Focus/Advisory Group Working Session

The research team advanced the Restorative Justice Research Community (RJRC) Fellows project by hosting a working session on the RJRC Core Elements Project.

During this reporting period, in close collaboration with BJA, IIR staff coordinated and facilitated a Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents Roundtable Discussion on October 21, 2024, at the IACP
Conference in Boston. This event brought together senior law enforcement executives from across the nation to address pressing issues related to hate crimes. Participants identified several key challenges, including underreporting, confusion over hate crime definitions, mental health support, data collection and analysis gaps, information sharing and collaboration, and resource constraints.

A workshop on CRIT at the American Correctional Association (ACA) Summer 2024 Conference, co-presenting IACP and ACA.

The NTCRC Advisory Board met once during fall 2024 on December 2.

The Lab facilitated a discussion on Use of Force practices, featuring a presentation from FCPD on their current review processes. This session provided valuable insights into the policies, accountability mechanisms, and review procedures implemented by agencies nationwide.

The Lab hosted a listening session with Fellows to explore effective methods for disseminating information, such as leveraging networks, associations, and key change agents. Fellows also provided feedback on the most effective formats to encourage the adoption of innovative and evidence-based practices.

Second virtual meeting of the Steering Committee was hosted on September 10, 2024. During this meeting the Knowledge Lab renewed vision was discussed, and feedback on this renewed vision was received.

8/20: CSG Justice Center staff conducted a focus group discussion with four Omaha CSS parole supervision officers, gathering feedback on field operations and parole supervision challenges. (4 participants, 1 agency)

In-person presentation on November 4 at the Minnesota CSAC meeting in Shakopee, MN

A presentation was provided to the Community Supervision Advisory Committee (CSAC) to introduce and explain key recommendations developed by the Risk and Needs Assessment (RNA) Working Group and the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Phase II Working Group. The presentation included a review of the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) principles, risk and needs assessment recommendations, case planning recommendations, and behavior response grid recommendations.

11/04: In-person presentation at the Minnesota CSAC meeting to present working group recommendations for case planning and a statewide behavior response grid, which will support improved supervision strategies for community supervision.