The IJIS Institute has announced the new name for the Winter Industry Briefing which will now be known as the National Symposium. The name was changed to reflect the expansion of the Institute’s audience to include not only industry outside of their membership, but also government practitioners, educators and non-profit organizations who are now eligible for Associate status at the Institute.
The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Center for Court Innovation (CCI), will host the 8th National Community Prosecution Summit from September 25-27, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA.
Data-driven decision making is crucial to preventing and reducing crime in our communities. Only through collaboration can decision makers have access to research and technology needed to drive good policy. Because investments in public safety by state, tribal and local justice agencies are increasingly focused on employing evidence-based practices and programs, it is paramount to know what’s needed, what works, and why.
The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) 38th Annual Training Institute expects to attract approximately 1,000 professionals involved in the community corrections, criminal justice and treatment professions in the United States and its territories, Canada, Poland and New Zealand.
NIJ holds technology institutes for law enforcement officers to learn about and discuss technology initiatives and issues affecting the law enforcement community. During the five-day institute, attendees receive and exchange information about existing and developing technologies, problem-solving relating to technology implementation, and technology lessons learned. Attendees will also participate in a field event at the Bay Bridge Airport where they will have the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment about the NIJ Aviation program and other exciting law enforcement technologies.
The 20th Annual Western States Training Conference is the largest public safety and liability training conference in the United States. Training courses this year include:
-Criminal Investigations
-Drug Investigations
-Death/ Homicide Investigations
-Fire/ Arson Investigations
-Internal Affairs Investigations
-Legal and Liability
-Leadership and Supervision
-School Liability
-Critical Incident and Hostage
-Interview and Interrogation
-Digital Forensics Investigations
This year, the conference will once again focus on Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES), and will highlight the utilization evidence-based practices being employed throughout our juvenile justice system that enhance our ability to achieve our balanced and restorative justice mission. Please join us in this unique opportunity to network and participate in plenary sessions, workshops, professional caucuses, awards programs and Resource Day.
Virginia Center for Community Policing Innovation's Community Policing Leadership Conference focuses on purposeful leadership skills and capacities that fuel community policing and make it operative in today’s demanding environment. The conference will bring together decision makers from law enforcement agencies throughout the country and will feature nationally renowned speakers in an energetic and engaging format.
This year the South Carolina Correctional Association (SCCA), South Carolina Probation and Parole Association (SCPPA) and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association (SCLEOA) have forged an alliance that promises to offer one of the most diverse, high-quality, affordable, professional criminal justice training conferences ever held in the state.
The American Judges Association has selected New Orleans, Louisiana for its 2012 Annual Educational Conference. This year the host hotel will be the Sheraton New Orleans. The AJA membership will collaborate with the Louisiana judiciary. We will be working along with the Louisiana judges in developing interesting and meaningful topics that will present "hot button" issues of our day, such as new approaches to procedural fairness, promising criminal justice projects in the U.S. and Canada, and our usual and famous Supreme Court year in review presented by Erwin Chemerinsky.