Adjudication/Courts

Criminal Justice Technology Forecasting Group Meeting #4

RAND plans to conduct the fourth in-person meeting of the Criminal Justice Technology Forecasting Group. This meeting will focus on addressing the top two topics for follow-on research from prior CJTFG meetings: identifying the most promising emerging technologies for sharing and using information, and determining top business cases for sharing information across the criminal justice enterprise.

2016 American Indian Justice Conference - Probation Track of Training

Probation track of training at the American Indian Justice Conference including the following workshop topics: Sustaining Probation Programs Tribal Code Development to Support Community Corrections; Supervising Probationers with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; and High Risk DWI Offenders.

Please join the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) for their July Final Fridays webinar, “Building the Next Generation of Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs,” on Friday, July 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. The webinar will examine some of the key characteristics of a prosecutor-led diversion program, highlighting some leading examples of the program and some of the features of a new Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) training and technical assistance (TTA) program.

"Not on My Watch!": Protecting Your Client and Challenging the State in Juvenile and Adult Court

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgia Public Defender Council are planning a two-day training program in Macon, Georgia, to target the underserved area of southwest Georgia. Public defense providers, including institutionally employed defenders and those who do public defense via court appointment, are welcome to attend. The program will have a dual track on the first day, with juvenile and adult topics, and the second day will be comprised of "crossover" topics for both adult and juvenile defenders.

The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (DEC) is hosting their 13th Annual Conference: Saving Children, Saving Families, Saving Communities. The conference will be held in Reno, Nevada from Tuesday, October 25, 2016, through Thursday, October 27, 2016. Organizations and individuals interested in attending can now register and submit proposals for workshop ideas.

13th Annual National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Conference: Saving Children, Saving Families, Saving Communities

The National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (DEC) will be convening October 25-27, 2016, at the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa in Reno, Nevada for their 13th Annual Conference. The agenda they are planning, the partners who will be participating, the experienced practitioners who will be attending, and the venue, all promise to make it a great conference! Those of you who have attended National DEC's annual conference in years past know that there is much to learn, do, and see at the conference.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through BJA-funded training and technical assistance providers the Center for Evidence-based Policy of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and Project T.E.A.M., has published a manual for tribal and community leaders who want to develop joint jurisdiction courts or initiatives in their own communities. Joint Jurisdiction Courts: A Manual for Developing Tribal, Local, State & Federal Justice Collaborations

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