Justice Center for Research Criminology Forum 13 October 2017 Derek Kreager, Center Director The Justice Center is a partnership with the PSU College of the Liberal Arts

The Center’s Mission The Penn State Justice Center for Research bridges the gap between research and practice, fosters a rigorous research agenda that advances criminological theory and criminal justice policy, and uses an engaged university model to transfer criminological knowledge into the practitioner and policy communities. Located within the College of the Liberal Arts Supports faculty and student research Connects scholars to agency partners and vice versa

People Derek Kreager Director Gary Zajac Managing Director Laura Moser Administrative Coordinator Glenn Sterner Post-Doctoral Scholar Kim Davidson Corey Whichard Graduate Student Assistants Elaine Arsenault Diana Samardzic Researchers

Center Themes

Bridging the Criminal Justice Community Agency Partners Alumni Academic Discipline Justice Center for Research PSU Faculty Graduate Students Criminology Undergraduates

Bridging the Criminal Justice Community Agency Partners Alumni Academic Discipline Justice Center for Research PSU Faculty Graduate Students Criminology Undergraduates

Faculty Fellows Seed Funding Assist PSU faculty to pursue external funding Connect to JCR themes $500-$5000 (or one faculty course buyout) Project meetings or workshops Personnel/consultant wages or support Pilot data collection Faculty time See http://justicecenter.la.psu.edu/faculty-resources/center-seed-funding Expect to fund 3-4 proposals PRI Affiliates permitted to use PRI Grants Management Deadline 30 Oct, 2017

Project Examples (see JCR website for full list) Courts and Sentencing The Administration of the Death Penalty in Pennsylvania PI: Jeff Ulmer (funded by PA Interbranch Commission and Falk Foundation) Corrections and Re-Entry Prison Inmate Networks Studies (PINS) PI: Derek Kreager (funded by NSF, NIJ, NIH and partnered with PADOC) Substance Abuse and Treatment Identifying and Informing Strategies for Disrupting Drug Distribution Networks: An Application to Opiate Flows in Pennsylvania PI: Glenn Sterner (Funded by NIJ and partnered with PSP) Policy and Evaluation Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Evaluation PI: Gary Zajac (funded by NIJ)

Post-Doctoral Research Position Fixed-term renewable position for support of specific and pre-identified projects or faculty members pursuing research agendas with high probability for future growth and funding Will rotate approximately every 2 years 2017-18 posting will support Dr. Eric Baumer Future proposals will be requested for the position that begins in 2019

Integrated Data System SSRI-led initiative to consolidate individual-level state agency records Intent to include CJ agencies and criminal justice outcomes (PSP, PADOC, PCS) Opioid crisis as organizing example Currently working with government relations to propose to executive and legislative branches May result in future (joint) funding opportunities and data resources

Bridging the Criminal Justice Community Agency Partners Alumni Academic Discipline Justice Center for Research PSU Faculty Graduate Students Criminology Undergraduates

Graduate Research Award Goal: Support promising graduate student research (MA or Phd) in the area of criminal justice. Award: $2000 summer funding for up to two students Application details released Fall, 2017, with a deadline of 15 Jan 2018. Awardees will present their research in a criminology forum.

Agency Support Facilitate connections with agency partners for the purposes of research and evaluation Examples: PA Dept of Corrections PA Commission on Sentencing PA State Police Center for Rural PA NIJ (e.g., dissertation awards) NSF, NIH, etc.

Bridging the Criminal Justice Community Agency Partners Alumni Academic Discipline Justice Center for Research PSU Faculty Graduate Students Criminology Undergraduates

Undergraduate Enrichment Justice Association Student Org 50+ members Research Internships Study Abroad Faculty projects Agency Partners Embedded & Summer Courses “The Liberal Arts Edge”

Outreach-Enrichment Coordinator Position Alumni Agency Partners Career Enrichment Network Faculty JCR Coordinator Justice Association JCR Staff Expanded Center Capacities Internship coordination (Agencies/CEN) Promotion of people and events Advisory board coordination and activities Yearly job fair Justice Association speaker series

Bridging the Criminal Justice Community Agency Partners Alumni Academic Discipline Justice Center for Research PSU Faculty Graduate Students Criminology Undergraduates

JCR Advisory Board Agency Partners Alumni Representatives Sec. John Wetzel – PA Dept Corrections Bret Bucklen - PA Dept Corrections Maj. Pat Brinkley - PA State Police Mark Bergstrom- PA Comm Sentencing PSU Representatives Eric Baumer – Soc/Crim Head Susan McHale – SSRI Director Scott Bennett – CLA Assoc Dean Res Student Representatives Corey Whichard - JCR Grad Assistant Brittany Miraldi - Justice Assoc President Alumni Representatives John Kramer – Emeritus Fac Michael Wagner (Admin Justice ‘95) Ricardo Nunez (Admin Justice ‘79) External Academics Candace Kruttschnitt (UTor) Dana Haynie (OSU) Megan Kurlychek (SUNY Albany) JCR Representatives Derek Kreager – JCR Director Gary Zajac – JCR Managing Director Glenn Sterner – JCR Post-Doc

Other Involvement Criminology colloquium support Event planning and promotion - CJ activities and community service opportunities Paid research support (data collection, literature reviews, etc.) Connect with promising criminology undergraduates