Jim Parsons; VP for Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning; Vera Institute of Justice As vice president for Research, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning at the Vera Institute of Justice, Jim Parsons is responsible for shaping Vera’s research agenda and supporting the development of national criminal legal and immigration reform initiatives. His work in the United States has focused on the intersection of criminal justice and public health, including studies measuring the overlap of mental illness and incarceration; the implementation and impacts of drug law reforms; and research on the challen...read more