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Garbage in, Garbage out: A Probation Data Love Story
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop
The workshop will educate participants on the approach taken by the Alameda County Probation Department (ACPD) since 2018 to improve data quality, use data to inform evidence-based practices, and disseminate data to increase transparency with justice partners as well as the public. The ACPD experience highlights the fact that data not to be feared. In fact, it is integral to community corrections and with the right organizational investments its quality can be improved. In addition, data system upgrades can improve the utilization of data to drive decision-making within probation organizations and criminal justice system partners and can open the door for increased funding opportunities and staff positions. Furthermore, establishing a robust system for disseminating data both internally and externally can lead to agency improvements such as the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities, and can foster public trust.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Laura Chavez
Chief of Research and Evaluation, Alameda County Probation
Laura Chavez, Ph.D. currently serves as Chief of Research and Evaluation at the Alameda County Probation Department where she leads a team of research staff to support ongoing research and evaluation, data collection and analyses to improve processes and outcomes for justice-involved youth and adults. She received her PhD in Sociology from Virginia Tech and was formerly an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia Southern University. Her research agenda has primarily focused on youth violence and victimization and has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of School Violence, Violence against Women, Journal of Crime and Justice, and Children and Youth Services Review.
Alexandria Garcia
Probation Specialist, Alameda County Probation
Alexandria Garcia is a researcher with the Research and Evaluation Unit at the Alameda County Probation Department. Alex holds a BA from the University of California, Davis and an MPA from California State University East Bay. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in Education and Organizational Leadership at the University of the Pacific where her research focuses on neurodiversity and the criminal justice system as it pertains to individuals on probation.
Ms. Sherron Lee
Division Director, Alameda County Probation
Sherron Lee is a Division Director and serves as the Tyler Supervision Case Management System Administrator for the Alameda County Probation Department. She works with the Research and Evaluation team to assure that information and data in Tyler are accurate. By evaluating the systems that are used within the agency, she assists the Department in improving outcome for clients. Over her more than 20 years with the Probation Department, Sherron has worked in all four divisions of the Department as a sworn staff. She has been and is currently one of the Department’s trainers in various subjects. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from California Polytechnic State University and holds a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University.
Robert Walton
Probation Specialist, Alameda County Probation
Robert Walton is a Probation Specialist with the Research and Evaluation Unit at the Alameda County Probation Department. His expertise lies in data analysis and reporting using a variety of tools including Power Bi, MySQL, and Stata. Robert holds a BA in Political Science, focused on Public Administration from California State University East Bay. He has served the Alameda County Probation Department in various non-sworn capacities since 2012 in both the Juvenile and Adult Divisions.
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