Brian Mclaughlin

Brian McLaughlin has over 20 years of experience in the field of adult and youth justice, with expertise in the areas of child and adolescent brain development, trauma-informed interventions, model fidelity, and implementation and quality assurance of risk tools and cognitive-behavioral programs. In his current role, Brian assists states with the implementation of evidence-based practices in correctional institutions, community corrections and programming.

Prior to joining CJI, Brian worked as a juvenile probation officer and as a compliance monitor for the Connecticut Judicial Branch where he oversaw the data integrity of the branch’s statewide network of service providers. He is an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. He earned a B.A. from Fordham University in New York and an M.A. from Sacred Heart University.