Employment
2023 - present
Lead, Operational Research
Behavior Analysis Unit
United States Marshals Service | U.S. DOJ
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2015 - 2023
Lead, Data Science Team
Business Intelligence Center
United States Marshals Service | U.S. DOJ
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2014 - 2015
Director of Research
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention U.S. | DOJ
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2010 - 2014
Statistician
Behavior Analysis Unit
United States Marshals Service | U.S. DOJ
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​2006-2010
Social Scientist
Office of Research and Evaluation
Federal Bureau of Prisons | U.S. DOJ
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2001 - 20017
Maryland Death Penalty Project; Maryland boot camp experiment; Maryland Sentencing Commission; Teaching Assistant, Adjunct professor.
University of Maryland, College Park
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1997-2001
Juvenile detention, court, probation, teaching, inspections, transport
Boulder County, Colorado​​​​​​​
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Education
2007
Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice. University of Maryland, College Park. Dissertation: Cost Matters: Application and Advancement of Economic Methods to Policy Choice in Criminology.
Committee: Dr.s Doris MacKenzie (chair), Laura Dugan, Denise Gottfredson, Gary Gottfredson, David Weisburd.
2003
M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice. University of Maryland, College Park. Thesis: Race and Danger among the Nation’s Confined Youth: A Contextual Analysis. Committee: Dr.s Charles Wellford, Doris Mackenzie, Douglas Smith.
2000
B.A, Psychology & B.A. Sociology. University of Colorado, Boulder.
Publications
2024
Bierie & Panepinto. Foreign born fugitives: Nationality, prevalence, and valuation
(pending peer review).
2021
Bierie & Budd. Banishing Justice: Extradition Limits in the United States. Criminology & Public Policy, 20(4), 595-619
2021
Bierie & Budd. Registration and the Closure of Stranger-Perpetrated Sex Crimes Reported to Police. Sexual Abuse, volume 33(5), 606-626
2020
Bierie & Budd. Impact of sex offender registries on closure of stranger perpetrated sexual assaults. Sexual Abuse, 33(5), 606-626
2019
Budd, Mancini, & Bierie. Parks, playgrounds, and incidents of sexual assault
Sexual Abuse 31 (5), 580-606
2019
Budd, Rocque, & Bierie. Deconstructing incidents of campus sexual assault: Comparing male and female victimizations. Sexual Abuse 31 (3), 296-317
2019
Budd & Bierie. Victims of sexual assault perpetrated by female youth: An exploratory study of gender differences. Journal of sexual aggression 24 (3), 274-293
2018
Bierie, & Bud. Romeo, Juliet, and statutory rape. Sexual Abuse 30 (3), 296-321
2018
Bierie & Mann. The history and future of prison psychology. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 23 (4), 478
2017
Bierie. Assault of police. Crime & Delinquency 63 (8), 899-925
2017
Budd & Bierie. Injury matters: On female-perpetrated sex crimes. Journal of interpersonal violence, 35(19-20), 3735-3766
2017
Bierie & Detar. Integrating Research and Researchers into the US Marshals Service. Translational Criminology, 4
2016
Bierie. Firearm violence directed at police. Crime & Delinquency 62 (4), 501-524
2015
Bierie, D. Utility of Sex Offender Registries: A research note. Journal of Sexual Abuse, Journal of Sexual Aggression 22 (2), 263-273
2015
Bierie, D. National Registry of Active Warrants: A policy proposal. Federal Probation, Fed. Probation 79, 27
2015
Budd, K. Bierie, D., & Williams, K. Deconstructing incidents of female perpetrated sex crimes: Comparing female sexual offender groupings. Sexual Abuse, 29(3), 267-290
2014
Craun, S. & Bierie, D. Craun, S. & Bierie, D. Alternative measures for the impact of the sex offender registry: A research note. Federal Probation, 79(5)
2014
Bierie, D. Fugitives in the United States. Journal of Criminal Justice, 42(4), 327-337
2014
Williams, K. & Bierie, D. Comparing male and female sex offenders: A NIBRS analysis. Sexual Abuse, 27(3), 235-257
2014
Bierie, D. & Davis-Seagal, J. Measurement Matters: Examining old and new definitions of rape in federal statistical reporting. Sexual Abuse, 27(5), 443-459
2014
Bierie, D. Enhancing NIBRS: Suggestions for a new national strategy. International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 59(10), 1125-1143
2014
Bierie, D. & P. Detar. Geographic and social movement of fugitive sex offenders. Crime & Delinquency, 62(8), 983-1002
2013
Craun, S., Bierie, D., & Bourke, M. Secondary traumatic stress in law enforcement officers: A longitudinal analysis. Victims & Offenders, 9(3), 299-316
2013
Bierie, D., Detar, P, & Craun, S. Under fire: Gun violence directed at police. Crime & Delinquency, 62(4), 501-524
2013
Craun, S., Detar, P., & Bierie, D. Shots Fired: Examining lethal force used against Deputy US Marshals. Victims & Offenders, 8(1), 56-69
2013
Rocque, M., D. Bierie, C. Posick, & D.L. MacKenzie. (2011). Unraveling change: Social bonds during incarceration and recidivism. Victims & Offenders, 8(2), 209-230
2012
Bierie, D. Procedural Justice and Prison Violence: Examining complaints among federal inmates (2000 – 2007). Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 19(1), 15-29
2012
Shermer, L., D. Bierie, & A. Shock: Decomposing risk: Endogeneity in prison classification systems. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 57(10), 1248-1274
2012
Bierie, D. Perceived danger among the nation’s confined youth: Disaggregating micro and macro level forces. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28(4), 297–312
2011
Bierie, D. Physical conditions of prison and staff well-being: Impacts on risk and readiness. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56(1), 81-95
2011
Bierie, D. Prison violence, gender, and perceptions: Testing a missing link in discretion research. American Journal of Crime and Justice, 37(2), 209-228
2011
Bierie, D. Is Tougher Better? The impact of prison conditions on inmate violence. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56(3), 338-355
2011
Rocque, M., D. Bierie, and D.L. MacKenzie. Social Bonds and Change During Incarceration: Testing a missing link in the reentry research. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 55(8), 816-838
2010
Bierie, D. Boot Camps as an intermediate sanction . In Martine Herzog-Evans (ed.), Transnational Criminology, Wolf Legal Publishers, AH: Oisterwijk.
2010
Franke, D., D. Bierie, and D.L. MacKenzie. Legitimacy in Corrections: A randomized experiment comparing a prison and boot camp. Criminology and Public Policy, 9(1), 89-117
2009
Bierie, D. Cost Matters: A randomized experiment comparing recidivism between two styles of prison. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 4(5), 371-397
2007
MacKenzie, D.L., D. Bierie, and O. Mitchell. An Experimental Study of a Therapeutic Boot Camp: Impact on Impulses, Attitudes and Recidivism. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 3(3), 221-246
2007
O’Neill, L., D. MacKenzie, and D. Bierie. Educational success across prison facilities: A randomized experiment. The Prison Journal, 87(3), 311-327
2006
Bierie, D. Review of Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America. Western Criminology Review, 7(2), 86-90
2005
Young, D., K. Moline, J. Farrell, and D. Bierie. Best Implementation Practices: Disseminating New Justice Technologies in a Juvenile Justice Agency. Crime and Delinquency, 49(1), 135-158
2005
Bierie, D. and K. Murphy. Press and Prosecution: An examination of homicides 1990 – 2000 . Criminal Law Bulletin, 41(1), 60-74
Government Reports
2024
Suicide at arrest: Prevalence, impact, and policy implications. Presentation to the
Director of the United States Marshals Service.
2023
Production diagnostics through surveys: Social climate, workload, and morale.
Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2023
Performance, Production, and the KPI: Revising measurement toward human centric
models. Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2020 – 2023
COVID-19 patterns, trends, and impacts on USMS operations and special subgroups
(approximately 20 reports on gun violence, homicide patterns, domestic violence, closure rate and speed, race and ethnicity, geospatial patterns, etc.). Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2019
The relationship between vehicle-based arrests and shootings. Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2018
Lethal attacks against Deputy U.S. Marshals: A predictive analysis with big
data. Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2018
Predicting new offending by registered sex offenders: A model-based strategy
to resource allocation and performance enhancement. Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2017
Fugitive killers: Lethal attacks on police officers in the United States.
Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2016
Evidence based funding allocation model for Fugitive Task Forces.
Investigative Operations Division, US Marshals Service.
2013 - 2014
Various evaluations and reports for the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice (list available upon request).
2013
Fugitive behavior: Examining Adam Walsh Act violators over geographic and social space. Behavior Analysis Unit, US Marshals Service.
2012
Gunpoint: Firearm violence directed at police. Behavior Analysis Unit, US Marshals Service.
2011
USMS Adam Walsh investigations: A process evaluation. Behavior Analysis Unit, US Marshals Service.
2011
Operation guardian: Case closures. Behavior Analysis Unit, US Marshals Service
2011
Operation guardian: Process Evaluation. Behavior Analysis Unit, US Marshals Service.
2011
Analytic Response Tool: Briefing paper on applications to child abductions. Behavior Analysis Unit internal use report, US Marshals Service.
2010
Inmate Reentry and Federal Prison. Report submitted to the U.S. Congress.
2009
Religious Service Programming: Annual report. Federal Bureau of Prisons internal use report.
2009
Pay boosting experiment: Saving $100million by applying the appropriate statistical method. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2008
Perceptions of training adequacy by Federal Prison staff: A longitudinal analysis (1995 – 2007). Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2008
Fear of retaliation: Ranking prisons by staff fear of management. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2007
Institutional Gender Transitions: The impact of adding female camps to a male prison. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2007
Punt: Evaluating GAO’s ‘Cost of private prisons’ report. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2007
Fact or Fiction? Comments on U.S. parole guidelines validation study. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2007
Comparing OPM and PSCS depictions of BOP staff: A cautionary tale. Federal Bureau of Prisons, internal use report.
2006
Islamic Radicalization in Federal Prison: Fact or Fiction? Federal Bureau of Prisons internal use report.
2005
Final Report: An experimental study of the Maryland Correctional Boot Camp for adults. Report to the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention.
2004
An Experimental Study of the Maryland Correctional Boot Camp for Adults: Intermediate Change. Report to the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention.
2004
An Experimental Study of the Maryland Correctional Boot Camp for Adults: Process Evaluation. Report to the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention.
2003
An Empirical Analysis of Maryland’s Death Sentencing System with Respect to the Influence of Race and Legal Jurisdiction. Report to the Office of the Governor.
2002
Offense Distribution by Age Group, 1997 – 2001. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(12).
2002
Property Offenses in Maryland Circuit Courts, 1997 - 2000. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(9).
2002
Victim Information in Maryland Circuit Courts, July 2001 – March 2002. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(8).
2002
Demographics of Person Offenses in Maryland Circuit Courts, 1997-2000. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, (7).
2002
Demographics of Drug Sentences in Maryland Circuit Courts, 1997-2000. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(5).
2002
Drug Offenses in Maryland Circuit Courts, 1997-2001. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(4).
2002
Sentencing Demographics in Maryland, 1996-2001. Maryland State Sentencing Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1(1).
Professional Service
2024 – present
International Consortium on Sex Offender Research (Interpol)
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2012 – present
Editorial Board, Criminology: An interdisciplinary journal
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2014 – 2024
Editorial Board, Psychology, Public Policy, & Law​
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2015
Death in Custody Reporting Act Implementation Plan (OJP)
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2014 – 2015
Board member, Division of Policing: American Society of Criminology
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2014 – 2015
Federal Interagency Forum on Child & Family Statistics
2013 – 2014
Human Trafficking Assessment Workgroup (DHS)​
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2012 – 2014
Research Advisory Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)​
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2012 – 2014
National Motor Vehicle Theft Working Group (Host: DOJ/BJA)
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2012
Federal Working Group on Violence against Women (Host: DOJ/OJP)
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2011
Federal Consortium on Sex Offender Research (Host: AOUSC)
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2001 – present
American Society of Criminology
Operational Innovations
Analytic Data Architecture (USMS)
Design and execute plan to create analytic data architecture for use by the Investigative Operations Division, resulting in accumulation of over, 22,000 files, 15 terabytes of data, and a persistent and automated ingestion of new data prepped for analytic or research applications.
Enterprise Dashboards (USMS)
Design and execute plan to create visual analytic dashboards offering the field timely and dynamic access to large & integrated data sources for operational planning, resource allocation, and operations.
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Warrant Analytic Response Dashboard (WAR-D)
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Foreign Nexus Dashboard (FNX)
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Gang & Organized Crime Targeting Tools (GANG-WAR)
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Missing Children Unit Dashboard (MISS-U)
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National Sex Offender Registry Dashboard (NSOR+)
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USMS Performance & Production Dashboards (U-PRODUCE)
Enforcement Operations Strategy (USMS)
Develop strategy and technology to identify optimal locations for USMS surge operations, as well as strategies to follow (i.e., Problem Oriented Policing & Focused Deterrence).
Investigation Systems & Tools (USMS)
Scalable solutions to complex and previously unsolvable investigations
Funding Intelligence Tool (OJP)
Visual analytic dashboard tracking geography, value, and content of more than 50,000 grants representing $36 billion in grants, training, and services by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The tool facilitates planning, communication, and identification of gaps as well as overlapping grants between OJP agencies which may interfere with one another (e.g., NIJ and OJJDP running two randomized trials in the same city).