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SUMMARY:Resentencing and Recidivism: What the Research Tells Us
DESCRIPTION:What if the instincts driving incarceration decisions are systematically wrong\, and the data can prove it? \nThis training brings together two researchers whose work cuts straight to that question. Professor Hannah Shaffer of Harvard Law School links what prosecutors actually believe about the risk of violent re-arrest to the incarceration outcomes in their own cases. Her findings reveal a striking gap between belief and reality: prosecutors tend to underestimate how sharply risk declines with age and overestimate the risk tied to criminal records\, with real consequences for who stays behind bars. \nAlissa Skog of the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley turns to what happens when California takes a second look. Drawing on Proposition 36 (2012)\, felony murder reform\, and CDCR-initiated resentencing\, her analysis shows that people released under these policies had lower recidivism rates than the general prison population\, evidence that targeted resentencing can reduce incarceration without compromising public safety. \nTogether\, they make the case that better information leads to better outcomes\, for the system and the people in it. \nEligible for 1 Hour of General CLE Credit in CA and CO. Pending CLE approval in VA. CLE self-submission options in other states. Email us if you have questions regarding CLE credit. \nRegister Now\nSpeakers \nAlissa Skog is a Researcher at the California Policy Lab (CPL) at UC Berkeley\, where she studies the impact of policy and program reforms on the criminal legal system. Passionate about using data to improve community safety\, her work explores alternatives to incarceration and seeks to move beyond traditional recidivism measures. At CPL\, she co-authors reports on issues including restorative justice\, resentencing policies\, pretrial reform\, and record relief while providing technical assistance to government agencies at the state and local levels. \nPreviously\, as a policy fellow in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office\, her work was instrumental in launching the city’s first local recidivism study and a public outcomes dashboard. Alissa holds a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and a B.A. from the University of San Diego. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Pathfinder Network\, a Portland-based organization that provides support for individuals and families impacted by the justice system. \nHannah Shaffer joined Harvard Law School as an assistant professor in 2023. Her research uses empirical methods to study how discretion moves through the criminal legal system — from arrest to charging to sentencing to rearrest. Her recent work uses administrative court records to examine racial disparities in criminal charging and sentencing\, specifically how prosecutors interpret and respond to racial disparities inherited from police and earlier decision-makers. She also surveys prosecutors and links their reported beliefs to their real-world decisions. \nRecent publications include “Prosecutors\, Race\, and the Criminal Pipeline” (University of Chicago Law Review); “Brokers of Bias: Do Prosecutors Compound or Attenuate Racial Disparities Inherited at Arrest?” (Review of Economics and Statistics); “Prediction Errors\, Incarceration\, and Violent Crime” (American Economic Journal: Economic Policy); and a working paper evaluating the impacts of police body-worn cameras on arrest and incarceration outcomes. Shaffer joined HLS from the University of Chicago Law School\, where she was a Bigelow Fellow. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard\, a J.D. from HLS\, and a B.A. summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis.
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SUMMARY:What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:“What You Do Matters” examines what can happen when government shifts the mission of police from protecting individuals to abusing basic human rights. Through historical context and survivor narratives from the Holocaust\, the session invites participants into a reflective dialogue about the role of law enforcement in today’s communities and the importance of core values in a democracy. Please note the presentation does include images from the Holocaust which may be upsetting to some attendees. \nEligible for 1.5 Hours of Ethics CLE Credit in CA. Email us regarding credit in other states. \nRegister Now\nSpeaker \nJason Kalish has spent his entire career as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. \nJason graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1993 with honors\, earning a degree in criminology. He then attended the University of Arizona College of Law with the specific intent of becoming a prosecutor. During law school Mr. Kalish served as an Honors Intern with the FBI and worked in various capacities at the Pima County Attorney’s Office. He was sworn in as a lawyer on October 18\, 1997 and as a Deputy Maricopa County Attorney two days later. \nJason has prosecuted gang members and repeat offenders in the Gang/ROP bureau. He has served as a supervisor in other bureaus\, including Charging/Grand Jury\, Preliminary Hearings and Juvenile Crimes. Following the supervisory stints\, he returned to trial work and spent nearly ten years prosecuting homicides\, first in the Family Violence Bureau and then the Homicide Bureau (later renamed the Capital Litigation Bureau). He is currently the Bureau Chief of the White Collar\, Cyber Crime Bureau. Jason was named APAAC Prosecutor of the Year in 2014 for his role as lead counsel in the retrial of the Buddhist Temple murders which occurred in 1991. \nJason has always enjoyed teaching and was named the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Trainer of the Year in 2003. He was formerly the Bureau Chief of the Training Bureau and has taught nationwide on a variety of topics. He is married and enjoys reading\, travelling\, and spending time with his family.
URL:https://prosecutorsalliance.org/event/what-you-do-matters/
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SUMMARY:Sentencing Discretion: Latest Research and Model Policies
DESCRIPTION:🚨 Please note: as of February 2026\, all Third Thursday trainings will have individual Zoom links for registration rather than a recurring link\, so you will need to register each month. \nThis training explores emerging research and evolving approaches to sentencing discretion. Professor Eyal Aharoni will share insights from his work examining how information shapes decision-making\, followed by a discussion from Oren Gur and Sarah Boyette on efforts within the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to address lengthy sentences. The session will highlight current developments and offer a closer look at how research and practice are intersecting in this space. \nEligible for 1 Hour of General CLE Credit in CA and VA.\nEmail us regarding credit in other states. \nRegister Now\nSpeakers \nEyal Aharoni is an Associate Professor of Psychology\, Philosophy\, and Cognitive Neuroscience at Georgia State University. His research program focuses on moral and legal cognition and behavior including judgment and decision making. He previously conducted policy research at the RAND Corporation\, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Mind Research Network for Neurodiagnostic Discovery (2009 – 2012)\, and served as a research fellow for the MacArthur Law & Neuroscience Project (2007 – 2008). Aharoni earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and religious studies and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California\, Santa Barbara (UCSB). \n \nOren Gur\, PhD\, serves as Policy Advisor to the Philadelphia District Attorney and is Director of Research and the DATA (District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics) Lab. The DATA Lab uses research and data analytics to inform prosecutorial policy and practice\, increase efficiency\, transparency\, and accountability\, and reduce harms through criminal justice reform. Dr. Gur conducts original research\, partners with academic institutions and community organizations\, and evaluates prosecutorial practices to guide evidence-based reforms. His work bridges academic research and practical implementation\, ensuring the District Attorney’s Office operates with transparency while advancing more effective and equitable justice strategies in Philadelphia and beyond. \nOren was born and raised in Philadelphia\, where he lives with his wife and two children. Oren’s B.A. (Urban Studies) and M.S. (Criminology) are from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. (Criminology\, Law & Justice) is from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Prior to joining the DAO\, he was an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Penn State Abington. \n Sarah Boyette\, Supervisor of the Alternative Relief Unit (ARU) at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office\, is a Northeast Philadelphia native and Yale and Harvard Law graduate who came to prosecution by way of public defense. After working as a Brooklyn public defender and later clerking in Camden\, she joined the DAO in 2018 inspired by DA Larry Krasner’s reform vision\, developing expertise in complex post-conviction matters that formed the foundation of the ARU. There\, she focuses on clemency petitions\, commutations\, parole advocacy for lifers\, and compassionate release for the terminally ill\, work rooted in her belief that the justice system must create pathways for mercy alongside accountability.
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