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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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CATEGORIES:Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:When Self-Care Isn’t Enough: Addressing the Roots of Burnout in Victim Advocacy to Create Change
DESCRIPTION:On a good day\, victim advocates are tired. On the worst days\, they’re barely recognizable to themselves\, hollowed out by the weight of work that never stops mattering. Burnout in victim advocacy isn’t a weakness. It’s a signal. And it demands more than a bubble bath. \nThis workshop moves beyond surface-level self-care to examine the systemic roots of burnout: the underfunding\, the impossible caseloads\, the cultures of silence that ask advocates to absorb trauma without support. We’ll name what’s actually happening\, and we’ll build tools to do something about it. \nParticipants will leave with a clearer understanding of how organizational dynamics fuel exhaustion\, and with concrete strategies for advocating not just for survivors — but for themselves and the people they work alongside. \nThe session will also explore the intersection of mental health and organizational dynamics\, offering practical tools to promote resilience and build more supportive environments in advocacy work. \n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRobyn C. Sordelett is the Survivor Center Director at the Prosecutors Alliance and a nationally recognized speaker on sustainable advocacy and survivor-centered best practices. A clinical social worker by training and a 2026 Office of the Virginia Attorney General Unsung Hero Award winner\, she has built her career across the criminal justice system\, community-based organizations\, and policy spaces\, always centering trauma\, resilience\, and systemic change. At the Prosecutors Alliance\, she leads efforts to center survivors in conversations about justice and reform while supporting victim advocates’ psychological and emotional well-being\, exploring vicarious trauma\, burnout\, and the conditions that foster resilience and shared power. A frequent national presenter\, Robyn is regularly consulted on organizational wellness and trauma-responsive advocacy\, with a core focus on reconnecting justice workers with the purpose that brought them to the field. She is also deeply interested in work that advances collaborative\, trauma-responsive approaches to domestic and sexual violence and innovative responses to gender-based violence beyond traditional systems. Robyn was appointed by Governor Abigail Spanberger to the Criminal Justice Services Board in 2026\, serves on the National Organization for Victim Advocacy’s Public Policy Committee\, and stays up far too late reading mystery novels. Robyn holds a B.A. in English and Sociology from the University of Richmond and an M.S.W. from the University of Southern California.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
URL:https://prosecutorsalliance.org/event/when-self-care-isnt-enough/
CATEGORIES:Survivor Center Training
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SUMMARY:Immigration and Crime: What Does the Evidence Really Say?
DESCRIPTION:Do immigrants commit more crime than non-immigrants? Do increases in immigration cause crime rates to rise in communities? What impact does immigration policy have on immigrants\, immigrant families and immigrant communities? These questions are at the forefront of discussions about crime and public safety in the United States. In this talk\, Professor Kubrin will review what we know about the immigration-crime link as well as the impact of immigration policies\, historically and today\, highlighting opportunities and challenges from her own research journey. \nEligible for 1 Hour of Elimination of Bias CLE Credit in CA. Pending CLE approval in CO and VA. CLE self-submission options in other states. Email us if you have questions regarding CLE credit. \nRegister Now\nSpeaker \n \nCharis E. Kubrin is Chancellor’s Professor of Criminology\, Law & Society and (by courtesy) Sociology at the University of California\, Irvine. She is a member of the Council on Criminal Justice\, the Racial Democracy\, Crime and Justice- Network\, and the Scholars Strategy Network. She is an expert for the Crime and Justice Research Alliance. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice\, Charis’ research analyzes the immigration-crime nexus and considers the impact of immigration policy on individuals\, families and communities. Charis has received national awards including the Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award (for outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology) and the Herbert Bloch Award (for outstanding service contributions to the professional interests of criminology) from the American Society of Criminology and the W.E.B. DuBois Award (for significant contributions to racial and ethnic issues in the field of criminology) and the Paul Tappan Award (for outstanding contributions to the field of criminology) from the Western Society of Criminology. In 2019\, Charis was named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. Most recently\, she is co-recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Prize in Criminology\, awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the practical application of research results in crime prevention and the promotion of human rights. Charis is a frequent media contributor whose writing has been featured in The New York Times\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Washington Post\, Scientific American\, Forbes\, and CNN.
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CATEGORIES:Third Thursday
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