Public Policy Center Research Specialist and manager of the Gambler's Assistance Program Evaluation project,
Dr. Juan Paulo Ramirez, was called upon by a reporter for the Santiago Times as a source of information on gambling and the consequences of a gambling addiction. The Santiago Times has been Chile's most important English language newspaper for the past 20 years. To read the full article view our In The News page or CLICK HERE.
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Name: Elizabeth Neeley
E-Mail: lneeley@nebar.com
Phone: (402) 475-7091
Elizabeth Neeley, Ph.D. is the Project Director of the Public Policy Center's Access to Justice core priority area. Her primary role is as the director of Nebraska's Minority Justice Committee, a joint initiative of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Nebraska State Bar Association to address racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system.
Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sociology, 2004
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sociology, 2001
B.A., Doane College, Sociology, 2000
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sociology, 2001
B.A., Doane College, Sociology, 2000
Areas of Interest
Dr. Neeley's research interests include race, demography, criminal justice and policy.
Projects
- Budgeting Outcomes and Priorities in Lincoln
- Judicial Structure and Administration Task Force
- Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project
- Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force
- Nebraska Minority Justice Committee
- Reducing Courts’ Failure-to-Appear Rate: A Procedural Justice Approach
Publications
- "Crime Profiles: The Anatomy of Dangerous Persons, Places and Situations," 2nd ed. by T.D. Miethe & R. McCorkle [Book Review]
- "Understanding Inequality: The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender" by Barabara A. Arighi, ed. [Book Review]
- Diversity in the legal profession
- Equal Access to Bail Bond
- Evaluating Court Processes for Determining Indigency
- George Herbert Mead on Punitive Justice: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Practices
- Indigency Screener Project Final Report
- Lancaster County Public Defender Workload Assessment Report
- Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Releases Update
- Nebraska Efforts to Ensure Equal Access to Justice
- Nebraska Judicial Structure and Administration Task Force Final Report
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Comittee Progress Report, The
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2005
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report 2006, The
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report, The
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force Final Report, The
- Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force/Implementation Committee: The Indigent Defense System in Nebraska
- Preliminary Evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project
- Priority Lincoln: Background
- Priority Lincoln: Brief Report Final
- Priority Lincoln: Budgeting for Outcomes Final Report
- Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts: Perceptions from Public Hearings
- Recent Efforts to Make Nebraska Juries More Representative of Their Communities
- Update on Nebraska's Indigent Defense Systems
- Working Together to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession
Professional Activities
- Strategic Planning Facilitator, Nebraska State Bar Association House of Delegates (2008)
- Strategic Planning Facilitator, Nebraska Court of Appeals (2007)
- National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, Board Member (2007-present)
- Editorial Board, Court Review (2007-present)
- Nebraska Supreme Court Interpreter Advisory Committee (2006-present)
- Keynote Speaker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Undergraduate Sociology Symposium (2006)
- Nebraska Crime Commission Committee on Disproportionate Minority Contact (2005-present)
- Title V Grant Reviewer for the Nebraska Crime Commission (2005-present)
- Issue Editor, The Nebraska Lawyer (2005-present)
- Administrator of the Nebraska Legal Diversity Website: www.nelegaldiversity.org (2005-present)
- Adjunct Professor, University of Nebraska Sociology Department (2005-present)
