Director of Procedural Justice and Research
City of Charleston (SC) Police Department
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Jillian L. Eidson works at the Charleston Police Department in South Carolina as its Procedural Justice and Research Director. Some of her recent and current projects include overseeing the Department's improvement efforts related to its voluntary racial bias audit, managing its collaborative research including a newly awarded BJA Smart Policing Grant, and liaising with the city's Citizen Police Advisory Council. Before serving in this role, she was a probation/parole officer and research director in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a dedicated "pracademic", she serves criminal justice agencies by helping them translate research into policy and procedure. Past research studies in which she has participated focused on risk-need-responsivity, cognitive-behavioral therapy, gang desistance, opioid use disorder, and probation and parole officer empathy. She holds a doctorate in Criminal Justice from Temple University.
Horizon to Horizon: The Journey of a Racial Bias Assessment
Monday, October 21, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET