From Overloaded to Using Technology to Improve Efficiency

SESSION INFO

Sunday, June 30, 2024
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Session Type: Workshop

Learn how the Rhode Island Department of Corrections transformed probation management with cutting-edge technology. Discover the challenges they faced, such as high caseloads and outdated systems, and how their partnership with their case management vendor brought real-time data analytics, mobile access, and advanced tools into play. See how these changes enhance caseload management efficiency for probation officers, improving the effectiveness of their work.

SESSION PRESENTERS

Jason Cribbs
Senior Account Executive, Journal Technologies

Adam Senter
Director of Supervision Implementations, Journal Technologies


Adam Senter is the Director of Supervision Implementations with over 16 years at Journal Technologies. Adam manages product development and implementations for probation, parole, pretrial and specialty court Case Management Software used around the world. For more than a decade, Adam has analyzed and created best-practices found in supervision departments in dozens of states across the US. Adam began his career in criminal justice as a Probation Officer in Logan, Utah, after graduating magna cum laude from Utah State University with a BA degree in Spanish & Sociology.


Barry Weiner
Assistant Director of Rehab Services, Rhode Island Department of Corrections


Barry Weiner, a native New Yorker, has dedicated four decades to corrections, starting as a substance abuse treatment provider in Brooklyn. He rose to Chief Federal U.S. Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Officer for Rhode Island and became Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections in 2014. A John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Columbia University School of Social Work graduate, Barry is a licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has pioneered Medication Assisted Treatment services for inmates and led numerous initiatives, driving staff buy-in and organizational culture change.