In this first episode of the re-launched podcast we talk with Dr. Bret Bucklen (PA DOC Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics) about what his office does and what value it brings to the department. We explore the importance of research

Innovations Around the Opioid Epidemic

Jul 15th, 2019 50m 43s

In this episode, we talk to the PA DOC’s first ever winner of the Staff Innovations Award, Parole Agent Louis Zayon, about his lead in cleaning up a large open air drug market in Philadelphia. We also talk with Stanford University psychiatrist

Innovations Around the Opioid Epidemic

Jul 15th, 2019 50m 43s

Understanding IADSS

May 13th, 2019 47m 48s

In this episode, a team of Industrial Engineers from Lehigh University (now affiliated with a start-up company called Optamo) talk about the Inmate Assignment and Decision Support System (IADSS) that they built for PA DOC. This innovative syst

Understanding IADSS

May 13th, 2019 47m 48s

Pracademically Speaking: Understanding Performance Through Excellence

Feb 26th, 2019 55m 6s

In the second episode of Pracademically Speaking, Bret Bucklen dives into the Governor’s Office of Performance Through Excellence, including what it is, why it was formed and what they are doing to help the commonwealth improve efficiency. Late

Pracademically Speaking: Understanding Performance Through Excellence

Feb 26th, 2019 55m 6s

Pracademically Speaking: The Basics of BetaGov

Dec 14th, 2018 55m 43s

Introducing a new series of Lockup Lowdown: Pracademically Speaking, a series hosted by Dr. Kristofer “Bret” Bucklen, DOC’s director of planning, research and statistics. Bucklen is also the agency’s lead for BetaGov. In this first episode, mee