Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research is pleased to offer the third free virtual training in the Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence (DV/IPV) Support series. The training is on Thursday, June 22, from 1 to 4 p.m.ET. The deadline to register is Friday, June 9.
About the Training
This training is the third in a series designed to help pretrial system stakeholders and their community partners develop effective responses—both pretrial and in the broader criminal legal system—to address and reduce the harm associated with DV/IPV. This training will discuss how assessment results can inform pretrial supervision strategies, how to promote race and gender equity in communities’ responses to DV/IPV, and how some localities have adopted innovative pretrial practices to respond to these types of violence. The training will also build on the previous trainings in the series to discuss additional support for community well-being.
Did you miss DV/IPV 101 or DV/IPV 201?
You can watch APPR trainings on demand, including these two recordings.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Be familiar with applying DV/IPV assessment results to inform pretrial supervision strategies
- Understand better how to promote race and gender equity in the community’s response to DV/IPV
- Learn how some communities have adopted innovative pretrial practices to respond to these types of violence
- Learn how DV/IPV supports contribute to community well-being
- Be more familiar with APPR resources and the APPR Community
Training Faculty
The trainers for this session have many years of experience with pretrial justice, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence.
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Dr. Banks has more than 20 years of criminal legal system experience, with the past 10 years in pretrial justice. He was previously the director of Harris County Pretrial Services and Pretrial Services for the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan.
Amanda Cissner, director of research writing, Center for Justice Innovation
Ms. Cissner has over 20 years of experience conducting applied criminal justice research at the Center for Justice Innovation. Her recent projects include studies on violence prevention; intimate partner and dating violence; restorative justice practices; and specialized court models, including domestic violence, drug, mental health, and reentry courts. Amanda also edits and manages the written work produced by the center’s research departments. She received a master’s degree in sociology from New York University.
Tamika Cheree Henry, founder, I Am Here
Ms. Henry is a writer, speaker, and advocate of mental health and domestic violence awareness. Born and raised in Detroit, she experienced tragedy early in life, losing her mother and father to gun violence at a young age. As an adult, Ms. Henry lost her only child. Years of great faith, courage, and walking through her grief and ultimately healing resulted in her founding I Am Here. Ms. Henry is passionate about helping others turn tragedy into triumph. She holds a BA in communications from Purdue University Global and lives near St. Louis with her husband.
Keilah Joyner, program associate, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. Joyner supports APPR and the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women. She previously worked for the Florida Commission on Offender Review and various nonprofit agencies.
Erica King, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. King has more than 20 years as a senior policy associate at the Muskie School of Public Service, directing a results-focused portfolio to improve the opportunity landscape for emerging adults. She is an alumnus of the Applied Leadership Network of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and an adjunct faculty at Colby College. She has coauthored policy briefs, evaluations, and interventions to help create whole people and communities. Ms. King has a master of social work from the University of Southern Maine and is a policy leader across hyperlocal and national initiatives.
Devan Kirk, chief magistrate, 31st Judicial District Supreme Court of Virginia
Shawn LaGrega, deputy director, Maine Pretrial Services, Inc.
Mr. LaGrega has many years of experience in pretrial services and responding to DV/IPV. He serves on the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse and is a national trainer on the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) tool. Mr. LaGrega has presented nationally and internationally on a broad range of topics related to DV/IPV, including assessing risk, addressing the needs of survivors and incarcerated women, and pretrial agencies’ responses to DV/IPV.
Tracey Lenox, chief public defender, Prince William County, Virginia
Dr. Tammy Meredith, APPR partner
Dr. Meredith helps communities apply science to solving problems. Her social justice projects include preventing environmental violence, promoting pretrial justice, and quantifying racial and gender system disparities. Dr. Meredith cofounded the Atlanta-based public policy research firm Applied Research Services and managed it for nearly 30 years. Her career includes quantitative research to predict violent behavior; she has also led numerous U.S. Department of Justice studies, published academic and practitioner articles, and led professional research seminars.
Kristie Puckett Williams, community engagement consultant
Ms. Puckett Williams’ direct experience with poverty, drug addiction, domestic violence, and incarceration led her to pursue a career in policy and advocacy. She is an expert on the conditions of confinement for women and girls, including pregnant women and girls. Ms. Puckett Williams also serves as the Women in Incarceration Workgroup chair for North Carolina’s State Reentry Council Collaborative and as a commissioner on the North Carolina Commission on Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.
Orleny Rojas, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Before joining CEPP, where she supports the APPR initiative, Ms. Rojas managed the implementation and operation of the Supervised Release Program in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island as director of criminal court operations. She led a team of social service practitioners who partnered with community organizations to meet the needs of pretrial participants and improve pretrial outcomes. Ms. Rojas has more than 12 years of experience working with criminal justice and community stakeholders to center and address the needs of vulnerable populations.
Application Process
Space in this training is limited. Prospective participants must complete the training registration by Friday, June 9, and be selected to attend.
Priority consideration will go to community and criminal legal system stakeholders, including people affected by DV/IPV. Space is available for national technical assistance providers to participate.
APPR will make selection decisions immediately after the June 9 registration deadline. Confirmed participants will receive additional information about the training, including how to attend the online session and access related resources.
Please direct any questions to Samuel Steed, operations assistant at the Center for Effective Public Policy, at ssteed@cepp.com.