Corrections

2015 National Sheriffs' Association Annual Conference and Exposition

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) 2015 Winter Conference is designed to convene NSA’s most active sheriffs and share resources related to education, training, and current criminal justice topics.

Be sure to stop by the BJA NTTAC/Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center exhibit booth on Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to learn how your agency can request no-cost training and technical assistance (TTA).

Join the NCJA Webinar on Juvenile Treatment – What Do We Know About the Sexual Offending And Sex Offender Management and Treatment?

May 28, 2015

Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) on June 1 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET for the “Juvenile Treatment” webinar. This webinar will review the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of treatment for juveniles who commit a sexual offense. The webinar will focus on what is scientifically known about the impact of treatment on recidivism and will present key findings from single studies of juvenile treatment effectiveness as well as from research that synthesizes the results of many juvenile treatment effectiveness studies.

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BJA NTTAC Releases Request for Proposal for Technical Assistance to the Bureau of Justice Assistance – Responses are due May 22

April 30, 2015

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) is seeking responses to a request for proposal (RFP) to provide technical assistance (TA) to BJA. Through this RFP, BJA NTTAC will commission a white paper to examine the current use of risk assessment in sentencing at the state and local judiciary levels.

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Problem Solving Courts in Arizona: A Template for Changing Behaviors

Problem Solving Courts have been in existence in Arizona for over 20 years. Beginning with Drug Courts and evolving to a myriad of other treatment focused courts for different populations, such as Mental Health -, Veterans, DUI -and the Homeless. This webinar will give a brief history of Arizona’s Problem Solving courts as well as identify the key players - and keys to success.

Funding Opportunities: Technical Assistance to the Metropolitan General Sessions Court of Nashville, TN and State of North Carolina 26th Judicial District

December 19, 2014

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) is seeking responses to two requests for proposals (RFPs) to provide technical assistance (TA) to the Metropolitan General Sessions Court of Nashville, TN and the State of North Caro

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Search Group, Inc.

SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is a nonprofit membership organization through which states speak with a collective voice and provide thought leadership on issues related to justice information-sharing and services. SEARCH supports the information-sharing, interoperability, communications, information technology, high-tech crime investigative, and criminal records systems needs of state, local, and tribal justice and public safety agencies and practitioners nationwide.

Read the BJA/Urban Institute Policy Brief on the JRI Initiative

November 10, 2014

The Urban Institute and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) have released a policy brief titled The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Experiences from the Local Sites. The brief summarizes an interim assessment of the progress and activities of the 17 local sites currently engaged in justice reinvestment. The sites include counties in California, Oregon, Wisconsin, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Kansas, Indiana, Florida, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

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Join NCJA’s Webinar – Taking the First Step: Medicaid Enrollment Strategies within the Criminal Justice System

June 02, 2014

Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar, Taking the First Step: Medicaid Enrollment Strategies within the Criminal Justice System. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 3 at 3:00 p.m. EST and is the third in a series of webinars on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This webinar will highlight the work underway in four states and how multiple state and local justice system partners have sought to use federal Medicaid funds to enhance state and local system outcomes.

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Join NCJA’s Webinar – Workforce Development within Reentry: Enhancing Public Safety through Employment

April 11, 2014

Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar, Workforce Development within Reentry: Enhancing Public Safety through Employment. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, April 15 at 3 p.m. EST and will highlight multiple strategies for building workforce development and job readiness into reentry service models.

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