This talk is part the Vera Institute of Justice’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series. Although registration to attend this event in-person has ended, the talk will be livestreamed.
On February 22, the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) will present a webinar on “The Benefits of Collaborative Policing.” This policing approach – which combines collaboration with problem solving and evidence-based policing – builds community trust, support, and cooperation while achieving more effective and long-lasting crime reduction benefits.
Project TEAM technical assistance staff will be onsite to assist the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court, the U.S. Attorney's office in Billings, Montana, and the U.S. District Court in Billings, Montana to create an adult substance use wellness court.
The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) will present two to five workshops at the 2017 National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) Annual Conference. In addition, TLPI will facilitate the Tribal Nations Forum, participate in several technical assistance and national advisory meetings, and meet with individual Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts in attendance that request one-on-one meetings.
As part of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute's (TLPI) grant objective to present at regional and statewide drug court conferences, TLPI will present three workshops at the Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals Problem-Solving Courts Conference: Relapse Prevention and After Care, Tribal-State Court Collaboration, and Incorporating Custom into Healing to Wellness Court.
The Tribal Key Components form the foundation of all tribal drug courts. The Adult Drug Court Standards represent the latest research-based best practices for what works within the drug court setting. Applicants for Wellness Court federal funding are now being asked to abide by both documents. This webinar will overview both the key components and the Standards, and discuss how they inter-relate.
This webinar provides a brief overview of Healing to Wellness Court funding opportunities available within the FY 2017 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS). This webinar focuses primarily on purpose areas 3 and 8, which can include funding for adult, family, and juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts. The webinar details the CTAS application process, important considerations, grant writing tips, and available technical assistance providers.
During the American Jail Association Conference, Impact Justice will facilitate a full-day forum to provide training and technical assistance to Jail Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Coordinators; provide technical assistance in the conference vendor hall at a booth with National PREA Resource Center (PRC) staff and associates (three days from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET); and deliver two workshop sessions for general attendees, providing training on conducting risk assessments, housing at-risk inmates, and conducting investigations of sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
When risk factors affect the health, safety and quality of life; it takes a community response to positively impact change. Successful IASAP planning requires interagency cooperation and community member involvement. Interagency cooperation and community involvement in problem identification and development of effective strategies are significant for making changes and improvements. This training is designed to help executive teams develop and implement comprehensive interagency action plans based on community needs.
Since competitive funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) began in fiscal year (FY) 2012, the Michigan State University (MSU) School of Criminal Justice, as a PSN Training and Technical Assistance provider, has hosted four PSN Research Partner Orientation Courses (RPOC) for more than 120 people from 47 cities. The RPOC is a one- to two-day training attended by, at a minimum, the PSN Project Coordinator or primary point of contact and the Research Partner (RP).