Senior Researcher
RAND Corporation
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Melissa Labriola is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and has extensive experience directing projects related to criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence; specialized courts, including drug courts and domestic violence courts; human trafficking, and indigent defense. She currently is leading several projects evaluating police-led and prosecutor-led diversion on various criminal justice outcomes, including a multi-site national police deflection study, a randomized control trial of Neighborhood Courts in San Francisco, and an evaluation of diversion programs in New York City. She is currently compleing a project synthesizing evidence from the growing literature on mental health and wellness programs studied with law enforcement and first responder populations. She recently completed an evaluation of New York City Police Department’s Neighborhood Policing philosophy.She is currently co-leading the implementation and outcome evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program and the National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS).
First Responder and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Research Development
Monday, October 21, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET