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Conference & Workshop Surveys
This
year NAPSA, in cooperation with the Pretrial Justice
Institute, is providing a quick and easy means for
conference attendees to convey their likes, dislikes, and
suggestions for improvement of NAPSA's Annual Conference and
Training Institute.Your input is very valuable to us and will help us to continue to provide our members with even more enriching experiences at each year's conference.
To participate please use the following links:
- Workshop Evaluation
- Overall Conference Evaluation
Pretrial & Diversion Related News Stories
Draft Diversion Standards
The Diversion Committee has been hard at work. This team of
dedicated professionals has volunteered untold
hours in the nurturing and development of pretrial diversion programming. Co-Chair Jim Brown
(Operation
DeNovo) and the committee
have guided the process of this revision and have contributed thoughtful insight into its content.
The Board of Directors has reviewed the
Draft Diversion/Intervention Standards for
publication.
Click HERE to download the draft document.
2008 Issue of Topics in Community Corrections Released
The latest issue of
Topics in Community Corrections has been released. This issue, entitled
Applying Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services contains a
Foreword by Ken Rose and articles including:
- A Framework for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services by John Clark
- Advancing Evidence-Based Practices in the Pretrial Field by Katie Green, Pat Smith, and Kristina Bryant
- Improving Pretrial Assessment and Supervision in Colorado by Michael R. Jones and Sue Ferrere
- Pretrial Defendants: Are They Getting Too Much of a Good Thing? by Barbara M. Hankey
- Charge Specialty and Revictimization of Defendants Charged with Domestic Violence Offenses by Spurgeon Kennedy
- Pretrial Rearrests Among Domestic Violence Defendants in New York City by Richard R. Peterson
Pretrial Certification Testing
The Spring CPSP Certification Testing
sessions have ended. Good luck to all who participated.
The CPSP program provides a method by
which individuals will gain national recognition as qualified
pretrial practitioners. Persons who successfully complete
certification will become Certified Pretrial Service Professionals
(CPSP).
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2008 Conference Info
NAPSA's 36th Annual Conference & Training Institute Quick Facts:
- Where - Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, WI
- When - September 28-October 1, 2008
- Early Registration Fee Members - $325.00
- Early Registration Fee Non-members - $425.00
Pew Center on the States' Report: One in 100 Behind Bars
The Pew Center on the States report indicates 1 out of every 100 adults
in America is currently incarcerated. Click
HERE to view the report.
Below is an excerpt from "CounterSpin" featuring Michael Jacobson, director of the
Vera Institute
of Justice discussing the report (click
HERE to download in mp3 format).
Luminosity to Lead Largest Ever National Research Study on Pretrial Risk Assessment and Detention Alternatives
The study will examine nearly one million persons charged with criminal offenses in the federal courts who have been processed by the federal pretrial services system between 1998 and 2007. The research project will identify statistically significant and policy relevant predictors of pretrial risk (failure to appear and danger to the community) of federal criminal defendants.
Diversion Links
The following are links to diversion specific resources available on napsa.org:
Board Strategic Planning Session
The NAPSA Board of Directors
engaged in a one –day strategic
planning session on March 27, 2008
facilitated by consultant Fahy G.
Mullaney. Board members reflected
on the current activities of the
Association and how it can best
serve the membership’s immediate
and future needs. Click here to download the report
Survey Extended!!!
National Survey of Pretrial Services Programs
The Pretrial Justice Institute has opened a national survey of pretrial release programs that is the result of collaboration with the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) and the support of the
JEHT Foundation. This will be the fourth survey of pretrial release programs and the information provided from these surveys has proved to be a valuable asset to the field of pretrial services.
Continuing to build our knowledge on pretrial practice remains as important as ever. Pretrial programs benefit from information about other jurisdictions to support policy and practice. Program administrators find it beneficial when they can share and exchange information regarding program operation and practice. Through this survey, we will continue to explore your administrative locus, program scope and size, funding and staffing as well as actual program practices. We will gather information on current issues, such as the level of technological innovation in our field, the latest in assessment schemes, and new supervision models and protocols. The survey will also explore how programs are dealing with special populations, such as defendants with mental illness and juveniles charged as adults.
If you have not received an e-mail invitation and wish to participate in this important national survey, please contact Ken Rose at
ken@pretrial.org or at (202) 638-3080 x304. This online user-friendly survey will take less than an hour
to complete.
NAPSA Code of Ethics
The board reviewed the feedback received from the membership regarding the draft Code of Ethics.
They then re-drafted and approved a final
Code of Ethics. The board is proud that NAPSA now has a formal Code of Ethics in place.
Take a look and see what you think!