Experience

NC Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

• Government Relations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Social Research Associate I

  • Nov 2008 - Present

  Conduct trainings to community agencies and members using the Race Matters Toolkit to promote awareness of Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC). Partner with school districts to reduce suspension and expulsion rates for minority youth. Conduct research on racial disparites in the juvenile justice system and school systems throughout the US. Compile annual data on all youth in the NC juvenile justice system at specific decision points. Create percentage charts and graphs using this data. Calculate the Relative Rate Index (RRI) at each decision point. Determine best practices for reducing overall DMC in NC and within specific counties



Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Government Analyst I

  • Jun 2007 - Present

  Conduct quality assurance reviews on juvenile residential, day treatment, detention, and shelter programs. Conduct staff and youth interviews and file reviews to determine compliance and performance levels. Complete written reports on the review findings. Give recommendations to programs on how to provide better services for the youth. Build team work while on the reviews to ensure the peer reviewers are comfortable. Assist the peer reviewers in completing their portion of the review. Help create documents and checklists for the reviews.

• Juvenile Probation Officer

  • May 2006 - Jun 2007

  Maintained contact with youth on intake, probation, and commitment status. Monitored court ordered sanctions. Made referrals for youth and their families for community intervention programs. Prepared legal documents for the State Attorney, Public Defender, and Judge. Interviewed youth and their families to make appropriate recommendations to the court regarding the disposition of the youth’s current charges. Served as PACT liaison for Circuit 2.

• Staff Assistant

  • Nov 2005 - May 2006

  Screened youth at the Juvenile Assessment Center who were taken into custody by law enforcement agencies with new charges and custody orders.Completed forms and documents for the JPO, State Attorney, Public Defender, and Judge.Contacted parents regarding the youth's placement into detention.Contacted victims regarding the alleged incident with the youth to acquire their input into the youth's disposition.

• Juvenile Court Counselor Intern

  • Aug 2005 - Nov 2005

  Assisted in writing progress reports for the Judge's approval for juvenile case terminations.Made contact with juveniles at the office and in the field.Made contact with parents to update them on the youths' probation status.Maintained case note documentation for youth on probation.