Current Season
Innovations in Corrections
The scope and reach of corrections in the United States is considerable, and many pressing challenges are faced by local, state, and federal correctional systems, policymakers, and the people and communities directly impacted by these systems. Considering the complexity of correctional systems, the need to improve institutional policies and practices, effective reentry strategies, and integration of supportive technology has never been greater. To inform these changes, it is crucial that researchers collaborate with justice-involved individuals and those with lived experience to gain valuable expertise throughout the research process. Tune in this season as Peyton Scalise, Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International, sits down with her colleagues to discuss recent research and technological innovations that assist those involved in the correctional system, and best research practices that are being developed in the field.
This season is funded by RTI International’s Justice Practice Area.
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
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Previous Season
Domestic Radicalization
RTI’s security threats and extremism staff have a robust and growing portfolio of work focused on developing, implementing, and evaluating targeted violence and terrorism prevention strategies, as well as work focused on programming for active or former extremists. This includes evaluations of federally funded targeted violence and terrorism prevention grant projects, an assessment of available prevention programming resources, and a mixed-methods, longitudinal study examining the processes by which individuals disengage from white nationalist groups. Tune in this season as Dr. Michael Planty sits down with his colleagues to discuss the country’s most pressing security threats and how researchers, practitioners, and their federal partners are responding.
This season is funded by RTI International’s Justice Practice Area.
Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
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Past Season
Roadmap to Improving Technology Transition
The National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group, or FLN–TWG, brings together a diverse group of forensic researchers and practitioners to advise, assess, and exchange information about the technology needs of state and local forensic laboratories. One of the largest challenges faced by these laboratories is transitioning new research and technology innovations into real-world laboratory practice. As a result, a FLN–TWG subcommittee has developed a roadmap report, which provides actionable guidance to improving the research, development, testing, evaluation, and implementation of new forensic research products into the forensic laboratory. In this season, innovation advisor and roadmap author Rebecca Shute speaks with the co-authors of the roadmap who are on the FLN-TWG research subcommittee to discuss the culture of the forensic science community, the need for guidance, and the lessons learned along the way.
This season is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (Award No. 15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU).
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