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Evaluating a Project to Increase Probation Referrals to Accountability Courts
SESSION INFO
Saturday, June 29, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Type: Workshop
Our panel will discuss the evaluation of a project designed to increase the capacity of mental health and drug courts. Accountability Courts combine judicial involvement, intensive programming, encouragement, and quick responses to violations for supervisees in the program. We will discuss: 1) How probation increased capacity of the pilot courts; 2) The roles of Probation and Courts; 3) The data analysis for individuals in the pilot population; and 4) overall findings and recommendations.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Sommer Delgado
Ph.D. Student & Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia State University
Sommer Delgado is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Forensic Psychology from New Mexico State University. Her research interests include reentry, collateral consequences, and program evaluation. Her master’s thesis examines the use of jail as a sanction for child support nonpayment. She has worked with a range of organizations, including nonprofits, government agencies, and quasi-governmental organizations. She is currently working on an evaluation of an accountability court pilot program in Georgia and a multi-site evaluation of the Federal Second Chance Act.
Donovan Giardina
Doctoral Student, Georgia State University
Donovan Giardina is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University. He completed his Bachelors of Science in Public Management and Policy from Georgia State’s Honors College in 2020. Donovan’s research agenda focuses on criminal justice policy and program management. Many of his current projects involve the long-term evaluation of new and emerging criminal justice programs at different levels of government. Other areas of interest include governmental accountability, program implementation, and data analytics.
John Prevost, PhD
Researcher, Georgia State University
John Prevost is retired after 32 years with the Georgia Parole Board. During his career, his worked included offender supervision and management of field offices; training; program development, implementation and evaluation, strategic planning, and research and statistics. His continuing research interests are focused on program implementation and evaluation.
William J Sabol
Professor, Georgia State University
William J. Sabol serves as a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at Georgia State University, where he teaches and publishes research on corrections, sentencing policy, and crime statistics. During his career, he has held positions in government, private sector research institutions, and universities, including serving as the presidentially appointed Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and was a Fulbright Scholar at Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology.
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