Senior Research Scholar, Policy Liasion

Joel Rosch is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University where he is the coordinator of the practice core of Duke's NIDA funded Transdisciplinary Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, which is developing new substance abuse prevention science.

He is also a Policy Associate with the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, a joint Duke, UCLA initiative funded by SAMHSA and serves on the Policy Committee for the North Carolina chapter of United Way.

After teaching and doing research on law and society and crime and public policy in both the US and Japan, he developed an interest in children's issues while serving as a Director of Research and Planning for the State Bureau of Investigation, the state police agency in North Carolina, where he represented law enforcement on various task forces and study commissions dealing with children. 

He has recently begun helping North Carolina rethink the way the early childhood service system is structured. He also worked on the development of North Carolina's graduated driver's license system and North Carolina's system to assess and provide substance abuse treatment to juvenile offenders.

He has published articles and delivered papers on prevention policy, policing, crime prevention, dispute resolution, courts, corrections, crime trends, the politics of crime and punishment, and Japanese law.

At present he is the co-chair of the North Carolina State Collaborative, a coalition of public and private agencies, that is trying to establish a System of Care for children and families. His present research interests focus on the structure of service delivery systems, and the framing of public dialogue about the effectiveness of public programs.

Education:

• Ph.D. University of Washington - 1980
• M.A. University of Washington - 1970
• B.A. Hobart College - 1969

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. (2007). Juvenile or Adult? Adolescent Offenders and the Line Between the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems. [pdf]


2. J.B. Rosch with Kenneth A. Dodge, Lisa J. Berlin, Matthew Epstein, Adele Rpitz-Roth, Karen O'Donnell, Martha Kaufman, Lisa Amaya-Jackson, Christina Christopoulos (2004). The Durham Family Initiative: A Preventive System of Care. Child Welfare, 83(2).


3. J.B. Rosch (Summer, 1997). Understanding Juvenile Crime Trends and What Can and Cannot be Done About Them. System Stats..


4. J.B. Rosch with David Reynolds (Fall, 1987). Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement and Pension Benefits - Two Opinions. North Carolina Criminal Justice Today.


5. J.B. Rosch with Charles Coe (September, 1987). Benefits and Barriers to Police-Fire Consolidation: A Case Study. Journal of Police Science and Administration.

1. "Getting Agencies to Collaborate", Report to the Legislative Oversight Committee on Children's Mental Health, North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh, NC, 2005
2. "Analyzing Central Registry Data", House Interim Committee On Child Abuse & Neglect, Foster Care, & Adoption, North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh, NC, 2004
3. "How Foundations Should Think About Public Policy", Policy Committee, State United Way of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2003
4. "Sustaining the Network: "Thinking About Success, How 'Successful" Programs Know Where to Look and what to Measure", Triangle United Way Leadership Team, 2003
5. "Being an Effective Advocate: Responsibilities For Those With a Seat At The Table", North Carolina Families United, Hickory, NC, 2002