Management by Committee: How to Improve Engagement, Inclusivity, and Retention without Breaking Your Budget

Diana Knapp’s career in criminal justice spans nearly three decades including work with adult and juvenile offenders in secure settings and in the community across state, federal, and municipal levels.  She began her career with the Missouri Department of Corrections as a Probation and Parole Officer in Kansas City and was eventually promoted to managing the district probation and parole office in Boone County, Missouri.  Her journey included work as an institutional parole officer and case manager, unit manager, and assistant superintendent at an adult male facility.  After returning to Kansas City she opened a juvenile residential program for delinquent youth aging out of foster care in the state of Kansas, followed by a four-year period managing a grant-funded mental health program for municipal inmates in the metro KC area.  From there she managed a federally contracted halfway house for adult offenders and than transitioned to managing the juvenile residential and detention centers for the Jackson County Family Court.  She returned to the Jackson County Detention Center as the Deputy Director in late 2017 and was appointed Director in March 2018. She has an undergraduate degree from Pittsburg State University in history and secondary education and a graduate degree from Columbia College in criminal justice administration.