xiixiiiAcknowledgments

We wish to thank the following contributors for the cultural artifacts, various reports, briefs, memos, and exercises used in this text. Without their contributions this book would not have been possible. In alphabetical order they are: police forensic detective James Clift; probation and parole supervisor Shelley Cortese; corrections warden at Rhode Island’s medium security facility Sergio Desousarosa; Assistant Attorney General Michael Field; department of corrections transitional service coordinator Teresa Foley; former director of the Child Welfare Institute Tonya Glantz, MSW, PhD; lawyer for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocacy for children in the Department of Children, Youth and Families [DCYF] care) Jennifer Kelly, JD; former director of probation and parole for the Vermont Department of Corrections Jackie Kotkin; Outreach Coordinator for the Pretrial Services Unit of the Rhode Island District Court Melissa Leahy, MS; former student of justice studies and sociology Miriam Contreras-Morales, BA; detective Nicholas Reay; and the supervisor for the training academy at the department of corrections, Lisa Santagata. We wish to add a special thank you to adjunct professor and police officer Michael Martufi who provided insight, advice, and many field documents that helped make this book complete.