by | July 20, 2010
The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) has announced that Lloyd's very own Jack Chirieleison has won the highly prestigious University of Cincinnati Award for excellence in criminal justice technology. His incomparable programming and data delivery work on the Census of Juveniles on Probation has garnered overwhelming positive feedback from the probation and parole communities, and we congratulate Jack on this well-deserved honor.
by | July 06, 2010
We are very pleased to announce that the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) has awarded The Lloyd Society the Express Planning and Assessment Award to fund our Information Uptake and Training within Justice Facilities research project. The project, which has already begun, will be examin the methods and means by which justice facilities in three states receive their health care information and education, with particular emphasis upon the degree to which these facilities utilize PubMed, Gateway, Ovid, and other electronic information aggregators. This research will allow us to tailor our webinars and information delivery methods to better serve those who work in justice facilities as they seek to incorporate electronic data resources into their daily practices.
by Catherine Gallagher | May 08, 2010
Through a collaboration amoung The Lloyd Society, the Center for Justice Leadership and Management at George Mason University and the Burnet Institute the Justice Health Field aims to actively support and contribute to the completion and dissemination of systematic reviews that have implications for health care delivery to persons under the control of justice systems around the globe, both through incarceration or through community supervision. This is a uniquely high risk population that is served in a complex setting, and is critical to the public health of our larger communities.
The proposed Cochrane Justice Health Field has undergone three exploratory meetings and has submitted for review its registration package for status as a new Cochrane Entity. The group, convened by Catherine Gallagher, PhD and co-coordinated by Gallagher and Stuart Kinner, PhD, is actively participating with the Public Health Review Group, the Cochrane Equity Field, and the Campbell Crime and Justice Group. It is currently seeking out partnerships with other Review and Methods Groups to identify and complete reviews of mutual interest. This potential field has received funding to support meetings and currently has under review a number of proposals to support its mission.
Look for us at the Joint Colloquium in Colorado in our open meeting, or at one of our proposed workshops or presentations. We hope to have an official decision on our entity status by Keystone.
by Allyson Ashley | May 01, 2010
It is with great pride that we announce our Fellow, Ajima Olaghere sucessfully defended her Master's Thesis last month. She shares her abstract below:
THE ROLE OF FAMILY CRIMINALITY IN SENTENCING RECOMMENDATIONS
Past studies have indicated having a father arrested was a significant predictor of higher delinquency rates for both males and females. Other studies focusing on the concentration of crime within families have drawn similar results, highlighting fathers coming into contact with the criminal justice system is a significant predictor of future criminality. Still, few studies focus on the collateral impact of mass incarceration upon children as an issue of process and decision making. Furthermore, the nature of this issue, whether bias-oriented or the result of impractical policies, has yet to be explored. The current study focuses on the pre-sentencing investigation component of the criminal justice system, namely, the influence of probation officer recommendations for sanctioning. The study is concerned with whether history of family criminality influences the sentencing recommendations among juvenile and adult probation officers nationwide. This is a perception based study which examines the professional opinions of probation officers about the importance of family criminality in formulating sentencing recommendations. The findings extends and affirms the findings of Rodriguez, Smith, & Zatz (2009) revealing a consistent trend of black male defendants being more likely to receive more months recommended for sentencing recommendations for incarceration. Findings also indicate history of family criminality has a significant impact on sentencing recommendations for incarceration. Implications of the research findings and what these findings mean in relation to the process of probation officer decision making is discussed.