Corrections

    Defensive Tactics and Personal Safety Training

    Practice skills to effectively resolve disturbances that may arise in community supervision, during home visits or search and seizure, or in a court setting. Review the Disturbance Resolution model, a framework for determining what level of force is necessary and reasonable in various situations. Explore the legal justification for using force as well as situational desirability, threat assessment opportunities, officer versus subject factors and effective communication techniques.

    Webinar: Reducing Recidivism: Improving Supervision Outcomes for FASD Probationers

    Research suggests that as many as 60 percent of adolescents and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) come into contact with the criminal justice system. FASD is a prenatal brain injury that can make understanding and complying with probation conditions difficult, putting this population at higher risk for recidivism. Learn effective supervision strategies to improve supervision outcomes, prevent crime, and reduce recidivism. During the webinar, participants will:

    Drug Identification and Recognition for Tribal Probation

    Explore techniques to recognize drug influence when conducting home visits, search and seizure, or other interactions with probationers. Develop the critical skills to recognize common paraphernalia and the signs and symptoms of persons under the influence of stimulants, hallucinogens, opiates, marijuana, alcohol, depressants, inhalants, and dissociative anesthetics through hands-on instruction.

    Read Snapshots from Six States Working to Implement Juvenile Justice Reform

    July 20, 2017

    Beginning in 2014, Community Resources for Justice’s Crime and Justice Institute partnered with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to promote bold, comprehensive juvenile justice reform in six states across the nation, building on OJJDP’s Smart on Juvenile Justice: A Comprehensive Strategy to Juvenile Justice Reform Ini

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    Resources Available for National Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week, July 16 – 22

    July 13, 2017

    Join the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) in observing National Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision (PPP) Week from July 16 – 22. This year’s theme is Clients, Communities, Employees: Empowerment through Partnerships, which promotes a “triangle of success” in community corrections/supervision that emphasizes collaboration between all involved groups, including communities, clients, and employees.

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    Register for Webinar: Engaging Employers—A Sector-based Approach to Employment for People with Criminal Records

    A sector-based employment approach brings employers from the same industry together with educators, workforce development agencies, and others to address labor shortages and prepare job seekers for work and career advancement. With a sector-based approach, employers can identify the skills that are valued most in a given industry. Job training programs can then be designed with employer input to equip students with those skills. This webinar is for corrections, workforce development, and education agencies interested in improving the employment outcomes of people with criminal records.

    Apply for Funding by June 29 to Develop and Implement Systemwide Juvenile Justice Reform

    June 15, 2017

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has released its Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative funding opportunity for fiscal year 2017. This program supports state efforts to develop and implement systemwide juvenile justice reform to:

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    Guidelines for Implementing Reentry and Employment Strategies to Reduce Recidivism

    June 08, 2017

    As part of the Integrated Reentry and Employment Strategies (IRES) Pilot Project, the National Reentry Resource Center – a Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance project – is helping policymakers, system administrators, and practitioners meet the needs of people returning to the community after incarceration.

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    Register for Webinar: Responding to the 2017 SCA Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Strategic Planning Program Solicitation

    In this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and National Reentry Resource Center will explain the FY2017 Second Chance Act Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Strategic Planning Program solicitation solicitation and its application process.

    Register for Webinar: Responding to the 2017 SCA Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Grant Solicitation

    In this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Reentry Resource Center will review the Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry grant program and application process. These grants will provide up to $1,000,000 for a 36-month project period to nonprofit organizations, tribal nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments with a documented history of administering comprehensive, evidence-based reentry services

     

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