Thomas J. Quinn

Quinn Consultants	Home Office: 303.534.2121
3360 W. 31st Avenue	Cell: 302.379.1212
Denver, CO 80211	Email: qcquinn@comcast.net

Strategic Planning, Evaluation, Policy Analysis and Program Implementation
Developed curriculum and taught classes on "Introduction to Homeland Security" and "Partnerships and Homeland Security" for University of Colorado Graduate School for Public Affairs (2001-2003)

Director of Probation Services, Colorado Judicial Branch (2004-current)

Contract with Denver District Attorney Office to build restorative justice in neighborhoods of Denver (2002-2003)

Team member to draft Planning and Evaluation Curriculum for state/local criminal justice planners (for National Institute of Justice) January - June 2002.

Team member to draft Planning and Evaluation Curriculum for state victim program administrators. (for Office For Victims of Crime) June - September 2002

Visiting Fellow, National Institute of Justice, Washington D.C. - studied sentencing, criminal justice policy issues, and restorative justice. 1995 -1997

Executive Director, Delaware Criminal Justice Council 1983 - 1995 overseeing a staff of 25 conducting policy analysis, program implementation, evaluation, public education, grant management. Worked for a statutory board of directors that included the Chief Justice, President Judge of Superior Court, Chief Family Court Judge, Chief Justice of the Peace, Attorney General, Chief Public Defender and others.

Concurrently served as Staff Coordinator for the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission: implemented sentencing guidelines for the judiciary and a 5 level continuum of sanctions for Corrections. This including working with the legislature on drafting the statute; deriving from the judiciary acceptable and working standards for sentencing; determining and acquiring to the extent possible the necessary resources to sanction offenders in accord with the standards; monitoring the system; and making revisions as needed.

National Criminal Justice Association, Charter Member 1983, President 1987 & 1988

Author for numerous articles advocating system change, sentencing reform, and restorative justice.

Evaluation Coordinator, Governor's Justice Commission, Philadelphia, PA 1971-1974

Legislative Researcher, New York State Assembly, Albany, NY. 1971

Conference Moderation - examples:
National Symposium on Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Stress, 2002 US DOJ
National Conference on Offender Reentry, 2001 US DOJ
National Sentencing and Corrections Conference, 2001 US DOJ
National Symposium on Restorative Justice and Four Regional Conferences on Restorative Justice, 1996-98 US DOJ
National Symposium and Four Regional Conferences on Law Enforcement - Corrections Partnerships, 1998-1999 US DOJ

Panel Presentations, Facilitation, Education and Training - examples:
Adjunct Instructor 1980 - 1995: taught undergraduate at the University of Delaware and Wilmington College Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Sentencing, and a graduate course in Criminal Justice Planning and Evaluation at West Chester University.

Presenter and Facilitator at numerous meetings and conferences, including:
National Conference on State Legislatures, October 1995, Atlanta, GA
Coalition of Chief Probation Officers, November 1995, Boston, MA
National Legal Aid and Defender Association, December 1995, New Orleans, LA
National Association of Counties, January 1996, Billings, MT
International Conference of Crime Prevention Practitioners,March1996, Vancouver, Canada
Correctional Boot Camp Conference, February 1996, Dallas, TX
National Organization on Victim Assistance, April 1996, Washington DC
International Crime Conference, June 1996, Dublin, Ireland

Systems Analysis and Project Management
Vice President for Consulting, MAXIMUS Public Systems Division 1997 - 2001: marketing, proposal project management, proposal drafting, requirements analysis, facilitation of customer development teams, and management of staff of 8.

Project manager - case management system for Maryland Juvenile Justice System 1998-2000

Project manager - PROFILES internet enabled system for Delaware Department of Education to display school and district statistics for public access. 1998

Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Council 1974-1983 - Significant tasks involved de-institutionalization of status offenders, reduction of prison crowding, development of family violence programs, passage of restitution law and model collection system, revision of drunk driving law, victim program development, planning new post arrest processing facility (became Gander Hill Multi Purpose Criminal Justice Facility); sentencing reform, and development of community policing/community justice models.