Steering Committee
PROJECT COORDINATOR :
Council of State Governments (CSG)
The Council of State Governments (CSG) is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization serving all elected and appointed state
government officials. CSG's income is derived from five sources: annual dues
paid by each state and member jurisdiction; donations from the private sector;
federal grants; foundational grants; and secretariat group fees. Founded in 1933, CSG has a long history of
providing state leaders with the resources to develop and implement effective
public policy and programs. Owing to
its regional structure and its constituency - which includes state legislators,
judges, and executive branch
officials - CSG is a unique organization. With its headquarters in Lexington,
Kentucky, CSG has four regional offices, representing the West, Midwest, South,
and East. The national Criminal Justice
/ Mental Health Consensus Project is coordinated by CSG's Eastern Regional
Conference (CSG/ERC), which is the only CSG regional office with a criminal
justice program.
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Michael Thompson, Director,
Criminal Justice Programs
Daniel Souweine, Research Assistant
Renee Brackett, Administrative Assistant
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Council of State Governments / Eastern
Regional Conference
40 Broad Street, Suite 2050
New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 482-2320
Fax: (212) 482-2344
Web site: www.csgeast.org
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PROJECT PARTNERS
Association of State Correctional Administrators
(ASCA)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The Center for Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public
Policy
National Association of State Mental Health Program
Directors (NASMHPD)
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Pretrial Services Resource Center (PSRC)
Association of State Correctional Administrators
(ASCA)
ASCA is a membership organization comprised of the
directors of state correctional agencies and the administrators of the largest
jail systems in the United States. The
association is dedicated to the improvement of correctional services and
practices through promoting and facilitating the advancement of correctional
techniques, research in correctional practices, and the development and
application of correctional standards and accreditation. Formed in 1970, ASCA
was formally incorporated as a New York State not-for-profit corporation in
1985.
George Vose, Associate
Director
John Blackmore, Project Director
Peter Rockholz, Senior Associate, Criminal Justice Institute, Inc.
Judy Bisbee, Project Associate
Shaina Vanek, Project Associate
Anya Chen, Research Assistant
Consultants:
Christine Pahigian, Director
of Training and Technical Assistance, Center for Alternative Sentencing and
Employment Services (CASES)
Henry Dlugacz,Co-chair, Special Committee on Mental Health Issues, New York State Bar Association
Gary Field, Administrator,
Counseling and Treatment Services, Oregon Department of Corrections
Association of State Correctional Administrators
213 Court Street
Middletown, CT 06547
Phone: (860) 704-6403
Fax: (860) 704-6420
Web site: www.asca.net
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The Judge David Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. The Bazelon Center's advocacy is based on
the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity. The
Center has fought successfully against institutional abuse and arbitrary
confinement of individuals with mental illness, and for opening up public
schools, workplaces, housing and other opportunities for community life.
Chris Koyanagi, Director of Government Affairs
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street NW
Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 467-5730
Fax: (202) 223-0409
Web site: www.bazelon.org
The Center for Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public
Policy
The Center for Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public
Policy promotes service integration for persons with mental illness and/or
addictive disorders in the justice system. The center's initiatives focus on
evidence-based practices and policies that divert individuals from criminal
justice settings, improve their quality of care while under custody, and assure
that upon discharge they have access to appropriate treatment and support
services to ensure successful reentry to community settings.
Fred Osher, Director
The Center for Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public Policy
8490 Dorsey Run Road
Jessup, MD 20794
Phone: (410) 724-5007
Fax: (410) 724-5020
Web site: www.umaryland.edu/behavioraljustice
National Association of State Mental Health Program
Directors (NASMHPD)
NASMHPD is an organization that advocates for the
collective interests of state mental health authorities and their directors at
the national level. NASMHPD analyzes trends in the delivery and financing of
mental health services and identifies public mental health policy issues and
best practices in the delivery of mental health services. The association
apprises its members of research findings and best practices in the delivery of
mental health services, fosters collaboration, provides consultation and
technical assistance, and promotes effective management practices and financing
mechanisms adequate to sustain the mission.
Robert Glover, Executive
Director
Bill Emmet, Project Director
Shelby Hockenberry, Research Assistant
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 739-9333
Fax: (703) 548-9517
Web site: www.nasmhpd.org
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
PERF is a national membership organization of
progressive police executives from the largest city, county, and state law
enforcement agencies. PERF is dedicated to improving policing and advancing
professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.
Incorporated in 1977, PERF's primary sources of operating revenues are
government grants and contracts and partnerships with private foundations and
other organizations.
Martha Plotkin, Director
of Communication and Legislative Affairs
Melissa Reuland, Project
Director, Senior Research Associate
Melissa Schaefer, Research
Fellow
Melissa Cass, Research Assistant
The Police Executive Research Forum
1120 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 466-7820
Fax: (202) 426-7826
Web site: www.policeforum.org
Pretrial Services Resource Center (PSRC)
PSRC is an independent, nonprofit clearinghouse for
information on pretrial issues and a technical assistance provider for pretrial
practitioners, criminal justice officials, academicians, and community leaders
nationwide. The center offers assistance regarding pretrial services
programming and management and jail overcrowding. Since its inception in 1976, the Resource Center has helped criminal
justice professionals achieve the often conflicting goals of supporting the
rights of defendants, ensuring public safety, and maintaining the integrity of
the criminal justice system by providing information, publications, training,
and assistance on pretrial services at the federal, state, and local levels.
D. Alan Henry, Executive Director
John Clark, Deputy Director of Program Development
Julie McCrae, Research Assistant
Suzanne McCann, Research Assistant
Pretrial Services Resource Center
1010 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 638-3080
Fax: (202) 347-0493
Web site: www.pretrial.org