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First Shot at Justice: The Power of Legal Representation at the First Appearance
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As a follow up to the October 24, 2016 judicial roundtable, NACDL is providing funds for judges to attend the Judicial Responsibility for Justice in Criminal Courts conference hosted by the Monroe Friedman Ethics Center at the Hofstra University School of Law. The ultimate goal of the conference is to produce a set of standards or best practices for judges to ensure equal justice for all in high volume courts, including by safeguarding the right to counsel for indigent defendants.
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New public defender and leadership training.
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The supplemental conference for new pubic defender program
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Monthly calls with grantee agency and research partners to inform BJA of ongoing progress and assist sites with reporting to BJA.
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NCCJD created this subcommittee due to a growing number of information and referral calls about sex offender charges, but no where to refer people to. The committee quickly jumped from 5 to over 40 people on the subcommittee. NCCJD is looking for creative ways for the subcommittee members (made up of both families and professionals) to continue communicate on an ongoing basis, create and achieve mutual goals, and help other families in their same situation).
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NLADA will provide training and technical assistance to the Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender, who will partner with City of Richmond Police Department and the West County Re-entry Resource Center to provide clients holistic pretrial representation and improve their rate of appearance in court for misdemeanor cases.
ABA Ten Principles focus:
#3 – Early Representation
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LISC staffer Jason Cooper attended the VRN in Little Rock, AR, Sept 27-29 and partnered with Alissa Huntoon, Dr. Craig Uchida, Ms. Anne Tremblay, and Dr. Frank Straub to present on Comprehensive Strategies to Reduce Violence in Hot Spots.
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TLPI is working with the New York Tribal State Court Forum by providing a presenter at their bi annual forum meeting in Syracuse, NY. Judge William Thorne will speak to the group about organizational issues and potentially institutionalizing the forum.
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Join NCCJD as we explore the concept of competency for individuals with I/DD in the criminal justice system. Topics addressed will include the competency to stand trial process, the differences between competency and the insanity defense, importing death penalty standards for individuals with I/DD into competency determinations, competency evaluation wait times, and the impact that guardianship and supported decision making have on competency in criminal cases.