Case Processing

Throughout this reporting period, Center staff continued to host video calls with the sites from the 2020 cohort that remain operating under a no-cost extension. In addition to providing individualized technical assistance, as needed, Center staff invited each of the remaining FY20 cohort community courts to participate in the recent all-site webinars, and several of their staff members contributed to the discussion by sharing their experience and advice for new courts in the FY22 cohort. Their insight was invaluable and highly appreciated by the new cohort of grantees.

Throughout this reporting period, Center staff continued to host video calls with the sites from the 2020 cohort that remain operating under a no-cost extension. In addition to providing individualized technical assistance, as needed, Center staff invited each of the remaining FY20 cohort community courts to participate in the recent all-site webinars, and several of their staff members contributed to the discussion by sharing their experience and advice for new courts in the FY22 cohort. Their insight was invaluable and highly appreciated by the new cohort of grantees.

Throughout this reporting period, Center staff continued to host video calls with the sites from the 2020 cohort that remain operating under a no-cost extension. Throughout this reporting period, Center staff continued to host video calls with the sites from the 2020 cohort that remain operating under a no-cost extension.

Throughout this reporting period, Center staff continued to host video calls with the sites from the 2020 cohort that remain operating under a no-cost extension. In addition to providing individualized technical assistance as needed, Center staff invited each of the remaining 2020 cohort community courts to participate in the recent All-Site Webinars, and several of their staff members contributed to the discussion with their experience and their advice for new courts in the 2022 cohort. Their insight was invaluable and highly appreciated by the current grantees.

From 05/03 through 05/04/2023, NJC staff and SMEs planned, attended and presented at the American Indian Justice Conference, presenting a conference workshop and networked with tribal and non-tribal judges to explain resources and TTA provided by NTJC.

On 06-07-2023 NJC staff provided office-based TA via telephone regarding civil arrest warrant procedures to Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Police Department.

On 02/22/2023 NJC participated in a virtual meeting with FVTC, TJI, CJI, RuRALCap, NAICJA regarding 2023 AIJC conference planning and conference program planning.

TJI provided faculty to support the intertribal Working Group meeting in June 13-14, 2023 in Scottsdale AZ. TJI personnel presented on the development of tribal codes to address stalking; TJI provided faculty to moderate main sessions on both days of the meeting; and TJI provided faculty on topic of Strengthening offender accountability and intervention

CJI will conduct interviews to determine prosecutors' understanding, perception, and experience of the JRI process. That information will be used to increase prosecutor engagement in future JRI efforts. Pilot interviews will be conducted with two prosecutor offices. CJI and BJA will use the information gleaned from those interviews to discuss the possibility of additional study or other next steps to engage prosecutors in the JRI process.

January - June 2023: Networked training directors and office heads of county and state defender offices in the U.S. mountain states to plan a week long trial skills training program to be held in Salt Lake City in April 2024. Application is pending for BJA approval, only one group meeting held thus far; otherwise have spoken with various agency heads. Primary contact is Richard Mauro, Executive Director of Salt Lake Legal Defender