Probation & Pretrial Services

Displaying 11 - 20 of 42, sorted by most recent

form.antibot { display: none !important; } You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form.

Off Paper – Episode 17: Listening to Black Officers

Tony Anderson, Yador Harrell, Belinda M. Ashley

September 2, 2020

Retired chief U.S. probation and pretrial services officers Tony Anderson, Belinda Alexander-Ashley, Ph.D., and Yador Harrell discuss their personal experiences of racial bias in their lives and careers, their reactions to the killing of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men and women by police officers, and their suggestions for alleviating racial discrimination in the probation and pretrial services workplace.

Off Paper – Episode 16: Creativity During COVID-19: How Probation and Pretrial Officers Are Managing Crisis

Jennifer Simone, January Welks, Guy Bourgon

June 15, 2020

U.S. probation and pretrial services officers January Welks and Jennifer Simone discuss how the pandemic has called for new ways of thinking and working, in some cases leading to positive change in both their professional and personal lives.

Off Paper – Episode 14: The Case of the Addicted Bank Robber: How the FJC and Harvard are Educating the Courts

Mark A. Sherman, Francis X. Shen, Nancy Gertner, Judith Edersheim, Cassandra J. Snyder

March 4, 2020

Host Mark Sherman talks with Judge Nancy Gertner (ret.) of Harvard Law School, Dr. Francis Shen and Dr.

Off Paper - Episode 13: "Reentry Begins at Arrest": A Conversation with Chief U.S. Pretrial Services Officer Christine Dozier (Ret.)

Mark A. Sherman, Christine Dozier

December 10, 2019

Chief U.S.

Off Paper – Episode 10: Smart Supervision Project, Multnomah County, Oregon

Kate Desmond, Keith Murphy, Mark A. Sherman, Alisha Moreland-Capuia

February 14, 2019

On this episode of Off Paper, host Mark Sherman talks to Dr.

Off Paper – Episode 8: The New Post-Conviction Supervision Policy for U.S. Probation Officers

Mark A. Sherman, Brad Whitley, Scott VanBenschoten, Jonathan Hurtig, John E Bentley

August 9, 2018

Over the last several years, the federal probation and pretrial services system has shifted its focus from being primarily concerned with monitoring and ensuring the compliance of individuals on pretrial release, probation, or post-incarceration supervised release, to primarily seeking to reduce

Off Paper – Episode 7: The Role of Empirical Research in Federal Probation and Pretrial Practice

Mark A. Sherman, Matt DeLisi, Katherine Tahja, Michael Elbert

June 20, 2018

In this episode of Off Paper, Chief Elbert, Assistant Deputy Chief Katherine Tahja (S.D.

Off Paper - Episode 6: A Conversation with Chief U.S. Probation Officer Doug Burris

Mark A. Sherman, Douglas Burris

April 5, 2018

This episode of Off Paper is a conversation with Doug Burris about innovation and leadership in the criminal justice system. Mr. Burris has served for 17 years as the Chief U.S. Probation Officer for the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri.

Memorandum of Understanding for the Concurrent Supervision of Offenders (Hawaii Federal–State Cooperation)

October 30, 2017

With the goal of fostering stronger cooperation between the Hawaiian federal and state judicial systems when dealing with the concurrent supervision of offenders, the United States Probation Office for the District of Hawaii, the Adult Client Services Branch of the Hawaii Judiciary, and the Hawai

Off Paper – Episode 4: Trends in Federal and State Pretrial Justice (Part 1 of 2)

Mark A. Sherman, Christine Dozier, Cherise Fanno Burdeen

October 19, 2017

The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from requiring a criminal defendant to pay "excessive bail" in order to get out of jail before trial. Nevertheless, nearly half a million people across the country are in pretrial detention.

Federal Judicial Center

You are here