Pracademically Speaking

By The PA Prisons and Parole Podcast

Pracademically Speaking is a podcast intended to highlight research and innovations within the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC). Episodes include interviews with national experts and PA... more

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How many episodes does Pracademically Speaking have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Pracademically Speaking episodes:

May 13, 2019 Understanding IADSS
In this episode, a team of Industrial Engineers from Lehigh
University (now affiliated with a start-up company called Optamo) talk about
the Inmate Assignment and Decision Support System (IADSS) that they built for
PA DOC. This innovative system is the first of its kind in the
country. We also talk with current and former staff from the PA DOC’s
Office of Population Management (OPM), who are using this new system.
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48min
February 26, 2019 Pracademically Speaking: Understanding Performance Through Excellence
In the second episode of Pracademically Speaking, Bret Bucklen dives into the Governor’s Office of Performance Through Excellence, including what it is, why it was formed and what they are doing to help the commonwealth improve efficiency. Later Bret talks with a parole agent to discover what BetaGov programs look like in the field.
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56min
December 14, 2018 Pracademically Speaking: The Basics of BetaGov
Introducing a new series of Lockup Lowdown: Pracademically Speaking, a series hosted by Dr. Kristofer “Bret” Bucklen, DOC’s director of planning, research and statistics. Bucklen is also the agency’s lead for BetaGov.
In this first episode, meet Angela Hawken, PhD, a professor at NYU and founding director of BetaGov. Later in the episode, Bureau of Community Corrections Director Daniel McIntyre discusses what BCC is and how BetaGov has helped.
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56min

FAQs about Pracademically Speaking:

How many episodes does Pracademically Speaking have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.