Recidivism

Learn more about trauma informed supervision strategies when working with your clients during this three part webinar series.

Part #1: Define trauma and what it means to be trauma-informed. Explore how stress and trauma impact the brain and the primary areas of the brain involved with responses to stress. Review various types of trauma to consider when working with your clients i.e. Intergenerational, childhood and complex trauma.

Learn more about restorative justice and practice pathways for your community during this three-part webinar series.

Part #2: Gather details on structural frameworks needed to strategically plan, implement, and evaluate restorative justice/restorative practices in schools, justice systems, and communities with fidelity.

Part #1 recording is available here: https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/training/details/TR00000617/TRI0005583/restorati…

Learn more about restorative justice and practice pathways for your community during this three-part webinar series.

Part #1: A foundation for Relationship and Restorative Practices. Examine the history and philosophy, values, and principles of restorative justice and restorative practices. Learn about the process and protocols of Talking Circles and Family Group Decision Making Conferencing and their application in schools, justice systems, and communities.

The CJI team began the system assessment and statutory analysis for the Kentucky system, while conducting a comprehensive review of the 2010-2011 JRI effort conducted by Pew Charitable Trusts Public Safety Performance Project.

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued to monitor the progress of justice reinvestment legislation as the General Assembly worked towards passing a state budget. Ultimately a completed budget was passed at the end of the month on October 26th.

In October, CSG Justice Center staff focused on concluding work in Nebraska after the end of the active technical assistance period. CSG Justice Center staff worked on the comprehensive close-out memo to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and finance staff at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and the Administrative Office of Probation (AOP) worked to complete the final reports regarding subaward spend-down.

In October, North Dakota continued to make strong progress implementing Free Through Recovery (FTR), the community-based behavioral health program established with the state’s reinvestment funds. Deparment of Human Services (DHS) hired its first two FTR staff and began the hiring process for the remaining four positions outlined in North Dakota’s reinvestment appropriation.

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued to work closely with agency leaders in implementing Montana’s justice reinvestment policies. Efforts this month focused on monitoring an October 1st effective date related to presentence investigations, training the new full-time professional parole board, and finalizing their implementation needs for the justice reinvestment subaward application.

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued to engage agency leaders around implementation of Georgia’s justice reinvestment policies, with a focus on developing a judicial curriculum for Georgia’s judiciary to educate them on the benefits of Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) and how it can help them produce better criminal justice outcomes.

In October, CSG Justice Center staff continued to assist state and county leaders with their planning to operate four crisis stabilization units (CSUs); the implementation parole decision-making guidelines; and their preparations to monitor data on the implementation of up to 90 and 180-day sanctions for technical violations, which went into effect on October 1st.