Civil Justice

As part of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ Capital Litigation Improvement Project webinar series, Randy Udelman of the Arizona Crime Victim Rights Law Group presented on victim counsel coordination. Mr. Udelman outlined ways in which victim counsel facilitates the criminal process by interfacing between victim families. In addition, Mr. Udelman offered several sample hypothetical cases based on real facts—illustrating how to effectively meet victim needs in capital case prosecution. Mr. Udelman also answered several questions from the attendees at the end of the presentation.

“Meeting with Victim Families” was a webinar that focused on how to be the best advocate possible for the victims of capital crimes and their families, with emphasis on building effective, empathetic relationships with these families and guiding them through the judicial process. This presentation included resources for prosecutors dealing with such capital litigation cases, which were provided at the time of the webinar. The presenter of this webinar was DA Bill Bunting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office in North Carolina.

This session will explore how tribal courts can work effectively and respectfully with members of the LGBTQ2S community. The webinar will provide a basic overview of terminology and will discuss some of the challenges that the LGBTQ2S community faces. The webinar will also provide some practical tips that courts can use when working with the LGBTQ2S community.

NAICJA staff presented at the 2018 NACC Conference along with a co-presenter.
Within the child welfare world, research has demonstrated the following truths:
Removing a child from their home, even when necessary, is generally traumatic for the child;
Kinship and community placements help reduce the degree of trauma felt by the child;
Reunification must remain the primary focus unless and until every effort has been made and it has been deemed impossible.

TLPI assisted with providing funding for 3 speakers - Bill Thorne, Michael Petoskey and Korey Wahwassuck - to present on Tribal-State Collaboration at this national conference.

TLPI assisted with providing funding for 3 speakers - Troy Eid, David Wikinson and Addie Rolnick - to present on ICRA at this national conference.

TLPI assisted with agenda development and providing funding for 3 speakers - Carrie Garrow, Korey Wahwassuck and Jennifer Walter - to present on tribal-state collaboration at this national conference.

Center Staff served as faculty for “Effective Partnerships with Law Enforcement” on 5/8/2018.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) requests travel support for ten individuals to participate as speakers at the Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA) Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 8-9, 2018. BJA NTTAC supported 6 attendees for this event.

Julius Lang presented "Public Trust in Our Criminal Justice System" at the Birmingham Municipal Court on 8/7/2017