Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) is pleased to offer virtual office hours on racial equity and community engagement. The next unstructured drop-in session—available at no cost—will be held on Wednesday, March 1, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. ET. APPR Racial Equity and Community Engagement Committee (RECEC) members will answer your questions on conducting a racial and ethnic disparities analysis and on community engagement strategies. Advance registration is required.
About the Office Hours
Is your jurisdiction interested in addressing racial disparities in your pretrial system? Are you working on strategies to engage the community, including people with lived experience, in pretrial advancements? If you have questions on how to center racial equity and community engagement to address public safety and promote community well-being, join APPR’s RECEC office hours. Experts will answer questions on how to address racial and ethnic disparities in pretrial systems and on the types of tools, resources, and strategies that are available. They will also field questions on the spectrum of community engagement, provide examples of meaningful community engagement, and share resources to develop a community engagement plan.
This session has no space limitation, but participants must register by Wednesday, February, 22.
Faculty
The faculty for this session are professionals with many years of experience with racial and ethnic disparities analysis, racial equity, and community engagement efforts and strategies. All faculty serve on APPR’s RECEC.
Deloris Vaughn, PhD, APPR partner
Dr. Vaughn helps organizations expand their evaluation capacity and conduct targeted analyses of major initiatives to assess the impacts of local and national infrastructures on equity and inclusivity and to evaluate community change using an equity lens.
Orleny Rojas, JD, MSW, senior manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Ms. Rojas supports the APPR initiative. She has over 12 years of experience working with various criminal legal system and community stakeholders to center and address the needs of populations that are vulnerable.
Quixada Moore-Vissing, PhD, founder and principal, Public Engagement Partners
Dr. Moore-Vissing specializes in community engagement, helping public institutions and citizens collaborate to make equitable, representative decisions.
Tshaka Barrows, executive director, W. Haywood Burns Institute
Mr. Barrows is a member of the W. Haywood Burns Institute’s executive leadership team. He developed several curricula, including a comprehensive juvenile justice history curriculum, and formed racial and ethnic disparities task forces in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, and New Orleans.
Wendy Talley, APPR partner
Ms. Talley’s career in community advocacy and engagement has seen her work as a professional facilitator, life coach, and trainer. For over 36 years, she has focused on social issues, including health, poverty, housing, homelessness, incarceration, mental health, and substance use, facing populations that are vulnerable.