which appeared on amazon.com's best seller list.

Concurrent Workshop D, continued Brandon Edwin Chrostowski is on a mission to change the face of re-entry in the United States. In 2007, he founded EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute. His approach is simple: arm those re-entering society with a skill set and a smile. The idea for EDWINS was born “from a break” that Chrostowski received early in life and has grown into a six-month program conducted at EDWINS restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio as well as in prison. The program provides training in Culinary Arts and the Hospitality Industry. Individuals are not only equipped with basic culinary skills, but also are assisted with finding employment, have the opportunity to utilize free housing, basic medical care, clothing, job coaching, and literacy programs. Chrostowski began his career in Detroit sixteen years ago and has since trained in some of the world’s finest restaurants. He received an Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Restaurant Management at The Culinary Institute of America. He apprenticed at Chicago’s legendary restaurant, Charlie Trotters and after graduation worked at Lucas Carton, Paris’ longest standing Michelin 3-star restaurant. At Lucas Carton, Brandon began to develop cutting-edge skills, while learning the intricacies of a French kitchen. After spending time in Europe, Brandon decided to return to the United States to refine further what he learned in France. In New York City, Brandon worked at Le Cirque as a Chef de Partie and then as a saucier at Picholine. After spending several years in the kitchen, Brandon decided to expand his restaurant knowledge by working in the dining room. He chose Le Pavilion in upstate New York, which is owned and operated by former CIA instructor Claude Guermont. At Le Pavilion, Brandon learned the dynamics behind professional table service. Brandon then had the opportunity to manage Chanterelle in New York City, a New York Times and James Beard award-winning restaurant, while working under the tutelage of restaurateurs Karen and David Waltuck. At Chanterelle, Brandon also worked closely with Master Sommelier Roger Dagorn. Certified by the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2008, Brandon was the General Manger, fromager and sommelier of L’Albatros Brasserie for nearly five years building it into one of Cleveland’s finest restaurants. Leaving in 2013 Brandon commitment to EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute has grown, teaching in prisons and opening its flagship restaurant. Today EDWINS Leadership and restaurant Institute graduates nearly 100 students a year between its prison program and restaurant. Chrostowski’s philosophy is simple, “make it happen”. No matter what the problem is it can be solved with hard work and care. This approach has led to the success of EDWINS and a revolution in the nonprofit world. Issues from housing, health care and substance abuse treatment are all addressed while at EDWINS. Graduates of the program have gained employment in Cleveland’s finest restaurants after finishing the program or after release from prison. The results have been astounding 94% employment after graduation and this year plans to expand with an EDWINS campus are already underway.

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EDWINS has received three stars from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Silver Spoon recipient for Best French restaurant from Cleveland Magazine, called one of the best new restaurants in Cleveland by Scene magazine and one of the top new restaurants from Eater.com. In addition Brandon also has written for Northern Ohio Live, The Ohio Authority, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, featured on Ideastream, Lanigan & Malone, Fox 8, WKYC, NPR, Shaker Life, Cleveland Magazine, Scene Magazine, Belt Magazine, The Call & Post and COSE. He also serves on the advisory committee for Slow Food’s northern Ohio chapter, as well as employment committee for Cuyahoga County’s office of re-entry and DYS advisory committee for employment. He has been awarded the 2104 Movers and Shakers recognition as well as Whitney Young Jr. Award from the Urban League as well as the nomination for E&Y entrepreneur of the year. Maurice Clarett first became known for his football accolades early on in his life. In high school he was a name known throughout the nation winning USA Today's National Player of the Year and a Parade All-American. His success continued on at Ohio State University. Maurice became the first and only true freshman to start at running back & set the freshman single season rushing & touchdown record (1,237 yds & 18 TDs) which was previously set by 2-time Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin. The peak of this successful season came when Maurice scored the winning touchdown in a double overtime win over the Miami Hurricanes. Making the Ohio State Buckeyes National Champions in 2002. Maurice has often been referred to as one of the greatest impact freshman collegiate football players to ever play the game by many sports enthusiasts. After that season Maurice fell into a spiral of poor decisions that cost him continuing success in football. Those decisions ultimately landed him to spend 3 1/2 years in prison. That time in prison only determined Maurice to have more success than he did before, not in football, but in life. Since Maurice’s release in 2010, he has been committed to restoring his life and reputation as a man who lives and acts with integrity, and is guided by the morals and values as dictated by his strong Christian faith. Most recently Maurice completed a documentary film, entitled: Youngstown Boys, about his life with ESPN in their award winning film series 30 for 30. Maurice recently published and made available for sale, his journal that chronicles his struggles while away from his family. It takes an up close and personal seat to his life lessons learned while imprisoned. Maurice now travels speaking to schools, universities, churches, & business organizations sharing his story. Letting the people he speaks in front of know that it is never too late to change the direction of their life. His genuine delivery and authentic heart with every speech always leaves people inspired.

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Management of Parole Populations by Risk Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. This session will address how empirically valid information on offender risk can help shape parole decision-making practices—both with regard to setting expectations around program participation and with regard to the timing of release, with a particular emphasis on offenders assessed as low risk to reoffend. This session will highlight the research basis for ensuring that most low risk offenders not be required to complete scarce risk reduction programs as a result of parole board expectations and will explore the concept that many of these offenders –in the absence of other overriding concerns–can be considered for release from incarceration at the earliest possible time. This strategy can be an important component of a focus on high risk offenders as well, freeing up valuable resources for addressing the crimnogenic needs of higher risk offenders. The session will provide information on the research that supports the suggested strategy around management of low risk offenders. Presenters: Peggy Burke and Richard P. Stroker, Center for Effective Public Policy Jesse Jannetta, The Urban Institute Peggy Burke has been a Principal with the Center for Effective Public Policy (the Center) since 1990. She directs projects in the areas of parole, community corrections, pretrial decision making, probation, offender classification, sentencing policy, and strategic planning. Currently, Ms. Burke is directing the Center’s work for the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on the National Parole Resource Center, and the Justice Reinvestment (JRI) Initiatives. She recently directed two BJA-sponsored projects that provided training and technical assistance regarding offender reentry to corrections agencies. Her other recent projects include production of a video seminar for judges on sentencing sex offenders, a national training and technical assistance project on parole violation and revocation issues, and the development of a new Web site as a resource for parole agencies. Ms. Burke’s work on parole spans several decades, beginning with seminal research on parole decision making in which she conducted an NIC-sponsored evaluation of parole guideline in 3 states and federal system, published in 1981. She led a series of NIC-sponsored national technical assistance initiative for paroling authorities from 1985 through 1990, and its work on responses to parole violations from 1990 – 1995. She has made significant contributions to the literature on parole, including drafting a handbook for new parole board members, a handbook to guide responses to parole violations, and numerous policy papers, the most recent of which Transition and Reentry for Safer Communities: A Call to Action for Parole (2007) she co-authored with Michael Tonry. She received the Vincent O’Leary award from the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI) in 1987 and the APAI President’s Award for her contribution to the field of parole. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, and a Master of Public Administration degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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Richard P. Stroker is a Senior Manager with the Center for Effective Public Policy (the Center). In this role, Mr. Stroker serves as a technical assistance provider to jurisdictions participating in sex offender management; offender supervision, transition and reentry; and court-based initiatives. Mr. Stroker is a senior staff member providing technical assistance and training on behalf of the National Parole Resource Center (NPRC). Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Stroker worked in the criminal justice field in South Carolina for 26 years in a variety of positions, including: Deputy Director and Chief Legal Counsel, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; Director of Legal Settlements, Staff Attorney, Coordinator of Grievances, and Hearing Officer with the South Carolina Department of Corrections; and Chief of Staff and General Counsel for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Mr. Stroker served for ten years as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of South Carolina’s College of Criminal Justice, and has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses. He has published several articles that focus on responses to probation and parole violations, adult corrections, probation, parole, and pardons. Mr. Stroker received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1975 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina, School of Law, in 1978. He also received legal education at Oxford University, in Oxford, England. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, all state and federal courts in South Carolina, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Stroker joined the Center’s staff in 2004. Jesse Jannetta joined The Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center as a Research Associate in 2008. At UI, Mr. Jannetta serves as the project manager for the Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) project, and works on a number of projects focusing on reentry from jail and prison, and parole and probation practice. Prior to coming to the Urban Institute, Mr. Jannetta was the Research Specialist at the Center for Evidence-Based Corrections at the University of California, Irvine, where his work included projects on GPS monitoring of sex offender parolees, parole discharge and violation response policies, adapting the COMPSTAT management system to a correctional agency, the role of the Division of Juvenile Justice in the California juvenile justice system, the scope of correctional control in California, and assessment of CDCR programs in terms of evidence-based program design principles. Mr. Jannetta holds a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

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Parole Board of Canada’s Quality Assurance Framework Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini B

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. The workshop will examine the Parole Board of Canada’s Quality Assurance Framework and its impact on Decision Making. This workshop will explore how the Board defines quality and what goes into a quality decision. The presenters will describe the four guiding principles of the framework: consistency, equity, confidence, and compliance; as well as the four elements that contribute to quality decisions: quality decision makers, quality information, quality decision-making processes, and quality written decisions. Finally, the presenters will provide an overview of the Quality Assurance Program, which operationalizes the Framework, through the exploration of the processes in place to achieve quality decision makers, including how Board members are trained and how their performance is evaluated. Presenters: Richard Clair, Executive Director General of the Parole Board of Canada and Tom Kaye, Vice-Chairperson, Ontario Region Parole Board of Canada Richard Clair was appointed the Executive Director General of the Parole Board of Canada on January 30, 2012. Mr. Clair has 30 years of experience working in the public service, in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility. He has worked at the Department of Justice, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), the Privy Council and Public Safety. He was the Director General of Investigations as well as the Director General of Programs and Reintegration at CSC, and also worked as the Director General of the Police Services Agreements Directorate assisting in the negotiation of the renewal of Royal Canadian Mounted Police contracts with provinces, territories and municipalities across Canada. He has a BA from the University of New Brunswick and a Master’s Degree from York University. Mr. Clair has corporate responsibility for the Board across Canada. As the Board’s Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for providing operational leadership and direction at National Office and across the five regional offices in their provision of quality, cost-effective and coordinated support to the Board’s decision-making process. Tom Kaye was first appointed as a full-time member in the Ontario Region on the Parole Board of Canada on March 28 2011. He was designated the Vice-Chairperson of that region on January 30, 2014. Prior to Mr. Kaye’s appointment to the Parole Board of Canada he served as a police officer for approximately 35 years on five different agencies in the Province of Ontario. He retired as Chief of Police, a position he held for 14 years. He is a past President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and a past Vice President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. He was inducted into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, and has received the Long Service Medal with Bar, along with the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Interstate Compact Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini A

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision’s rules provide a legal and binding mechanism for transferring supervision responsibilities of parolees from a releasing state to another state. Allowing an offender to be supervised in another state where resources and support exist may offer greater chance for a successful reentry. The successful reentry of offenders on compact supervision requires states to work together in a way that promotes public safety and offender responsibility. In the workshop participants will interact with the presenter and other participants to explore and develop solutions for dealing with the political and financial ramifications associated with transferring and retaking offenders who refuse to abide by their conditions of supervision or are involved in new crimes. As participants interact they will learn to apply the 2014 rule amendments and understand its implications for reentry. In addition, participants will learn how states can send real-time victim notifications on interstate cases using the Commission’s Interstate Offender Tracking System. Presenters: Sara Andrews, Director of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission

Suzanne Brooks, Deputy Compact Administrator of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Sara Andrews serves as the Director of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission, effective January 2015. In 1990, the General Assembly created the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission by statute. The Commission is chaired by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. The Commission is responsible for conducting a review of Ohio's sentencing statutes and sentencing patterns, and making recommendations regarding necessary statutory changes. The Commission consists of 31 members, 10 of whom are judges appointed by the Chief Justice. Before her appointment as the Director of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission, Sara was a more than twenty year veteran with the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, holding a number of leadership positions, most recently as the Deputy Director of the Division of Parole and Community Services (DPCS) and Chief of the Adult Parole Authority (APA). In that role, she managed the Ohio Parole Board, the Office of Victim Services, the Bureau of Research, Office of Offender Reentry and Religious Services, Jail inspection and oversight, community supervision, fugitive and interstate compact operations, and DRC funded community corrections throughout the State of Ohio. She was also the Ohio Commissioner and national Chair of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and continues to serve in that capacity. Sara’s academic background includes a B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado and M.S. degree from the University of Dayton, Ohio. She is a member of Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections, the American Probation and Parole Association, serves as an appointed

member of the Attorney General’s Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway Steering Committee and Advisory Board, the Commission on Technology and the Courts of the Ohio Supreme Court, served

Concurrent Workshop C as a member of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio's Death Penalty and most recently represents the Chief Justice on Governor Kasich’s Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations. In her community and affiliated with her daughter’s High School rowing team Sara serves as a trustee and Vice-President of the not for profit organization, Upper Arlington Crew. Sara is also a recipient of the United States Attorney General’s William French Smith award, the 2013 Ohio Community Corrections Association President’s award, 2013 Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections Bennett J. Cooper award, 2014 Interstate Compact Adult Offender Supervision Executive Director’s Leadership award. Suzanne Brooks graduated Cum Laude from Cleveland State University in 2001 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. After graduating from college, Suzanne began working with a private, non-profit agency providing case management services to juveniles with behavioral issues including juveniles involved in the criminal justice system. In 2003, Suzanne accepted a Parole Officer position with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. She supervised Parole and Post Release Control offenders in Lorain County for 8 years before being displaced to Erie County where she supervised offenders on all types of supervision. In December 2011, Suzanne accepted the position of Justice Reinvestment Officer for the Cleveland Region of the Adult Parole Authority. In this role Suzanne served as a liaison for ODRC and local courts, prisons, and community agencies. In July 2014, Suzanne was promoted to the position of Parole Program Administrator will the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. In this role, Suzanne serves as the Interstate Compact Deputy Compact Administrator for the State of Ohio, supervises all Justice Reinvestment Officers across the State, and oversees the CQE (Certificate of Qualification for Employment) process for ODRC.

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Paroling Authorities Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Gemini C

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. This workshop will provide an overview of the Parole Release and Revocation Project sponsored by the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, University of Minnesota Law School. The project, which is currently engaged with paroling authorities nationwide, is in the process of conducting a national review of parole release and the post-release violations process. Multi-state profiles will be issued, as part of this initiative, along with the findings of a national survey of parole boards. The objectives of the workshop are to highlight and contrast parole board practices as reported through earlier surveys with the results obtained thus far from the Robina Institute’s present project, and to look ahead by examining emerging strategies and reforms that speak to the future of parole. Presenters: Ebony Ruhland, Mariel Alper, Celia Klingele, Kevin Reitz and Edward Rhine,

The Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Edward Rhine is the Project Director of the Parole and Release Revocation Project at the University of Minnesota’s Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. He served as former Deputy Director of the Office of Policy and Offender Reentry for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Rhine was formerly the chairperson of the Release Authority and Deputy Director of Parole, Courts and Community Services for the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Prior to that, he served as the director of Field Operations for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. He has written and edited numerous publications addressing the work of paroling authorities, the impact of judicial intervention on prison discipline, change issues in probation and parole, the emergence of offender reentry, and correctional best practices. His most recent publications include a co-authored article (with Professor Anthony Thompson) on “The Reentry Movement in Corrections: Resiliency, Fragility and Prospects,” in the Criminal Law Bulletin, and a chapter on “The Present Status and Future Prospects of Parole Boards and Parole Supervision” in The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections. He has taught part-time since 1998 as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology at Ohio State University. In 2014, Rhine was appointed as a member of the Ohio Public Defender Commission. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers University. Kevin Reitz is the James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law and the Co-Director of the Robina Insitute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. He joined the University of Minnesota law faculty in 2005. He teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, and professional responsibility. His scholarship focuses on criminal justice policy, including law and criminology. His recent book with Henry Ruth, The Challenge of Crime: Rethinking Our Response (Harvard University Press, 2003), considers issues of crime and punishment in American history, drug control policy, policing, gun control, and juvenile justice. Much of his writing has been in the field of sentencing law and policy, including articles in the Columbia and Stanford Law Reviews. In

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addition to his research, Professor Reitz serves the criminal bar and the criminal justice community. In 1993, he organized the pilot meeting of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions

(NASC), which has gone on to become a nationwide resource for states contemplating or undertaking the process of sentencing reform. He continues to work with NASC and with individual sentencing commissions nationwide. From 1989 to 1994, he served as Co-Reporter for the new edition of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Standards for Sentencing. In June 2001, he was appointed by the American Law Institute to be Reporter for the first-ever revision of the Model Penal Code, limited to the Code’s provisions on sentencing and corrections. Cecelia Klingele is Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She was appointed beginning 2013–14 as External Co-director of the Sentencing Law and Policy (SLP) Program Area. She will assist in the development of SLP projects generally and is a member of the management teams for the Sentence Revocations Project and the Parole Release Project, newly-funded in 2013. With Professor Kevin Reitz, she will spearhead all SLP efforts to support the drafting and adoption of new Model Penal Code provisions on sentencing and corrections. After receiving her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2005, Klingele served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Judge Susan H. Black of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the United States Supreme Court. Previously, she was a supervising attorney at the law school’s Frank J. Remington Center and an adjunct faculty member Mariel Alper joined the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in August 2014 as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. She received her B.S in Criminal Justice and M.A. in Applied Sociology from Old Dominion University, and her PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on parole, gender, community effects, victimization, and the use of administrative data. Her dissertation examines the role of gender and the community during parole. Ebony Ruhland is a Research Associate for the Robina Institute. Ms. Ruhland is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. She received a Master’s degree at St. Mary’s University. Previously she was the Research Director for the Council on Crime and Justice, a nonprofit agency specializing in criminal justice research, policy, and direct service. Her research interests are examining how individuals, families, and communities are impacted by crime and the criminal justice system.

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Human Trafficking Investigations and the Victim-Centered Approach Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – Polaris ABDE

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

Human Trafficking is modern- day slavery and involves the use of force fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Thousands of men, women and children are trafficked into forced labor situations and into the sex trade worldwide. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for investigating human trafficking, arresting traffickers and protecting victims. DHS initiates hundreds of investigations and makes numerous arrests every year, using a victim-centered approach. Stephen Adaway, Unit Chief for the Homeland Security Investigations, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit, will provide information about the work of his agency in combating this insidious crime. Agent Adaway will address such topics as:

• Defining human trafficking and identifying the types of human trafficking • Recognizing populations vulnerable to human trafficking • Recognizing indicators of human trafficking • Methods of control used by human traffickers • Dealing appropriately with victims of human trafficking • Federal laws dealing with human trafficking • Benefits available to victims of human trafficking • Countries/regions in which victims are targeted •

In addition, Agent Adaway will dispel some of the myths of human trafficking victimization and provide case examples. This session is designed to provide practical information about this crime to better equip the parole practitioner to deal with these cases in their jurisdictions. Presenter: Stephen Adaway, Unit Chief, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit, ICE Headquarters Stephen Adaway is the Unit Chief for the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit at ICE Headquarters. He and his staff provide programmatic and investigative oversight to ICE offices and senior agency management on human smuggling and trafficking issues. His unit also conducts training for agency personnel and represents the agency at national and international events. He began his federal career in 1990 and worked for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Department of Education-Office of Inspector General prior to joining the Immigration and Naturalization Service as a Special Agent. In March 2003, he was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and in 2008 was reassigned to ICE Headquarters. He has served as an Instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and has been honored with the Award for Public Service from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. He has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Marshall University.