Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) is offering a free webinar to highlight key findings from its annual summary of pretrial research published in 2025 and 2024.
The webinar is on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET.
About the Training
The webinar will discuss studies featured in APPR’s 2025 and 2024 Pretrial Research Highlights. Faculty will discuss important trends in the kinds of research conducted and the results reported. The discussion will help participants understand the studies’ methodologies and limitations and identify ways to apply these insights to everyday pretrial practices.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about recent research relevant to the pretrial justice field, including methodologies and findings.
- Hear explanations of methods used to conduct key research, as well as the studies’ limitations.
- Explore what key findings mean to practitioners and stakeholders considering ways to improve pretrial practices, policies, and laws.
Training Faculty
Spike Bradford, communications manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Mr. Bradford has served in a variety of research, analysis, and communications roles for nonprofit organizations focused on the criminal justice system, including the National Criminal Justice Association, Pretrial Justice Institute, Justice Policy Institute, and Marijuana Policy Project. He also worked in the research branch of the State of Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General and as a consultant for several leading criminal justice system policy and advocacy organizations. Mr. Bradford holds an MA in sociology (criminology) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and an MEd from Bowling Green State University.
Troy Hatfield, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Mr. Hatfield supports CEPP’s Community Supervision Resource Center, serving as a substantive expert, trainer, and technical assistance provider on probation supervision issues. He also develops new resources for community supervision practitioners.
Mr. Hatfield previously worked in the criminal justice field for over 25 years, beginning his career as a juvenile probation officer. He served as the deputy chief probation officer for the Monroe Circuit Court Probation Department for more than 15 years, overseeing adult and juvenile probation and the court ‘s alcohol and drug program. He also helped create a legal and evidence-based pretrial services program and spearheaded activities for the jurisdiction’s Reducing Revocations Challenge, facilitating data collection and developing policy and practice. He serves as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University, teaching a course on probation and parole. Mr. Hatfield holds a BA in criminal justice and psychology from Indiana University and an MS in criminology from Indiana State University.
Sarah Picard, PhD, director, Center for Criminal Justice Research, MDRC
Ms. Picard is an expert in policy-level reform in the adult criminal justice system. With 20 years of experience conducting rigorous research and providing technical assistance to policymakers and practitioners across the country, her work prioritizes the translation of research evidence to practice in the service of real-world problem-solving. Picard currently leads MDRC’s Center for Criminal Justice Research, where she oversees a portfolio of projects spanning critical issues in criminal justice, including pretrial justice, fines and fees, diversion and reentry, and violence prevention.
Application Process
If you would like to attend the training session on March 25, please complete the training registration.
Please direct any questions to Samuel Steed, operations assistant at the Center for Effective Public Policy, at ssteed@cepp.com.
