Santiago Hernandez

Martin F. Horn, the former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections and Department of Probation, recently conducted an exclusive interview with Fed UC. During the interview, Martin discusses the latest trends and challenges in the corrections community and the ways that new technologies can help to improve today’s criminal…[Read more]

I am currently getting my MPA from Binghamton University. I am interested in hearing what opportunities you guys found with your degree after you completed!

A new white paper was just published on EngageGovToday about using location intelligence and spot mapping to help law enforcement agencies become more proactive in fighting crime. Here’s a link to the overview. It’s interesting technology that delivers more proactivity without being “Minority Report creepy.”Are any local law enforcement…[Read more]

As someone who has worked with government and is currently in an MPP program, I’m always interested by the intersection of academics and practitioners and how much bearing the two have on one another: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/bridging-the-gap-between-academics-and-practitioners

If you’re a member of this group, I am assuming that it’s pretty likely you got an MPA. Our graduate fellow who is getting her MPA at George Washington is asking what type of job you got afterward. It would be fun to see the diversity of responses. I hope you’ll share a bit about your career path post-MPA…[Read more]

NASPAA has posted the updated list of accredited MPA/MPP programs.

Thinking about PMF? Check out GovLoop’s new “Path to PMF” Guide and website: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/announcing-2013-path-to-pmf-guide-interactive-website

HI, just wanted to introduce myself. I am a 22 year correctional officer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Three Rivers, TX. I have an BS in Criminal Justice and working on my MPA. I look forward in engaging in forums discussing correctional issues as well as public administration. Have a good one.

If you’re a member of this group, you are the perfect person to chime in on this forum:
“Did You Get an MPA or MPP? Did It Make a Difference in Your Career?”
https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/did-you-get-an-mpa-or-mpp-did-it-make-a-difference-in-your-career

Steve Ressler provides some great USAJOBS tips for MPA/MPP students/grads: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/5-tips-on-usajobs-for-mpa-mpp-students

Check out Pat’s post on Blue CRUSH – how Memphis is fighting crime with predictive policing https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/blue-crush-fighting-crime-with-predictive-policing

Bob discusses a new white paper on Big Data and law enforcement: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/hadoop-for-law-enforcement-big-data-contributes-to-public-safety