Advancing Smart Decarceration Through Research - Part 2

"Smart Decarceration” was developed almost a decade ago as a framework to address the United States’ crisis of mass incarceration, and it focuses on substantially reducing the use of incarceration while reversing disparities and maximizing public wellbeing.

This two-part series presents papers from the latest special issue of the journal Criminal Justice and Behavior, “Research to Advance Smart Decarceration Policies, Programs, and Interventions.”

The authors will share their research on early models of what decarceration-focused research and practices can look like in this current moment of criminal justice reform.  

SAGE Journal will generously be offering open access to the special issue from February 22-March 8, 2021: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/cjbb/48/

Part Two Speakers (Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021, 12-1:30pm CST):

Kelli E. Canada, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri – Columbia's School of Social Work, presenting Utilizing Crisis Intervention Teams in Prison to Improve Officer Knowledge, Stigmatizing Attitudes, and Perception of Response Options  

Amy C. Watson, PhD, Professor in the Social Work Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, presenting Utilizing Crisis Intervention Teams in Prison to Improve Officer Knowledge, Stigmatizing Attitudes, and Perception of Response Options  

Melanie Sonsteg-Person, PhD, Candidate at the Department of Social Welfare at University of California, Los Angeles, “Any Alternative Is Great If I’m Incarcerated”: A Case Study of Court-Ordered Community Service in Los Angeles County  

Jane Hereth, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, presenting Examining Patterns of Interpersonal Violence, Structural and Social Exclusion, Resilience, and Arrest among Young Transgender Women  

Ash Stephens, MA, Manager of Policy & Strategy at Transgender Law Center and PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC),discussant

About The Event

• Free to attend but registration is required.
• Registrants will receive a Zoom webinar link the week of the event.
• Registrants will receive separate Zoom webinar links for both sessions.
• Closed-captioning will be available.
• Program will be recorded.
• For general information and questions about accessibility, contact events@ssa.uchicago.edu or call 773.702.9700.