CURRICULUM VITAE - Portland State University

CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM FEYERHERM
February, 2006
Office:
Residence:
Portland State University
2822 SW Orchard Hill Place
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Lake Oswego, OR 97035
P.O. Box 751 / Portland, OR 97207
Education
Ph.D. 1970-77 Criminal Justice State University of New York
School of Criminal Justice
Albany, New York
B.A. 1966-70 Political Science Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
ACADEMIC:
Employment
1997-present Portland State University Vice Provost for Research and
Dean of Graduate Studies
1995-1997 Portland State University Associate Vice Provost for
Portland, Oregon
Research & Sponsored Projects
1990-1995 Regional Research Institute Director/Professor
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
1984-90 School of Social Welfare Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1982-84 Center for Advanced Studies Associate Professor/
School of Social Welfare, UWM
Director
1977-82 Research Support Office Assistant Professor/
School of Social Welfare, UWM
Director
1975-77 School of Social Welfare Instructor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1972-75 School of Criminal Justice, SUNY-A Research Associate
1972 School of Criminal Justice Research Assistant
State University of New York-Albany
OTHER:
1971 New York State of Correctional Management Intern
Services

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Publications
Renauer, B.C., Cunningham, S., Feyerherm, W., O'Connor, T., & Bellatty, P.(in press). Tipping the scales of justice:
The effect of over incarceration on neighborhood violence. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
Briggs, H.E., Feyerherm, W., & Gingerich, W. (2004). “Evaluating science-based practice with single-subject
designs”. In H. E. Briggs and T. L. Rzepnicki (Eds.), Using evidence in social work practice: Behavioral
perspectives. Chicago: Lyceum Books.
Lynette Feder, Annette Jolin and William Feyerherm, “Lessons from Two Randomized Experiments in Criminal
Justice Settings”, Crime and Delinquency, 46 (3) July 2000, 80-400.
William Feyerherm, Detention Reform and Over-Representation, Correctional Management Quarterly, 4(1).
Co-editor (with Kimberly Kempf and Carl Pope), Minorities in Juvenile Justice. (1995). Sage Publications.
Carl E. Pope and William H. Feyerherm, "Minority Status and Juvenile Justice Processing - Part I," Criminal Justice
Abstracts, 22(2), June 1990, 327-336.
Carl E. Pope and William H. Feyerherm, "Minority Status and Juvenile Justice Processing - Part II," Criminal Justice
Abstracts, 22(3), September 1990, 527-542.
Stan Stojkovic, Carl Pope and William Feyerherm, "Confinement Patterns in the Milwaukee County House of
Correction: 1907-1965," Justice Quarterly, 1987, 15:301-316.
R.L. McNeely, William Feyerherm and Robert E. Johnson, "Services Integration and Job Satisfaction in a
Comprehensive Human Resource Agency," Administration in Social Work, Spring, 1986, 10(l):39-53.
William Feyerherm and Carl E. Pope, "Legal, Extra-legal and Organizational Factors in the Disposition of Juveniles,"
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Spring-Winter 1982, 6(1/2):117-123.
Carl E. Pope and William Feyerherm, "Gender Bias in Juvenile Court Dispositions," Journal of Social Service
Research, Fall-Winter 1982, 2(2):4-7.
Carl E. Pope and William H. Feyerherm, "Race and Juvenile Court Dispositions: An Examination of Initial Screening
Decisions," Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 8, No. 2, September, 1981, pp. 287-301.
William Feyerherm, "The Group Hazard Hypothesis: A Re-examination," Journal of Research in Crime and
Delinquency, Vol. 17, No. 1, January, 1980, pp. 58-68.
William Feyerherm and Carl E. Pope, "The Application of Dynamic Analytic Techniques to Criminal Justice Planning
and Evaluation," International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Vol. 4, No. 2,
Winter, 1980, pp. 203-211.
Wallace Gingerich and William Feyerherm, "The Celeration Line Technique for Assessing Client Changes," Journal
of Social Service Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Fall, 1979, pp. 99-113.
William Feyerherm and Carl Pope, "The Effect of Crime on the Elderly: A Review of Recent Trends," The Police
Chief, Vol. XLII, No. 2, February, 1976, pp. 48-51.
William Feyerherm and Michael Hindelang, "On the Victimization of Juveniles - Some Preliminary Results," Journal
of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 11, No. 1, January, 1974, pp. 40-50.

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Monographs, Grant Reports and Book Chapters
William Feyerherm, Howard Snyder, Francisco Villarreal, “Identification and Monitoring” in Disproportionate
Minority Contact Technical Assistance Manual, 3 rd edition, OJJDP, forthcoming, 2008.
William Feyerherm, Michael Leiber, Dorinda Richtelli, “Assessment of DMC issues” in Disproportionate Minority
Contact Technical Assistance Manual, 3 rd edition, OJJDP, forthcoming, 2008.
Kevin Corcoran, William Feyerherm, and Charlene Rhyne, “Interim Evaluation Report - The Oregon JOBS Plus
Demonstration”, report to Oregon Division of Adult and Family Services and Federal Administration of Children and
Families, 1996.
William Feyerherm, "The DMC Initiative: The Convergence of Policy and Research Themes" in Kempf, Pope, and
Feyerherm, Minorities in Juvenile Justice, (March 1995), Sage Publications.
Carl Pope, Rick Lovell, Tim Bynum, Jack Greene and William Feyerherm, “Boys and Girls Clubs in Public Housing”
report to the National Institute of Justice, 1995.
William Feyerherm, “Analysis of the Multnomah County Family Center Diversion System”, report to Multnomah
County Juvenile Justice Division, 1996.
Claudia Long and William Feyerherm, “Evaluation of the National Indian Child Welfare training program for
substance abuse and child welfare”, 1996.
William Feyerherm, “The DMC Pilot States Experience: Lessons Learned” report to OJJDP, 1995.
William Feyerherm, “Analysis of the Multnomah County Juvenile Diversion System”, report to Multnomah County
Juvenile Justice Division, 1994.
William Feyerherm, The Status of the States: A Review of State Efforts to Reduce Over-representation of Minority
Youth in Secure Confinement, report to the US Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1992.
William Feyerherm and Carl Pope, Juvenile Court Dispositions in New Jersey, report to the New Jersey
Administrative Office of the Courts, 1991 (revised and expanded report).
William Feyerherm, Evaluating the Validity of a Risk Assessment Instrument, report to Multnomah County Juvenile
Justice Division, 1991.
Carl Pope and William Feyerherm, Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System, Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, 1990.
William Feyerherm and Carl Pope, Juvenile Court Dispositions in New Jersey, report to the New Jersey
Administrative Office of the Courts, 1989.
Robert S. Magill, William Berg, William Feyerherm, Evaluation of the Winter Heat Protection Program, final report to
the Wisconsin Gas Company, 1985.
John Conley, Christine Dunning, William Feyerherm, Ellen Hochstedler, Carl Pope and James Sprowls Assessment of
Affirmative Action Programs in Criminal Justice Agencies, Final Report. National Institute of Justice, 1984.

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John Conley, Christine Dunning, William Feyerherm, Ellen Hochstedler, Carl Pope and James Sprowls Assessment of
Affirmative Action Programs in Criminal Justice Agencies: An Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice,
1984.
William Feyerherm, James Sprowls, and Robert Scheurell, Curriculum Guide for New Agent Training, Wisconsin
Bureau of Community Corrections, 1981.
William Feyerherm, "Gender Differences in the Transition from Self-Reported Delinquency to Police Contact," in
Marguerite Warren (ed.), Comparing Female and Male Offenders, Beverly Hills, California, Sage Publications, 1981,
pp. 46-54.
William Feyerherm, "Gender Differences in Delinquency: Quantity and Quality" in Lee Bowker (ed.), Women and
Crime, New York, MacMillan Company, 1981, pp. 82-92.
William Feyerherm, "Juvenile Court Dispositions: An Analysis of Case Decisions,' in R.L. McNeely and C.E. Pope
(eds.), Race, Crime and Criminal Justice, Beverly Hills, California, Sage Publications, 1981, pp. 127-144.
William Feyerherm, "The Employment History of Prison Releases," in Employment and the Prevention of Crime,
Wisconsin State Manpower Council, Madison, Wisconsin, 1976, pp. 145-160.
William Feyerherm and Michael Hindelang, Offenses Known to the Police -New York State 1960-1970, Statistical
Report No. 1, School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1974.
William Feyerherm and Michael Hindelang, Offenses Known to the Police -New York State 1960-1970, Statistical
Report No. 2, School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1974.
William Feyerherm and Michael Hindelang, Offenses Known to the Police -New York State 1960-1970, Statistical
Report No. 3, School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1974.
Special Awards, Fellowships and Other Honors
2002 W.E.B. DuBois award presented by the Western Society of Criminology for
significant contributions to racial and ethnic issues in criminology.
1971-3 Herbert S. Lehman Fellow (New York State)
1970 Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Funded Research
1999-2001 Juvenile Crime Prevention Evaluation, funded by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission,
$500,000
1997-2000 State Incentive Grant Evaluation, funded by the Oregon Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Programs and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, $990,000.
1997-2001 Estimation of Substance Abuse Treatment Needs in Oregon, funded by Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, $550,000
1995-97 with Annette Jolin and Robert Fountain., Beyond Arrest: The Portland Oregon Experiment in
Domestic Violence Reduction” funded by the National Institute of Justice, $200,000.

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1995-99 "Evaluation of the Oregon JOBS Plus Experiment" funded by the Oregon Adult and Family Services
Division and the Administration for Children and Families (HHS), $2,088,000.
1995-96 “Evaluation of the Multnomah County Family Center Diversion Program”, Multnomah County
Board of Supervisors, $5,000.
1995-96 “Evaluation of the National Indian Child Welfare Substance Abuse Training Program”, National
Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, $18,000.
1995-96 “Evaluation of the Multnomah County Family Center Diversion Program”, Multnomah County
Juvenile Justice Division, $5,000.
1994-96 "Evaluation of the JOBS Waiver Program" funded by the Oregon Adult and Family Services
Division, with Norman Wyers, $68,000.
1994-95 "Assessing Risk and Protective Factors at the Community Level," funded to Oregon Office of
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs by the Center for Substance Abuse Programs, $88,000.
1995-96 “Evaluation of the Department of Human Resources Services Integration Project”, Oregon
Department of Human Resources, $22,000.
1993-94 “Evaluation of the Multnomah County Juvenile Diversion Program”, $5,000.
1992-95 "Needs Assessment and Social Indicators Studies for Oregon: Drug Use Prevalence Study," funded
by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Improvements, $455,000.
1991-94 "Technical Assistance to Address Minority Over-Representation," funded by the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, $400,000.
1991-94 Co-Investigator (with Neal DeChillo), "Oregon Partners Project" - subcontract from Oregon Mental
Health Division and National Institute of Mental Health, approx. $700,000.
1991-94 Co-investigator (with Charles Shireman). "Evaluation of Project Team." This is an effort of the
Oregon Children's Services Division (Child Welfare Agency) to provide services to families with
substance abuse histories in addition to child abuse. Funded for three years at $45,000.
1990-91 "Assessing the Validity of a Risk Assessment Instrument," Multnomah County Juvenile Justice
Division, $6,000.
1991-92 (with Carl Pope and Rick Lovell - University of Wisconsin Milwaukee), "Gang Intervention and
Prevention Evaluation," Boys and Girls Clubs of America, approx. $40,000.
1987-89 Co-Investigator (with Carl Pope), "Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System," funded by the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, $100,000.
1987-89 Co-Investigator (with Charles Worzella), "Predicting Pretrial Success: A Comparison of
Techniques," funded by the National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice of Wisconsin
Correctional Services, Inc., $100,000.
1984-86 Research Director, Evaluation of the Winter Heat Protection Program (Robert Magill, Principal
Investigator), funded by the Wisconsin Gas Company, $200,000.

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1984 Principal Investigator, "Pretrial Release Scoring Systems," funded by National Institute of Justice,
$8,200.
1981 Principal Investigator, Criminal Justice Minority Employment Research Project, (co-principal
investigators: James Sprowls, John Conley, Ellen Hochstedler, Christine Dunning, Carl Pope)
funding by National Institute of Justice, $298,000.
1977-78 William Feyerherm, Evaluation of the Community Resource Center, report for Wisconsin Division
of Corrections, 1978, $15,000 by Wisconsin Division of Corrections.
1976 Employment of Prison Releasees, Wisconsin Manpower Council, $3,000.
1973 Michael Hindelang and William Feyerherm, Situational Influences on the Delinquent Act, report to
National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH Grant to State University of New York - Albany,
$23,000.
Service to Profession and Community
2004 - present Member, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, State of Oregon. The JJAC oversees federal funds,
Programs, and compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
Co-chair, DMC subcommittee
2002 - present Member, Law Enforcement Contacts Commission, Oregon. Commission established to examine
racial profiling in law enforcement actions.
2003 – present Consultant to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, developed implementation
of measurement system for assessing Disproportionate Minority Contact, developed training on the
system and contributed to a technical assistance manual on the system
2003 Chair of OJJDP committee to redesign measurement systems for assessing over-representation of
minority youth after passage of the Juvenile Justice Act of 2002
2000 – present, member, Multnomah County Racial Over-representation in Criminal justice System Task Force.
1997-present, member, Multnomah County Public Safety Coordinating Committee. General member and member,
Working Group on over-representation in Criminal Justice.
1997- present, member, Multnomah County Juvenile Justice Council (successor to Detention Reform Committee).
1996-98 Member, Design Team for Governor Kitzhaber’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Strategy, took the lead role in
the design of the evaluation portion of the Strategy
1995-97 Member, Board of Directors, Garlington Center for Behavioral Health Care, Portland OR , member of
Strategic Planning and Human Resources committees.
1993-97 Member, Multnomah County Detention Reform Committee, member of Risk Assessment Development
Team, Policy and Decision Making Team and Over-representation committee. (implementing
Annie Casey Foundation Detention reform grant to Multnomah County)

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1994-95 Consultant to National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, designing and implementing training
regarding minority over-representation.
1990-93 member, Oregon Health Care Cost Containment Committee (OMAP), Client subcommittee
1989-91 Member of Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Task Force on Minority
Over-Representation.
1989-90 Consultant to Office of Juvenile Justice, Washington DC. Provide technical assistance regarding over
representation of minority youth in juvenile justice systems.
1988-90 Consultant to New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. Study of minority youth in New Jersey
Juvenile Justice System.
1984-90 Wisconsin Correctional Service, member, Board of Directors, Secretary/Vice-President (1986-90)
1986-90 Wisconsin Correctional Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, President (1988-90)