The Data Points podcast series discusses research for social change. Data Points translates research produced by Policy Research into key takeaways that you can use to enhance your work and advance positive social change.
View the episode’s show notes for additional context, resources, and links to the referenced studies. The series is composed of the following episodes:
Bringing Data to the Debate on Risk Assessments: Episode | Transcript
This episode features Gina Vincent, PhD, and Spencer Lawson, PhD, and discusses their research evaluating the disparate impact of risk assessments.
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2024, November). Bringing data to the debate on risk assessments. (No. 8) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-pretrial-risk-assessments-perform-equitably
Do Pretrial Risk Assessments Perform Equitably for All?: Episode | Transcript
This episode features Violette Cloud, Liz Hassett, and Samantha Zottola, and discusses their research evaluating the application of a pretrial risk assessment instrument in a Native American population.
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2024, September). Do pretrial risk assessments perform equitably for all? (No. 7) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-pretrial-risk-assessments-perform-equitably
Election Stress: Episode | Transcript
This episode features Drs. Elan Hope, Lindsay Hoyt, and Sara Suzuki, and discusses their paper, “Trajectories of Sociopolitical Stress During the 2020 United States Presidential Election Season: Associations with Psychological Wellbeing, Civic Action, and Social Identities.”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2024, August). Election stress: Supporting the well-being of college students. (No. 6) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-election-stress
Court Navigators: Episode | Transcript
This episode features Isolynn Massey, Brandon Morrissey, and Samantha Zottola and discusses the process, findings, and future of their publication, “A National Compendium of Court Navigation Programs.”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2024, July). Court navigators: Linking the legal and behavioral health systems. (No. 4) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-court-navigators
It’s All in the Framing: Episode | Transcript
This episode features Senior Project Associate Don Harris, MBA, and discusses key takeaways from his recently published paper, “Exploring the Association Between Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements and User Comments on YouTube: A Computational Text Analysis Approach.”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2023, September). It’s all in the framing: Suicide prevention public service announcements and YouTube (No. 4) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-all-framing
Breaking the Cycle of Frequent Jail Contact: Episode | Transcript
This episode features two team members at Policy Research. Senior Research Associate Samantha Zottola, PhD, and Senior Research Associate Lisa Callahan, PhD, discuss key takeaways from their recently finished project, “Understanding and Preventing Frequent Jail Contact.”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2023, August). Breaking the cycle of frequent jail contact (No. 3) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-breaking-cycle-frequent-jail-contact
When Pretrial Risk Assessments and Release Recommendations Don’t Add Up: Episode | Transcript
This episode features two Research & Evaluation team members at Policy Research. Senior Research Associate Samantha Zottola, PhD, and Research Associate Kamiya Stewart, PhD, discuss key takeaways from their paper, “Pretrial Risk Assessment, Risk Communication, and Racial Bias”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2023, April). When pretrial risk assessment results and release recommendations don’t add up (No. 2) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-pretrial-risk-assessment-results-release-recommendations
Money Bail & Pretrial Risk Assessment: Episode | Transcript
This episode features two Research & Evaluation team members at Policy Research. Senior Research Associate Samantha Zottola, PhD, and Research Associate Kamiya Stewart, PhD, discuss key takeaways from Dr. Zottola’s recently published paper, “Comparing the Relationships Between Money Bail, Pretrial Risk Scores, and Pretrial Outcomes.”
Suggested Citation
Davis, H. (Host). (2023, February). Money bail & pretrial risk assessment (No. 1) [Audio podcast episode]. In Data Points. Policy Research Associates. https://soundcloud.com/policyresearch/dp-money-bail-pretrial-risk-assessment