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Justice Policy Brown Bag Lunch Series

Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: 
Wishcamper Center Lee Community Hall - Room 133

Featuring a partial screening of the film The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Contact Name: 
Andrew Richter
Contact Phone: 
207-228-8096
Contact Email: 
arichter@usm.maine.edu
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Brown Bag: Sissy Boys, Sluts, and the Rest of Us - Confronting Gender Stereotypes and Violence in the Media

Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: 
Lee Community Hall (Rm 133), Wishcamper Center, USM Portland Campus

How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist MenFeaturing a partial screening of the film The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

The event is free and open to the public.

Panel:
- Jim Messerschmidt, USM Department of Criminology
- Dan Welter, USM Student Life
- Drew Wing, Boys to Men
- Emily Brostek, Hardy Girls, Healthy Women
- Amy Raina, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
- Matthew Perry, Family Crisis Services

This event, part of the Justice Policy Brown Bag Series, is sponsored by USM Muskie School of Public Service; USM Campus Safety Project; Boys to Men; Hardy Girls, Healthy Women; Family Crisis Services; and Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine.

Contact Name: 
Andrew Richter
Contact Phone: 
(207) 228-8096
Contact Email: 
arichter@usm.maine.edu
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New Report: Drug Offense Trends and Drug Offender Recidivism in Maine

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Posted January 24, 2013

Drug Offense Trends and Drug Offender Recidivism in MaineFor years, Maine’s criminal justice and public health systems have grappled with the issues of substance abuse, drug and alcohol‐related offending, and treatment for various addictions to legal and illegal substances. The body of knowledge on drug offenders and drug offenses in Maine, however, has not kept pace with the urgent need to respond to an array of drug‐related issues in communities.

This new report, funded by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, and developed by the Maine Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) of the USM Muskie School of Public Service, enhances the knowledge base by public safety drug arrest trends (with comparison to other states) and recidivism rates of drug offenders admitted to probation in Maine.

Key findings include:

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National Institute of Corrections - LGBTI Presentation

Erica King was featured in a groundbreaking satellite broadcast designed to address the needs and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex youth and adults involved with the justice system.  Over 4000 correctional policymakers, administrators participated in the live broadcast, entitled LGBTI Populations: Their Safety, Your Responsibility.  The show was filmed and broadcast in Spokane, Washington and was the first on this topic to urge and guide jurisdictions to engage in policy and organizational development around this topic. To watch the 3 hour broadcast via the internet or to request a DVD, click here: http://nicic.gov/Library/026763 

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Justice Policy Brown Bag Lunch Series

Event Date and Time: 
Wed, 12/12/2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: 
Muskie School, Lee Community Hall, Wishcamper Center

Contact Name: 
Kathy Tombarelli
Contact Phone: 
207.228.8333
Contact Email: 
ktombarelli@usm.maine.edu
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Evidence Based Practices for Correctional Clients - What Works

Event Date and Time: 
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 9:00am - 3:30pm
Location: 
Wells Conference Center - University of Maine, Orono
About the Training?
  • Primer of evidence based practices in corrections
  • Orientation to elements of  strong correctional programs
  • Overview of Maine DOC’s Preferred Provider List program
Who should attend?
  • Program directors
  • Lead clinicians and others who have decision making authority regarding program development and improvement
What's in it for me and my agency?
  • Free, high quality staff training with refreshments
  • Networking with colleagues at DOC and across Maine
  • Potential inclusion on Maine DOC’s preferred provider list resulting in new referrals
  • Practical opportunities to reflect on your program’s strengths and opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate evidence based practices and performance based outcomes for requests for proposals to be issued by Maine Department of Corrections
What steps does my agency/program need to take?
Contact Name: 
Sheri Moulton
Contact Phone: 
207.780.5871
Contact Email: 
moulton@usm.maine.edu
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Maine / New Hampshire Victim Assistance Academy

Event Date and Time: 
Sun, 03/17/2013 - 2:30pm - 6:00pm
Mon, 03/18/2013 - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue, 03/19/2013 - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thu, 03/21/2013 - 8:30am - 4:45pm
Fri, 03/22/2013 - 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 
7th Floor Events Room - USM Glickman Library

Vision

To serve a greater number of victims in Maine and New Hampshire.

Mission

To develop and offer a comprehensive academically-based, foundational level training academy to build the capacity of victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel and other Professionals who work with victims of crime.

Purpose of Academy

The goal of the Academy is to help Advocates become more skilled in their professions and to create a way for ongoing victim service professional development.  The Academy is a comprehensive academically based foundation level training to help build the capacity of victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel and other professionals who work with victims.  While some participants have previous training in their area of specialization, the Academy provides an overview and in-depth understanding of the entire field of victimization, victim rights and victim assistance. 

Academy Goals

  • To promote critical thinking and broaden perspectives on victimization and victim response systems.
  • To expand and enhance the level of professionalism within the victim service field.
  • To provide an opportunity to network with people from other victim services and allied professionals.
  • To increase participant knowledge of national, state and local resources.
Contact Name: 
Sheri Moulton
Contact Phone: 
207.780.5871
Contact Email: 
moulton@usm.maine.edu
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2012 Maine Juvenile Justice Data Book

Publish Date: 
10-24-2012
URL: 
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/datacenter_juvenile.html
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Simranjit Khaira

Computer & Data Specialist
Simranjit Khaira

Office

233D Wishcamper Center

Contact Information

Phone: (207) 228-8212

Simran is currently working as a Computer and Database Specialist at the Catherine E. Cutler Institute for Child and Family Policy at the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine. She is currently working on the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative project, funded by the Office on Violence against Women, where she assists with data cleaning and database development. Simran holds a Bachelors and a Masters in Computer Applications, and has more than five years of experience in the IT field. She has experience in creating Access databases and along with operational research topics, she has taught C and C++ programming languages to the graduate and undergraduate students at Punjab Technical University Study Center, India.

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Andrew Richter

Research Assistant II
Andrew Richter

Office

404J Wishcamper Center

Contact Information

Phone: (207) 228-8096

Andrew Richter is a Research Assistant II at the Catherine E. Cutler Institute for Child and Family Policy at the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine. He is currently working on the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative project, funded by the Office on Violence Against Women. Before coming to the Muskie School, Mr. Richter worked at Boys to Men, a Portland-based non-profit, and served as a crisis line volunteer with a domestic violence resource center. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 2009 with a B.S. in Public Administration and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy & Management at the Muskie School.

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