This training is available again due to popular demand.
Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research is pleased to offer a free virtual training on the development and use of pretrial performance measures. The training will be held over three consecutive weeks beginning in early April. Two required sessions will be held on Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET. An optional office hour is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. The deadline to register is Thursday, March 30.
If you already attended the Pretrial Performance Measures Training in August/September 2022 and need a refresher, you can review the recording and materials before registering again. For the upcoming training, we have all new guest faculty who will discuss the pretrial measures they have used to improve their pretrial systems.
About the Training
Performance measures allow justice agencies and the communities they serve to more objectively understand and evaluate the extent to which they are achieving important pretrial goals, such as fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency. Performance measures allow pretrial stakeholders to use data to help determine how well their jurisdiction is meeting its pretrial goals. Common examples of pretrial performance measures are a jurisdiction’s release rate, arrest-free rate, and court appearance rate. Benefits of using performance measures include the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of new practices, track changes over time, and communicate with all stakeholders, including the public and media professionals.
This training is designed to help pretrial practitioners (such as pretrial services directors or managers, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officials, and detention directors) increase their capacity to use local data to better understand and improve their pretrial system.
Session Descriptions
First required session
Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
Faculty will discuss how key pretrial performance measures are defined and expressed, and will help participants choose some preliminary measures to populate with local data. Participants will also see their peers’ real-life examples of well-developed data presentations and dashboards.
Optional office hour
Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 1 to 2 p.m. ET
In between the two required sessions, participants will populate a few measures with their local data. People may participate in an optional office hour with faculty to seek guidance and troubleshoot challenges.
Second required session
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 1 to 3 p.m. ET
People will share their data results and experiences with the other participants.
Learning Objectives
- Identify how key pretrial performance measures can be defined and expressed.
- Gain experience collecting and analyzing data to populate a few performance measures
- Practice presenting measures to an audience of peers
- Recognize APPR resources, including advancingpretrial.org and the APPR Community
Training Faculty
The trainers for this session are subject matter experts and peer practitioners with extensive experience in using data to gauge the functioning of pretrial systems.
Michael R Jones, consultant, Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research
Dr. Jones is one of the nation’s top experts in putting pretrial research and law into everyday practice. For over a dozen years, he has helped hundreds of localities and states implement new pretrial practices that achieve more community safety, court appearance, fairness, and efficient use of public resources. He has provided training and technical assistance to a wide variety of local and state policymakers and practitioners across the country. Previously, he served as a criminal justice planner/manager in county government. His Ph.D. is in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Tammy Meredith, PhD, consultant, Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research
Dr. Meredith helps communities apply science to solving problems. Her social justice projects include environmental violence prevention, 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.
Orleny Rojas, senior manager for Racial Equity and Justice, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. Rojas is the senior manager for Racial Equity and Justice for CEPP and supports the Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) initiative. Before joining CEPP, she oversaw 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 over twelve years of experience working with various criminal justice and community stakeholders to center and address the needs of vulnerable populations.
Shawn McNamara, MS, manager, Mesa County Criminal Justice Services
Mr. McNamara is the manager of community-based programs for Mesa County Criminal Justice Services, which includes programs such as Pretrial, Electronic Monitoring, Diversion, Deferred Judgement and Sentence, and Useful Public Service. He is a member of the Colorado Pretrial Executive Network (PEN) and NAPSA Southwest working group. Mr. McNamara has used his career to focus on implementing legal and evidence based practices in the pretrial field.
Erin Koyle, data and admin coordinator, Center for Justice Innovation
Ms. Koyle is the coordinator of data and administration within the Data Analytics and Applied Research team at the Center for Justice Innovation. She has a background in conducting and analyzing research pertaining to education policy, crime/prison policy, and recidivism reduction methods. In her current role, she compiles cross-site reports and data dashboards, develops data policies, oversees grant tracking, and is heavily involved in working with external researchers. Ms. Koyle holds a bachelor of arts in criminology and criminal justice, as well as a master of public administration in public policy and management, both from The Ohio State University.
Stephanie Antoinetti, senior research and data associate, Center for Justice Innovation
Ms. Antoinetti is a senior researcher on the Data Analytics and Applied Research team at the Center for Justice Innovation, where she specifically supports the Supervised Release program at Brooklyn Justice Initiatives. Her past quantitative research spans a variety of subjects, from predictors of perception of socioeconomic status in the United States to predictive pricing in the secondary ticket market. In her current role, she conducts program analyses and collaborates with ground staff on data collection and entry processes. Ms. Antoinetti holds a bachelor of arts in mathematics from Quinnipiac University and a master of arts in applied quantitative research from New York University.
Registration Process
Registration is limited. If you are interested in participating in the trainings on April 4 and April 19 (required) and the April 12 Office Hour (optional), please complete the registration application by Thursday, March 30.
Confirmed registrants will receive additional information about the training, including how to prepare for and attend the sessions and how to access related resources.
Please direct questions to Mike Jones, APPR Consultant, at mike@pinnaclejustice.com.