Criminal Justice Program Achievements

• Co-Founder of Southwest Center for Equal Justice, whose mission is criminal justice reform
• Recipient of Catalyst Grant from Urban Institute Think Tank to Study Arrests of Native Americans in Flagstaff
• Founder the Coconino County Veteran’s Court.
• Led establishment of the Juvenile Marijuana Diversion Program.
• Created Social Service Advocate Program for Coconino County Legal Defender’s Office – a first in Arizona
• Advocated for more cost-effective and scientifically based alternatives for persons with mental illness and substance abuse problems
• Co-sponsor of Evidence Based Practices Training Program with the Arizona Supreme Court for prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers, judges and behavioral health professionals.
• Provided key support to initiate the Operation Safe Program from the Arizona Supreme Court, as an alternative to prison; it provides swift and certain sanctions for probationers and it has reduced the growth of Arizona’s prison population and made our communities safer.
• Collaborated with criminal justice and behavioral health agencies to provide Crisis Intervention Training Program for law enforcement officers, probation officers and other criminal justice professionals.
• Collaborated with criminal justice and behavioral health agencies to create a Crisis Response Team of Behavioral Health Professionals for dispatch with police to Mental Health Crises in our communities.