We've done a lot of work in Orange County NC and they are now hiring for a new Criminal Justice Resource Director. Job posting here: governmentjobs.com/careers/orange…
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Jessica Smith
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Jessica Smith
@ProfJessieSmith
Formerly: W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Prof. & Director, Criminal Justice Innovation Lab, UNC School of Gov't. For fair & effective criminal justice.
Chapel Hill, NC Katılım Mayıs 2013
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Professor Smith is one of the best lawyers and advisors in the US. UNC will miss her!
Jessica Smith@ProfJessieSmith
I'm leaving UNC at the end of April & that means we need a new Lab Director! Want to work w/public officials to promote evidence-based criminal justice policy, public safety, system efficiency & economic opportunity for all people? Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296853
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I'm leaving UNC at the end of April & that means we need a new Lab Director! Want to work w/public officials to promote evidence-based criminal justice policy, public safety, system efficiency & economic opportunity for all people? Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296853
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Today is the 3rd meeting of NC’s Statewide Court Appearance Project Committee. Looking forward to sharing data, getting info & supporting Committee members in their work to develop recs to improve justice!
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Over a 10-year period, most people charged criminally in NC don't end up with even 1 conviction. Explore more: cjil.shinyapps.io/MeasuringJusti…
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Want to know how often people get repeat convictions in the NC criminal system? Over a 10 year period, it's less than <30% of people. Explore the new Defendant Repeat Involvement metric on our Dashboard to learn more cjil.shinyapps.io/MeasuringJusti…
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A lot of folks are working to improve responses to behavioral health crisis calls. We did a landscape scan in North Carolina & found broad support for new initiatives across in rural, suburban & urban communities. Info here: cjil.sog.unc.edu/wp-content/upl…
Prison Policy Initiative@PrisonPolicy
56% of people in state prisons have a mental health problem, yet only 26% have received professional help since entering Prisons & jails are not made to accommodate serious mental health needs, yet law enforcement & courts continue to respond to mental illness like it’s a crime
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Missed this week's @BJSgov webinar, Successful Pretrial Strategies in Rural Communities: Small-Town Solutions to Solve Big-Time Problems, featuring our own Hannah Turner? No worries, the recording is here: youtube.com/watch?v=6HhEuz…
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Was great to talk with NC Indigent Defense Comm'n today about our work with NC Indigent Services supporting & evaluating use of social workers in defender offices. Project info: cjil.sog.unc.edu/wp-content/upl…
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From Neil Gorsuch and Janine Nitze in @reason: America Criminalizes Too Much and Punishes Too Much reason.com/2024/08/06/ame… And a reminder: Sharing info isn't an endorsement. DM me w/other important pieces worth sharing.
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Data point from our Measuring Justice Dashboard's new Charge Disposition metric: Of >3 million traffic safety charges, just 5.7% ended in a finding of guilt. Nearly 2 million of those criminal charges ended w/only civil liability via an infraction. More: cjil.shinyapps.io/MeasuringJusti…
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There's a lot to unpack in our new Dashboard metric on how NC charges get resolved. One tidbit: Of the 3M+ traffic safety misdemeanor charges disposed from 2014 to 2023, less than 6% resulted in a finding of criminal guilt. Explore more: cjil.shinyapps.io/MeasuringJusti…
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What % of NC criminal charges result in guilt? Of nearly 15M charges from 2014-2023, only 18.2% ended with a determination of guilt, mostly from pleas, not trials. Our new Charge Disposition metric on our public Dashboard has more cjil.shinyapps.io/MeasuringJusti…
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Congrats to my colleague Ronit on this great event! @RFreeman_Lab
NC Chamber@NCChamber
Over 600 soft matter experts representing 30 countries are convening in Raleigh this week for the International Soft Matter Conference led by Prof. Ronit Freeman, founder of the @RFreeman_Lab at UNC. Freeman is a key leader in moving soft matter technologies from lab to industry. Read More > bit.ly/4flF9C5
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Jessica Smith@ProfJessieSmith
In a rural community & looking for solutions? Lab team member Hannah Turner will present in this 8/7 BJA webinar: Successful Pretrial Strategies in Rural Communities: Small-Town Solutions to Solve Big-Time Problems. Registration: zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…
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Great news: according to @CouncilonCJ, homicides in big cities were down 13% in the 1st half of 24 compared to the 1st half of 23. There were also 2% less murders than during the first half of 19. We may have finally recovered from the surge in 20/21. counciloncj.org/crime-trends-i…
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@MeganTStevenson IMO it’s important to align ur review w/the unit’s standards. Eg, some units require a certain number of publication in certain types/tiers of journals; some require national reputation, others international. The requester should provide you with the standards.
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Can people give advice on how to write a good/useful tenure letter? Are there any guides or resources out there?
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From Jamie Dimon, CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co: "Bank CEO: People with criminal records should be hired. Columbus program proof it works." jpmorganchase.com/newsroom/stori…
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