Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #7 - Giving Focus to Community Corrections (ACJ7-A000)

Foreword (ACJ7-A000)

Author

Frank Porporino

Chair, ICPA Research and Development Network, Canada

Frank Porporino has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has sustained a 45-year career in corrections as a front-line practitioner, senior manager, researcher, educator, trainer, and consultant. Frank has promoted evidence-informed practice throughout his career and his contributions have been recognized with awards from a number of associations including the ACA, ICCA, Volunteers of America and the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA). He has remained active internationally providing training and technical assistance in effective practice in over 25 countries, most recently in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Japan, Namibia, Ireland, Singapore and Barbados. Currently Frank is serving as Editor of the ICPA practitioner-oriented journal, Advancing Corrections, Chair of the ICPA R&D Network, member of the ICPA Practice Transfer Taskforce and Board Member for the ICPA-North America Chapter. He is also Past-President of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP).

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