Welcome to the Kansas STARR Conference 2017! Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-Arrest (STARR) is training on a set of supervision skills officers use in their interactions with offenders and defendants to address and mitigate risk. The skills and training are based on what is known in the criminal justice literature as core correctional practices. The skills, heavily influenced by social learning theory, have been found to be effective in reducing recidivism in criminal justice populations. The skills taught in STARR include: active listening, role clarification, effective use of reinforcement, effective use of disapproval, effective use of authority, effective use of punishment, cognitive behavioral interventions, and problem solving skills.