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What’s New at NCCD
NCCD President Alex Busansky Appointed to Citizens Commission on Jail Violence
January 4, 2012
Alex Busansky, President of California-based nonprofit the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), has been selected to serve on the Los Angeles Citizens Commission on Jail Violence. The commission, established in October by L.A. County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Mark Ridley-Thomas, is charged with investigating widespread reports of brutality and violence in L.A. County jails, and recommending corrective action to the Board of Supervisors.
Busansky was chosen by the five appointed members of the commission to join them in investigating jail violence. His organization, NCCD, promotes just and equitable social systems for individuals, communities, and families through research, public policy and practice. The national organization was founded over 100 years ago to reform juvenile justice. Its expertise has grown to include corrections, child welfare, adult protective services, education, and economic assistance.
“I am honored to be a member of this commission and I take this responsibility very seriously,” said Mr. Busansky. “What happens in our jails does not stay in our jails. It directly affects people who are detained in them, the communities people return home to when they leave jail, and the men and women who work in jails every day.”
Click here to read the full press release.
First Meeting of Defending Childhood Task Force Draws Leaders, Community
November 29, 2011
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence convened its first public hearing today in Baltimore to gather expert and community testimony on the epidemic of children’s exposure to violence. Speakers include Attorney General Holder; Sonja Sohn of HBO’s “The Wire” and ReWired for Change; Dr. Patrick McCarthy, President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation; experts in the field; and community members who have personal experience with childhood exposure to violence.
Task Force co-chair Joe Torre, Major League Baseball Executive Vice President of Operations, founder of the Joe Torre® Safe at Home Foundation and a witness of domestic violence as a child himself, described the struggles he faced as a child whose father physically abused his mother. “There is no worse emotion than fear. I was embarrassed to share my feelings because I thought I was the only one who had these problems, that I was alone in feeling this way. Kids need to know that violence isn’t a secret they have to keep. We have to speak up for them and help them speak up.”
Sonja Sohn, founder and CEO of ReWired for Change and star of HBO’s “The Wire,” spoke about the importance of changing attitudes about violence. “In many communities…the most violent individuals are the most respected and feared—the most powerful. We have to change this situation to free our kids and communities from the cycle of violence.”
Click here to read the full press release.
NCCD Contributes to Two New Books on the Challenges Facing the Juvenile Justice System
October 24, 2011
NCCD's Associate Director Angela Irvine teamed up with experts in juvenile justice, child development, and public health to co-author a chapter on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice, a comprehensive reference presenting a rehabilitative, youth- and community-centered vision of juvenile justice by Francine Sherman and Francine Jacobs. This timely book provides a usable framework for imagining juvenile justice systems that emphasize the welfare of juveniles, achieved primarily through connections within their communities.
"Most people have narrow views of what it means to be a delinquent youth. In Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice, Sherman and Jacobs have diligently collected essays from the top experts in the juvenile justice field who tell an empirically based and powerful narrative of who is really in the delinquency system. As this book makes clear, until we ask and answer the right questions, we will remain unable to help the youth most in need." —Alexander Busansky, President, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Dr. Lawanda Ravoira, Director of NCCD's Center for Girls and Young Women, and Vanessa Patino, Senior Researcher with NCCD, also co-authored a chapter on girls in the juvenile justice system in Justice for Kids: Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System. This unique collection presents a compelling argument for rethinking and restructuring the juvenile justice system as we know it. Justice for Kids explores the system’s fault lines with respect to all children, and focuses in particular on issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation that skew the system. Most importantly, it provides specific program initiatives that offer alternatives to our thinking about prevention and deterrence, with an ultimate focus on keeping kids out of the system altogether.
NCCD to Support Attorney General’s National Defending Childhood Task Force
October 13, 2011
NCCD has been selected by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention (OJJDP) to provide technical assistance to the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence. The establishment of the Task Force was announced by Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli today at the OJJDP national conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
“We are honored and delighted to work with OJJDP to support the Task Force members in their critical work,” said NCCD President Alex Busansky. “Our nation’s children face epidemic levels of exposure to violence. Preventing this exposure is one of NCCD’s top research priorities. We welcome the opportunity to support this important initiative.”
Over the course of the year, NCCD will assist the Defending Childhood Task Force in conducting four public hearings across the country to learn from practitioners, policymakers, advocates, academics, and communities about the extent and nature of the problem of children’s exposure to violence in the United States, both as victims and as witnesses. The Task Force will also identify promising practices, programming, and community strategies used to prevent and respond to children’s exposure to violence.
Click here to read the full press release.
NCCD Discusses Realignment Solutions With California Counties and Criminal Justice Partners
September 12, 2011
NCCD President Alex Busansky participated in a panel on pretrial practices as part of a 10-county regional summit titled “Realignment: Challenges and Opportunities,” sponsored by the San Francisco District Attorney, George Gascon, at UC-Hastings College of the Law. The pretrial panel was moderated by NCCD’s Dr. Angela Irvine, Associate Director of Research. Scott MacDonald, Santa Cruz County Probation Chief, also participated on the panel. The summit, held on August 24, 2011, also included panels on sentencing practices, and revocations and reentry.
Under realignment, each county expects a large increase in the number of probationers they will supervise. Pretrial practices offer one strategy for managing this increase. Mr. Busansky described how many jails across the country are crowded with low risk offenders who cannot afford to pay bail. He discussed how shifting from bail schedules to carefully designed risk assessments help counties reserve their bed space for those offenders at high risk of flight or violence.
Chief MacDonald emphasized the importance of system reform. He described Santa Cruz County’s approach to pretrial and how it reflects best practices in the field. He also discussed the county’s proactive warrant reduction program. Dr. Irvine then elicited discussion and questions from the audience.
Participating counties included Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco counties. Also participating were the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and the Rosenberg Foundation.
NCCD Announces the Launch of the National Resource Center for the Elimination of Prison Rape
July 1, 2011
Established through a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Justice Assistance and NCCD, the National Resource Center for the Elimination of Prison Rape (the Center) will serve as the national source for online and direct support, training, technical assistance, and research to assist adult and juvenile corrections, detention, and law enforcement professionals in their ongoing work to eliminate sexual assault in confinement.
Rape and sexual assault are problems faced by systems and facilities of all types and sizes across the country. Research recently completed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) determined that more than 200,000 individuals suffered sexual assaults in adult correctional facilities in the year 2008, reaching rates of nearly 9% in some facilities. Research in juvenile facilities reveals even more disturbing data, an average rate of assault of nearly 12%, or approximately 17,000 assaults in just one year.
The establishment of the Center is an exciting and important next step in a long-standing campaign to eliminate rape and sexual assault in confinement facilities. In 2003, Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), launching a comprehensive federal response to the scourge of rape and sexual assault in confinement. In passing this legislation, Congress and then-President George W. Bush recognized that the persistence of sexual assault in confinement settings, where officials are responsible for the well being of inmates, detainees, or residents, is unacceptable. PREA provided funding for research, programs, and training, and created the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC), charged with developing national standards to end rape in confinement facilities.
In June of 2009, NPREC released its recommended Standards for the Elimination of Prison Rape, and the U.S. Department of Justice is currently engaged in a rule-making process required by PREA to review, revise, and promulgate national standards. It is anticipated that the standards will be finalized sometime early in 2012. The Center will provide significant support and assistance to systems and entities working to comply with the national standards once they are in place.
“A great deal has been done to combat sexual assault in confinement in recent years, and we are proud to support this National Resource Center as a critical next step in ensuring that all have access to the information and resources they need,” said BJA Senior Policy Advisor for Corrections, Dr. Gary Dennis. “The Center will be a single-stop provider of information and assistance as the entire field works to ensure that inmates, residents, and detainees are safe.“
Focusing on areas such as prevention strategies, improved reporting and detection, investigation, prosecution, and victim-centered responses, the National Resource Center will identify promising programs and practices that have been implemented around the country and demonstrate models for keeping inmates, detainees, and residents safe from sexual assault. It will offer a full library, webinars, and other online resources on its website; and will provide direct assistance in the field through skilled and experienced training and technical assistance providers. Information and support for management, staff, and volunteer positions, within all types and sizes of facilities and within communities, will be available both online and in person.
The Center will be assisted in its work by sub-contracting organizations including Abt Associates, AEquitas, the American Correctional Association, American University’s Washington College of Law’s Project on Addressing Prison Rape, the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare, and the Vera Institute of Justice. As the Center’s work expands, these organizations will be joined by other experts and leaders around the country.
Additionally, the Center will be advised by a broad spectrum of organizational and individual leaders from the corrections, law enforcement, juvenile justice, community corrections, and advocacy fields.
“We begin our work with a sense of great opportunity and great urgency,” said Alex Busansky, President of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. “Prison rape is a serious problem, and corrections and detention professionals, law enforcement officials, policymakers, and advocates are all looking for real solutions. The Center will assist them in finding those solutions and in making them work for their own communities.”
New Grant to Study Racial Disparity
June 30, 2011
NCCD is the recipient of a grant from the Public Welfare Foundation to examine racial disparities that emerge at the pretrial and sentencing stages for defendants who are released to the community versus those held on bail. Of special interest will be a subset of defendants that remain in the community due to release to pretrial services programs and the effect this has on racial disparities.
The study will use data from the Survey of Inmates of Local Jails, data from local jurisdictions that have pretrial services programs, interviews with key stakeholders who have decreased racial disparities at critical points in the justice system, as well as the most recent literature on racial disparities at pretrial and sentencing. The project is funded for an 18-month period.
NCCD Hosted a Panel Discussion at the East Bay Community Foundation
June 7, 2011
Keeping our Children Home: How Realigning the State Juvenile Justice System Will Affect Alameda County
Panelists included: Sue Burrell, Staff Attorney for the Youth Law Center; David Muhammad, Chief Probation Officer for Alameda County; Nancy O'Malley, District Attorney for Alameda County; and Celsa Snead, Executive Director for the Mentoring Center.
The discussion addressed some of the opportunities, challenges, and questions that have arisen as a result of Governor Brown's recent plan to shift responsibility for incarcerating youth offenders from the state to the counties. Participants heard some of our local leaders speak out on what led to the proposed changes, how these changes could impact new cases, and the county's capacity to provide services for youth who remain in their custody.
Panel will begin at 5:30 pm, followed by a light reception. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited! RSVP to info@sf.nccd-crc.org.
Date: Thursday, June 9th, 5:30 pm
Location: East Bay Community Foundation
James Irvine Conference Center
200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA
Link to invitation »
There Are Many Safe Options for Reducing California's Prison Population
May 23, 2011
As California comes to terms with the Supreme Court’s landmark decision that the State must reduce overcrowding in its prisons, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) recommends a few possible solutions to allow the State to comply with the Court’s decision.
“The Supreme Court’s decision represents an opportunity for Governor Brown to bring California in line with the many other states that have safely reduced prison populations,” said President Alex Busansky of NCCD. “The Court’s decision makes it possible for the Governor and State officials to act now to reduce overcrowding while enhancing public safety and saving California taxpayers billions of dollars at the same time.”
“The Governor has many options to choose from to safely reduce prison overcrowding. We look forward to assisting Governor Brown and the State as they implement needed reforms,” said Busansky, responding to the Governor’s statement this afternoon that he would work to carry out the Court’s ruling and take all necessary steps to protect public safety.
Click here to read the full press release.
Supreme Court Rules California Prison Overcrowding Unconstitutional
May 23, 2011
The Supreme Court announced a landmark decision today when it upheld a lower court ruling that overcrowded conditions in California’s prisons are a violation of prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights to basic medical care. The decision is the first under a law passed in 1995 that gives courts authority to cap the prison population if necessary to secure the basic rights of prisoners and public safety would not be jeopardized.
As Justice Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion, “The three-judge court credited substantial evidence that prison populations can be reduced in a manner that does not increase crime to a significant degree. Some evidence indicated that reducing overcrowding in California’s prisons could even improve public safety.” Justice Kennedy also noted the testimony of several former corrections officials, who testified that they “absolutely believed that we make people worse, and that we are not meeting public safety by the way we treat people,” and that “measures to reduce the prison population may ‘actually improve on public safety because they address the problems that brought people to jail’.”
“What happens in our prisons does not stay in our prisons. It impacts all of us,” said Alex Busansky, President of the Oakland-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). “The decision is a win for everyone: for families and communities who will be safer, taxpayers whose money will be saved in a time of economic crisis, corrections officers who work in unsafe prisons, and for the incarcerated, who will be treated constitutionally so they are not dying of malpractice, violence, or neglect.”
Click here to read the full press release. To download the decision, click here.
NCCD Announces the 2010 PASS Award Winners
April 4, 2011
NCCD is pleased to announce the 2010 Winners of its respected PASS Awards (Prevention for a Safer Society). The PASS Awards is the only national recognition of print and broadcast journalists, TV news and feature reporters, producers, writers, and those in film and literature who focus America’s attention on our criminal justice, juvenile justice, and child welfare systems in a thoughtful and considerate manner.
A critical link in successful policies related to these issues is the education of the public. The media is uniquely positioned to be this link, and we gratefully acknowledge their efforts to fulfill that responsibility.
We are currently accepting entries for the 2011 calendar year. Complete instructions and a printable entry form can also be found on the PASS Awards page of our website. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011.
NCCD Hosted a Free Film Screening
February 24, 2011
Bay Area Community Cinema Screening, presented by: ITVS, KQED, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, The Oakland Film Office, HandsOn Bay Area and DEAF Media
Cyntoia Brown was an average teenager in an American town. But a series of bad decisions led the 16-year-old into a situation that ended with her killing a man who had picked her up for sex. She was sentenced to life in a Tennessee prison meaning, in her case, she will serve a minimum of 51 years. This film challenges our assumptions about violence and explores key factors such as biology and family history. Coming to PBS March 1, 2011.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 Doors Open @ 6:00pm | Screening @ 6:30pm.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 2nd floor of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland's Chinatown
388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 (between Franklin and Webster)
Pay Parking is available underground in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza (enter on Webster or Franklin). Street parking is also available. Nearest BART stations are: 12th Street @ Broadway or Lake Merritt. Screenings are FREE and open to the public.
Post screening discussion will follow with: Dr. Angela Irvine, Associate Director, NCCD; Tamara Perkins, Founder & Director, Apple of Discord Productions, LLC; and Youth Radio.
OJJDP Awards NCCD $1.5 Million to Establish a National Girls Institute
November 8, 2010
A National Girls Institute to provide evidence-based, gender-specific information, training, and technical assistance is being established at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency with a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Nationally, girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile justice population. States and local jurisdictions, long invested in responding to the needs of boys, lack the tools and knowledge to deal with this influx. Current programs for justice-involved youth are ill equipped to effectively address the unique needs of girls. Professionals are frequently frustrated with the lack of information, available services, and training in best practices. “Girls continue to be inappropriately placed in facilities and programs designed for boys,” said Dr. Lawanda Ravoira, Director of the NCCD Center for Girls and Young Women.
The juvenile justice system’s current failure to effectively address girls’ needs has created a major public health and social welfare concern with severe short- and long-term consequences. Most justice-involved girls do not pose a public safety risk; yet girls are too frequently arrested and incarcerated. This practice has led to a fast-growing number of girls in the system, most of whom would be better served by community-based programs and appropriate treatment options. “The National Girls Institute represents a real opportunity to bring critical change to the frequently misguided way we treat and address the needs of girls in this country. Girls deserve effective treatment, and when supervision is truly warranted, it should be appropriate,” said Alexander Busansky, NCCD President.
The situation is compounded by the fact that girls also present with high rates of abuse, victimization, and serious mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and prior attempts at self-harm and suicide. Ineffective interventions also result in a host of problems as girls become adults, including poor physical and mental health, substance dependence, and 2 future arrests and incarceration. Justice-involved girls are also at a higher risk as adults of becoming involved in violent domestic relationships, of dysfunctional parenting, and of losing custody of their children.
Despite research and evidence documenting gender differences in offending and pathways to delinquency, girls have historically been a low priority. For many years, NCCD has worked to draw needed attention to the plight of girls in the justice system. Most recently, in 2009, Dr. Ravoira called on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security to address the crisis and overhaul current policies and practices.
To respond to these urgent needs, OJJDP’s grant will provide for national training and technical assistance for promising practices in girls’ delinquency prevention, intervention, and treatment. The National Girls Institute will be headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, but will serve the needs of girls across the entire country. “We will research, pilot, and implement services designed to meet the specific needs of girls,” Dr. Ravoira said. “We look forward to working with and drawing on the knowledge and experience of the many professionals across the country who have devoted their careers to helping girls.”
A grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to NCCD launched NCCD’s Center for Girls and Young Women in 2008. “We are delighted with their early success,” noted Sherry Magill, president of the duPont Fund. “We knew when we invested in the Center that its work would protect girls and young women and create smart public policies.”
Click here to read the full press release. Contact Dr. Lawanda Ravoira for more information.
NCCD Hosted a Reception on Nov. 19 at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
November 8, 2010
The reception will give participants and the public an opportunity to meet NCCD’s new president, Alex Busansky, and to learn about our new projects, including the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center, and the National Girls Institute. Beverages will be served.
Please see the invitation for more information.
NCCD Welcomes Six Dynamic, Diverse New Members to Its Board of Directors
September 29, 2010
The NCCD Board of Directors and President Alex Busansky are proud to welcome six new members to NCCD’s board. Dr. Todd Clear, Ms. Peggy Davis, Mr. Anthony Garrett, Mr. Bill Geller, Dr. Ron Hughes, and Mr. Nicholas Turner will begin terms of three years in October 2010. The new board members bring expertise in criminology and corrections, juvenile justice, child welfare, research, law, public education, public policy, advocacy, ethics, developmental disabilities, policing and community conflict, community action, management and strategy, and reform.
For more information on each of the new board members, please see their bios.
US Attorney General Eric Holder Praises the Work of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network
May 13, 2010
The 4th annual meeting of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network was honored by a very special keynote address by the US Attorney General, Eric Holder. His address to a room full of city leaders, community activists, police chiefs, and members from the research and prevention fields touched on the widespread problem of youth exposed to violence and the importance of families and communities in improving outcomes for youth. He stressed that law enforcement cannot do the job alone and praised the Network for its diverse partnerships and collaborative efforts, especially in the face of budget shortfalls. He remarked that the Network had made great progress in its three years, noting the declines in violence in many of the participating cities.
Attorney General Holder stressed that the organizations and cities represented in the room will find a willing partner in both the White House and the Department of Justice, as evidenced by a $12 million request in the President’s 2011 budget. He expressed an understanding of the breadth and depth of the problems we face and a firm belief that solutions are well within reach.
The Attorney General concluded his visit by entertaining questions from the Network members, which touched on need for flexibility in funding and the ability to blend different funding sources. Attorney General Holder responded favorably, stating that Washington is a partner willing to listen and learn.
The transcript of the Attorney General's address can be found here:
US Attorney General Eric Holder Gave Keynote Address at NCCD / NLC Gang Prevention Conference
May 5, 2010
US Attorney General Eric Holder will address local leaders during a meeting of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network in Sacramento, CA, on May 10. The Attorney General will discuss emerging federal policies and intergovernmental partnerships for reducing gang violence in cities.
The California Cities Gang Prevention Network seeks to reduce gang-related violence and victimization in 13 California cities: Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Oxnard, Richmond, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San José, Santa Rosa, and Stockton.
The California Cities Gang Prevention Network is sponsored by the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and is supported by grants from The California Wellness Foundation and The California Endowment, with earlier support from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the East Bay Community Foundation, and the Richmond Children’s Fund. Kaiser Permanente provided additional support for this meeting.
Media are invited to cover the Attorney General’s remarks - please contact Amanda Straub at (202) 626-3015 or straub@nlc.org.
For more information regarding the conference, please contact Linh Vuong at (510) 208-0500 x340 or
lvuong@sf.nccd-crc.org.
NCCD Announces the 2009 PASS Award Winners
March 24, 2010
NCCD is pleased to announce the 2009 Winners of its respected PASS Awards (Prevention for a Safer Society). NCCD honors the media’s success and vital role in illuminating the people and programs that uncover the root causes of crime and those that promise to protect our most precious resource—our youth—against involvement in crime.
A critical link in successful policies related to criminal and juvenile justice is the education of the public. The media is uniquely positioned to be this link, and we gratefully acknowledge their efforts to fulfill that responsibility. Each year the PASS Awards honor media professionals in the fields of print, literature, broadcast media, television, and film in recognition of thoughtful and factual coverage of the issues. Special consideration is given to those stories that highlight solutions to criminal and juvenile justice and child welfare problems.
We are currently accepting entries for the 2010 calendar year. Complete instructions and a printable entry form can also be found on the PASS Awards page of our website.
NCCD Announces New President
March 16, 2010
The NCCD Board of Directors is proud to welcome Alex Busansky as the organization’s new president effective May 1, 2010. Mr. Busansky brings with him more than two decades of direct experience with the criminal and juvenile justice systems, working in law enforcement, government, and the nonprofit sector.
The appointment of Mr. Busansky represents a key milestone in the organization’s multi-year transition plan developed by the Board, former NCCD President Dr. Barry Krisberg, and Executive Vice President Christopher Baird, who has served as president on an interim basis since December.
“The Board and staff are excited to be working with Alex, and about the future of NCCD,” said Vicki Spriggs, Chair of the Board of Directors. “We would like to thank Chris for providing a steady leadership presence to give us the time needed to complete our search and for making the transition process as smooth as possible; and Barry for creating such a strong foundation for the organization to build on.”
Mr. Busansky began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Busansky came to Washington, DC after a decade in New York to work as an attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and, through a detail assignment, for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. In his most recent positions as the founding director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Washington DC office and executive director of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, Mr. Busansky led the development and launch of numerous national and local criminal and juvenile justice initiatives for the organization.
“Alex’s creative vision, his dedication to this field, and his broad experience – at the federal, state, and local levels, and in policy and practice – make him uniquely qualified to lead NCCD and continue to build our national presence,” said Mr. Baird. “His commitment to research, collaborations, and partnerships complements that of the organization, and will further advance our work to improve adult corrections, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems.”
Mr. Baird will resume his responsibilities as the manager of NCCD’s Madison office, which includes the Children’s Research Center and other projects, a position he has held for 25 years. Dr. Krisberg, who led the organization for more than 25 years and brought NCCD to a new level of national prominence, has joined the staff of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice at the U.C. Berkeley School of Law as a Distinguished Senior Fellow and Lecturer in Residence. He will also continue his work on several projects as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at NCCD.
Mr. Busansky will be based in NCCD’s Oakland, California office.