Vera Institute Of Justice Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Vera Institute Of Justice

Pros – - Excellent opportunities to work in both program development and research

Cons – - Employee morale is low at times due to perceived inadequate opportunities for career advancement especially for mid career professionals

Former Employee – worked at Vera Institute Of Justice

Pros – effectively blends academic research with technical assistant projects
coworkers are personally and professionally interested in seeing you succeed

Cons – can have a lack of direction from overworked management

Advice to Senior Management – establish a balance between the administrative aspects of management with ensuring that employees recognize and help to achieve bigger picture

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Vera Institute Of Justice

Pros – Great place to gain exposure and work experience at an accelerated rate.
Proud to know you are working to directly contribute to help the projects and centers prosper.
Working with highly educated and experienced Program directors and Project Managers (Ph.D's, Lawyers, Prosecutors, experienced professionals)

Cons – Lack of mentorship in certain departments.
Lack of rention of passionate employees.
Work politics ( at least in my department.)

Advice to Senior Management – Focus more on retention of talent and contributors.
Focus more on finding qualified individuals to manage.
More practical approach to resources, project completion, performance reviews.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Vera Institute Of Justice

Pros – They do fascinating work. Admin jobs there are very frustrating in part because of this - you see great things going on around you with which you don't get a chance or have time to help.

Cons – Everyone's overworked. Some people are underpaid. Some of management shouldn't be there (the manager I had was one of the worst bosses I've met, let alone worked with).

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees. Look them in the eye. Don't try to control everything. Live a life outside of work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend