Victims of Crime

11/14/23: Focus group with Michael Caudill (Probation & Parole Eastern Region, Regional Manager); Michelle Blakeman (Probation & Parole District 9, Assistant Supervisor) in Lexington, KY to discuss how IPV and DV impact their work.Â

11/14/23: Focus group with Kim Bush (Probation & Parole District 5, officer), Angela Cooms (Probation & Parole District 5, officer), Paul Smith (Probation & Parole District 5, officer) in Elizabethtown, KY to discuss how DV and IPV effects their parole pre-sentencing investigation reporting.Â

11/13/23: Met with Leo Hobbs (Owner and Founder, New Beginnings Education and Counseling Center, Inc.) and Ruben Pavlov (Criminal Justice Professor, University of Louisville) to interview them about the landscape of BIP in Louisville. Â

11/13/23: Focus group with Anthony Hampton (Probation and Parole, Officer), Eliane Sizemore (Probation and Parole, Officer), Heather Young (Probation and Parole, Officer), Hunter Gibson (Probation and Parole, Officer), James Stanley (Probation and Parole, Officer), Bennet fuller (Probation and Parole, Officer), Jackie Pleasant (Probation and Parole, Officer), Dale Vlogger (Probation and Parole, Officer) to discuss how IPV and DV impact their work (Louisville, KY Probation and Parole Office Chestnut Centre Location)Â

11/13/23: Focus group with Dan Fountain (Probation and Parole Regional Manager, North), Heather Foster (Probation and Parole District Supervisor District 4), Greg Gatewood (Probation and Parole District 4 Assistant Supervisor), Tim Walker (Probation and Parole District 16 Supervisor), Alex Cundiff (Probation and Parole District 4 Assistant Supervisor) to discuss the impact of DV and IPV on their work (Louisville, KY Probation and Parole Office Chestnut Centre Location).Â

11/14/23: Focus group with 11 probation and parole officers in Elizabethtown, KY to discuss how IPV and DV impact their work.Â

Site Visit Meeting with Representative Nima Kulkarni (10/13/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Representative Nima Kulkarni (Democrat, House District 40) to introduce the project and discuss next steps in the project. (1 person in attendance, representing 1 agency)Â

Site Visit Meeting with Senator Whitney Westerfield (10/13/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Senator Whitney Westerfield (Republican, Senate District 3) to debrief about the earlier tri-branch meeting and review next steps for the CSG Justice Center staff. (1 person in attendance, representing 1 agency)Â

Site Visit Meeting with Prosecutor’s Advisory Council and The Nest (10/13/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Kathy Phillips (Domestic Violence Resource Prosecutor, Prosecutor’s Advisory Council) and Brittany Scordo (Executive Director, The Nest) to discuss project updates and how victim services are serving domestic violence survivors. (2 people in attendance, representing 2 agencies)

Site Visit Meeting with Louisville Criminal Justice Commission (10/12/2023). CSG Justice Center staff met with Stacey Farnam (Public Protection Coordinator, Louisville Criminal Justice Commission) and Dorislee Gilbert (Prosecutor, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office) to discuss project updates and learn more about how the court system in Louisville treats those who commit domestic violence. (2 people in attendance, representing 2 agencies).