Rutgers at 50: Evidence-based Practices and Post-Conviction Policies

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The Rutgers University-Newark School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Founded in 1974 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, one of the only schools in America with this kind of legal charter, the SCJ has taught about and supported research on Evidence-Based Practices in a range of justice agencies and programs. This panel addresses post-conviction processes and policy. The panelists include Rutgers alumnae, faculty and student highlighting their research on such policies.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 50. Challenging Criminal Justice Policies

Individual Presentations

• Implementation Science to Address the Fidelity-Related Achilles Heel of EBPs in Corrections - Faye Taxman, George Mason University

• The Development of Evidence on Sexual Offense Policies - Kristen Marie Zgoba, Florida International University

• Evidence, Innovations, and Procedural Fairness within Problem-Solving Courts - Anthony Azari, Rutgers University - Newark

• Evidence-Building through Policy Analysis: The Partnership between Rutgers and the NJ Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission - Michael Ostermann, Rutgers University - Newark

Chair

• Michael Ostermann, Rutgers University - Newark

Discussant

• Candace McCoy, City University of New York

Organized by a Division or external group?

"Rutgers at 50" celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the School of Criminal Justice