Social Workers

BJA has approved April 30 - May 2, 2025 for the Community Justice Conference. Planning is well underway and a draft conference agenda has been sent to BJA. During this reporting period, a venue was selected, a registration link was created, a media plan was created, and speakers began to be engaged. There is substantial support from across the Center, including at the Executive level, to help curate and execute a meaningful and engaging conference in 2025.

MCJC hosted 3 visitors from the court, Albany Works!, from Albany, GA to learn more about MCJC programming. The visit consisted of a court observation, tour of the facility, and discussion of Midtown’s programming.

Midtown hosted 5 members of the South Dallas Community Court to inform about MCJC programming. The visit consisted of a court observation, tour of the facility, and discussion of MCJCs programming.

Red Hook hosted a delegation of 9 prosecutors, public defenders, and community organizers from Los Angeles to discuss the site’s peacemaking program.

Red Hook hosted 5 members of the South Dallas Community Court to inform about Red Hook programming. The visit consisted of a court observation, tour of the facility, and discussion of Red Hook’s programming.

Red Hook hosted 3 visitors from the court, Albany Works!, from Albany, GA to learn more about Red Hook programming. The visit consisted of a court observation, tour of the facility, and discussion of Red Hook’s programming.

The Center maintains a Court-Builders listserv that hosts over 600 active subscribers and shares examples of promising practices, lessons learned, and timely news among the community court field. The listserv continues to be a valuable tool for peer-to-peer communication.

The NCJA Center for Justice Planning and Data Center, in collaboration with Connecticut’s SAA Office (OPM) and their Statistical Analysis Center, is spearheading the development of the state’s 2026 strategic plan. This initiative includes a robust statewide survey designed to engage public safety and community-based organizations, including law enforcement, rural organizations, victim services, and violence prevention programs.

The 2023 Police, Treatment, and Community (PTACC) Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion Training Summit was held in Seattle, Washington on October 28-November 1, 2024. Over 400 people attended the summit, including COSSUP grantees. Attendees and presenters included law enforcement officers and other first responders, behavioral health practitioners, community-based service providers, deflection program managers, researchers, and officials from the local, state, and national levels.

Title: Racial Equity in Police-led Deflection: Building Trust between Police and Community