EP 217: Transforming Probation in Turks and Caicos...A Conversation with Jaron Harvey!
Release Date: 10/15/2024
EP 245: Creating Conditions for Success. Dianna Kalandros on Justice Innovation
The Criminologist
In this episode of The Criminologist Podcast, host Joseph Arvidson welcomes Dianna Kalandros, Director of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in Coconino County, Arizona, for a conversation about collaboration, innovation, and what it means to humanize the justice system in practical ways. Dianna discusses the role of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils, the importance of bringing stakeholders together, and how local systems can respond to long-standing challenges in probation, courts, corrections, and community justice through creativity and collaboration. A central theme of the...
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EP 244: Sound, Somatics, and Rehabilitation: Caroline Georgiou on Healing Inside Prison
The Criminologist
n this episode of The Criminologist Podcast, host Joseph Arvidson welcomes Caroline Georgiou for a conversation unlike any we have had on the show before. Caroline is a trauma-trained counsellor, somatic movement therapist, clinical supervisor, and one of the world’s leading innerdance facilitators and trainers. Her work explores the relationship between sound, trauma, the nervous system, emotional regulation, identity, inner awareness, and human transformation — including within prison settings. Together, Joe and Caroline explore what happens when rehabilitation moves beneath words. In...
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What Story Is Probation Telling? Pitts and Mozers, Part Two
The Criminologist
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EP 242: Responsivity in Action: LEGO®-Based Interventions with Dr. Jerrod Brown
The Criminologist
In this episode of The Criminologist Podcast, we welcome back Dr. Jerrod Brown for a fascinating conversation on LEGO®-based interventions with justice-involved populations. At first glance, LEGO® bricks may not seem like an obvious tool for probation, corrections, forensic mental health, or human services. But as Dr. Brown explains, structured LEGO®-based activities can provide a powerful, hands-on way to engage individuals who may struggle with traditional talk-based interventions. This conversation explores the intersection of neurodisability, responsivity, trauma-informed practice, and...
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EP 242: Responsivity in Action: LEGO®-Based Interventions with Dr. Jerrod Brown
The Criminologist
In this episode of The Criminologist Podcast, we welcome back Dr. Jerrod Brown for a fascinating conversation on LEGO®-based interventions with justice-involved populations. At first glance, LEGO® bricks may not seem like an obvious tool for probation, corrections, forensic mental health, or human services. But as Dr. Brown explains, structured LEGO®-based activities can provide a powerful, hands-on way to engage individuals who may struggle with traditional talk-based interventions. This conversation explores the intersection of neurodisability, responsivity, trauma-informed practice, and...
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The Missing Story: The Battle for Probation’s Public Image with Stephen Pitts & Imants Mozers — Part One
The Criminologist
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Quantum Desistance: How to Shape Behavior Change One Week at a Time
The Criminologist
What if the people you supervise aren’t one fixed version of themselves… but multiple possible versions—each shaped by what gets reinforced over time? In this episode, I introduce a practical way to think about behavior change in supervision—what I’ve been developing as Quantum Desistance. This isn’t about physics. It’s a lens. A way to understand how change actually unfolds—not through one intervention, but through patterns that repeat, stabilize, and eventually become identity. We build from what you already know: The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model Desistance theory and...
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EP 238: Making Good—and Staying Good | Paul Doke on Long-Term Desistance
The Criminologist
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A TIDES Update & and R-N-R Remix with Brad Bogue!!!
The Criminologist
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EP 236: Tech, Truth, and Transformation...A conversation with Kam Stevens!
The Criminologist
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info_outlineWelcome to a special edition of The Criminologist podcast, brought to you in partnership with the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and their International Relations Committee. In this episode, host Joseph Arvidson interviews Jaron Harvey, Director of Rehabilitation and Community Supervision in Turks and Caicos, to discuss the innovative reforms reshaping probation in the Caribbean.
Join us as Jaron shares how his department is leading the charge with the implementation of the Risk-Needs-Responsivity framework, with the intent of enhancing rehabilitative outcomes. Learn about their implementation of the STICS model, a groundbreaking cognitive behavioral approach to changing negative thought patterns, and how client centered interventions are being employed to foster lasting desistance from crime. And learn about the creation of CAPP, the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole!
Whether you are a probation officer, criminal justice reform advocate, or simply passionate about evidence based practices, this episode delivers critical insights and strtegies for transforming probation services worldwide.
Key Topics Covered:
- The importance of staff being trauma informed.
- Addressing Criminogenic Needs with tailored interventions.
- Dynamic Security and relationship based supervision.
- Establishing the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole.
Tune in now to this special edition of The Criminologist for a closer look at how probation and parole can be re-imagined through innovation, compassion, and international cooperation. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!