Jon Wilson
Education and Training: Victims, Offenders, and VOD
Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Victim Services Division:
96-hour training in Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence, with David Doerfler and TDCJ staff: February, 2000.
University of Minnesota Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking:
48-hour Advanced Training in Victim-Sensitive Mediation/Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence, with Mark Umbreit, Ph.D., Karin Ho, Ronette Burkes, Ed Mendoza, and Carolyn McLeod: June, 2001.
University of Texas School of Social Work (host):
40-hour Advanced Training/Colloquium with David Gustafson and Sandra Bergen of Fraser Region Community Justice Initiatives (BC), David Doerfler of Concentric Journeys (TX), and Marilyn Peterson Armour, Ph.D., University of Texas School of Social Work: May, 2002.
Eastern Mennonite University, Summer Peacebuilding Institute:
46-hour Training, Working with Survivors of Capital Crimes, with Tammy Krause, MA, Howard Zehr, Ph.D., and Richard Burr, J.D.: June, 2002.
Alaska Department of Corrections:
30-hour Victim Offender Dialogue Training with Karin Ho, Victim Services Coordinator for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction: September, 2002.
Specialized Training Services, Inc.:
14-hour training on The Sexually Violent Offender, with Roy Hazelwood, M.S., FBI (ret): February, 2005.
Specialized Training Services, Inc.:
14-hour training on Sex Offenders and Victims, with Anna Salter, Ph.D., Wisconsin Department of Corrections consultant: February, 2005.
California State University, Fresno:
40-hour National Victim Assistance Academy: Foundations in Victim Services, with Steven Walker, Ph.D., Bernadette Muscat, Ph.D., Arthur Wint, J.D., Jill Weston, and Kevin “Kip” Lowe, Ph.D.: June, 2005.
Office for Victims of Crime:
Two-day training on The Ultimate Trainer, with Christine Edmunds and Kevin “Kip” Lowe, Ph.D.: July, 2005.
The Academy Group, Inc.:
Two-week training on Violent Crime Behavior, with retired FBI agents Robert R. (Roy) Hazelwood, M.S., Roger L. Depue, Ph.D., Kenneth V. Lanning, Michael R. Napier, Peter A. Smerick, M. Ed., Richard L. Ault, Jr., Ph.D., Janet I. Warren, D.S.W., and Larry E. McCann: October, 2005.
Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA):
12-hour training on the Canadian COSA model for working with sex offenders released into the community, with Robin Wilson, Ph.D. and Eileen Henderson: December, 2005.
Office for Victims of Crime:
Two-day training on The Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor, with Linda E. Ledray, RN,Ph.D., SANE-A: February, 2006.
Justice, Corrections, Victim Service, and VOD Affiliations
Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Victim Services Division:
- Mediator in the Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue program: 2000-2002.
- Facilitated preparation and dialogue between the daughter of a victim of capital murder and the offender, who is serving a life sentence. (2000-2001)
- Facilitated the preparation and “videotape dialogue” between a survivor of rape and the offender, an admitted serial rapist who would not admit to this assault – but who is serving a life sentence for it. (2001-2002)
- Facilitated a “surrogate” dialogue between this victim/survivor and another admitted serial rapist serving a life sentence and willing to help her try to understand the mind of a rapist. (2002)
Maine Department of Corrections:
- Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator in Crimes of Severe Violence: 2000-present.
- Facilitated preparation and dialogue between a survivor of domestic assault/attempted murder and the offender, who was approaching his release date. (2000-2001)
- Facilitated preparation and dialogue between the adoptive father of a 26-year-old man who was shot to death and the offender convicted of the murder. (2003-2004)
- Facilitated preparation and dialogue for a mother and daughter with the stepfather convicted of unlawful sexual contact and gross sexual assault. (2006)
Maine State Prison:
- Co-facilitator in the Pre-Release Education Program (PREP): 2000-2004.
Maine State Prison Board of Visitors:
- Chairman (current); Member (2001-present).
A state prison oversight and advisory committee reporting to the Governor of the State of Maine. Appointed to the Board by Governor Angus S. King, Jr.
Maine Reentry Network Steering Committee:
Member – appointed 2005.
Hancock County Community Reparations Board:
- Member – 2000-2004.
- Founding member of Maine’s first community reparations board – a pilot program designed in part to ensure that victims’ voices be properly heard by offenders and the community.
Massachusetts Department of Correction – Office of Victim Services:
- Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator in Crimes of Severe Violence: 2004-present.
- Facilitated preparation and dialogue between the mother of a 19-year-old son killed in 2001, and one of the offenders convicted in that murder. (2005-2006)
- Currently working to fulfill a victim/survivor’s request to meet and talk with the offender convicted of killing her 15-year-old son in 1993.
- Currently working to fulfill a victim/survivor's request to meet and talk with the offender convicted in assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges, and scheduled for possible release within 18 months.
Massachusetts Department of Correction – Victim Services Council:
Member – appointed by Commissioner Kathleen M. Dennehy, December, 2004.
Vermont Department of Corrections – Office of Victim Services:
- Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator in Crimes of Severe Violence: 2004
- Attempted to fulfill a victim/survivor’s request to meet and talk with the offender convicted of sexually assaulting her in 1996. Offender’s position was inappropriate for VOD. Alternative options have been under consideration.
American Correctional Association:
Member – 2000-present.
National Center for Victims of Crime:
Member – 2005-present.
Witness Justice: Help and Healing for Victims of Violence:
Advisory Board Member –2005-present.
Crime Victims Report: for Criminal Justice Professionals and Providers of Support Services:
Member of the Editorial Board of Advisors – 2004-2007.