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The 37th National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies Annual Conference and Training Institute will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s conference, entitled ‘Game Plan for Change’, will be held at the Omni Charlotte Hotel from September 13-16th 2009.
To learn more about the conference, how you can attend, and for money saving discounts, click here.
Pretrial & Diversion Related Publications
NAPSA maintains a small library of historical pretrial material - numerous publications, research and miscellaneous documents collected over our 37 years of service to the field. The items are available as copies, at no cost to members.Simply view the library contents listed here and if there is something you would like to review or discuss, email your request to info@napsa.org.
National Commission on Criminal Justice
In March, Senator Jim Webb introduced legislation (co-sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter) to form an 18-month National Commission on Criminal Justice.We are asking that all staff who work in pretrial, including program directors, consider sending a letter to the Senator as well. Click the link below to read more.
DVD Now Available!
If you missed last year’s conference, or wished you could share what you saw your colleagues, you’re in luck! For the first time, you can get a copy of last year’s excellent plenary entitled "Stakeholder Roundtable on Pretrial Justice".The Stakeholder Roundtable featured various practitioners’ points of view on the decision to release, detain or divert defendants. The Roundtable provided a stimulating dialogue amongst all criminal justice system stakeholders.
Click here to find out how you can get your copy...
Federal Probation Risk Assessment Article
Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice has published an article, Pretrial Risk Assessment and Case Classification: A Case Study Control, in the June 2009 edition. The author, Keith Cooprider, shares the experience of implementing the Virginia Model pretrial risk assessment and case classification guidelines in Lake County, Illinois. Highlights of the article include a discussion of the importance of using an objective pretrial risk assessment instrument, Lake County’s training and implementation experience, and the provision of differential pretrial supervision based on an objective risk instrument.Click here to read the article.
NIC Pretrial Executive Training
August 9-14, 2009 Aurora, CO
The National Institute of Corrections will offer Orientation for New Pretrial Executives on August 9-14, 2009, at the Institute’s Training Academy in Aurora, Colorado.
This 40-hour program is designed to enhance the leadership capacity and promote sound pretrial release practices for pretrial professionals with decision-making responsibilities. The program incorporates the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies (NAPSA) Pretrial Release Standards with cutting-edge organizational and leadership strategies.
The program will provide participants with a collaborative learning environment for addressing the practical challenges facing pretrial release executives each day. In addition, the program will focus on enhancing participants’ knowledge and skills, strengthening networking among attendees and other pretrial professionals, and creating a learning and problem-solving environment through peer interaction and discussion between faculty and participants.
Audience
This program is targeted for pretrial release agency professionals with decision-making responsibilities and who have a minimum of 1-year of experience in a high-level management position.
Registration
To register, please click here
Additional Information Contact Steve Austin at
(202)514-0099 or
1-800-995-6423 ext 40099
or
email s1austin@bop.gov
Pretrial services reduce costs, improve public safety
Click below to read this story from NACO (National Association of Counties) County News in reference to the innovative, multi-jurisdictional collaborative model used at the OAR/Jefferson Area Community Corrections program in central Virginia. OAR/Jefferson is headed up by our own At Large Director, Pat Smith. The story was written by our new Service Director, Cherise Fanno Burdeen.
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!
Special Class Members
NAPSA would like to thank the following Special Class Member for their continued support:
NIC Releases EBP Box Set
NIC and the Crime and Justice Institute have worked to develop tools to assist state and local jurisdictions in implementing best practices to reduce offender risks. These efforts have resulted in an "EBP Box Set", a comprehensive implementation framework that applies evidence-based principles to all concerned components of the justice system.Virginia Thwarts Anti-pretrial Legislation
Ann Harris/Katie Green,VCCJA Legislative Committee Members
The Virginia Community Criminal Justice Association (VCCJA) was able to successfully defeat House Bill HB2650 (presented as the Citizen’s Right to Know: Pretrial Services Act).
The VCCJA Legislative Committee, along with the help from VCCJA members, developed strategies that resulted in the bill being stricken from the Legislative docket at the request of the Patron.
Kentucky Pretrial Services Conference
Louisville, June 28-July 1The 2009 Pretrial Services Conference is open to participants from the Kentucky Court of Justice and from outside the state court system. Presenters include Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. and four nationally known speakers. Sessions will cover such topics as supervising clients, creating service plans and understanding courtroom procedures.
Conference Brochure (PDF)
Registration Form (Word)
Diversion Links
The following are links to diversion specific resources available on napsa.org:
2009 NAPSA ACTI
The 37th National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies Annual Conference and Training Institute will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s conference, entitled ‘Game Plan for Change’, will be held at the Omni Charlotte Hotel from September 13-16th 2009. Each year, NAPSA holds a conference that brings together pretrial practitioners and program directors from all jurisdictions including federal pretrial & probation, attorneys, judges, and researchers to discuss ideas and issues pertaining to the assessment and supervision or diversion of persons awaiting trial. Over 500 participants attend the conference from across the country, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Come learn about new advancements, legislation, policies and practices surrounding the field of pretrial justice.Registration is now open! Become a NAPSA member and save on conference fees.
New Federal Report Released
Luminosity, Inc.
has announced the release of a cutting edge research report entitled "Pretrial Risk Assessment in the Federal Court - For the Purpose of Expanding the Use of Alternatives to Detention."The research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT) with support from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The study employed data provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services (OPPS) that described all persons charged with criminal offenses in the federal courts between October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2007 who were processed by the federal pretrial services system (N=565,178).
All federal districts with the exception of the District of Columbia were represented in the study. Click below to read the press release.