Search results matching tag 'Conferences/Training'

Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Professionals

CC Pro — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT

The 10th Annual Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference is being held June 1-3, 2009, in San Diego, CA. Participants will learn about the most up-to-date technologies in the field, network with peers, and gain a greater understanding of how the various technologies may be employed to enhance their job performance. For information on registration and accommodations, please click here.

2009 APPA Winter Training Institute

CC Pro — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:22:00 GMT

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) will hold its Winter Training Institute, February 8-11, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For registration and other information, please click here,

Reentry Presentation at the International Corrections and Prison Association

plr — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:06:00 GMT

During the week of October 21-27, 2006, the International Corrections and Prison Association is holding a conference in Vancouver, Canada. Check out the program guide for this conference here. A special track at the conference, Reentry: The Challenge of 21st Century Corrections, is being sponsored by the International Association of Reentry (IAR). I will be be presenting there, along with other IAR representatives. See my power point slides attached in the file below and watch for my highlights of the conference when I return in a week!

Interested in Collaboration Strategies? Just another trend?

plr — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:54:00 GMT

The National Institute of Corrections supported the development of "Collaboration: A Training Curriculum to Enhance the Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Teams: Instructional Manual", by the State Justice Institute (site takes some time to download, so be patient). It contains:

Assistance in establishing collaborative relationships for multi-disciplinary criminal justice teams
Definitions and concepts
Values and Vision
Problem Identification
Mission
American history of collaboration and more...

Systems thinking and collaboration are necessary for 21st Century survival and funding. Agree? Disagree?

You'll also see other resources related to teams on this page

The Impact of Punishment on Democracy

plr — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:26:00 GMT

Punishment, the U.S. Record is a Social Research Conference, November 30-December 1, 2006, in New York City. This conference is supported by the Ford Foundation, The Open Society Instituter's U.S. Justice Fund, the Russell Sage Foundation, and others.

The purpose is to address topics such as:

Why we Punish: The Foundation of Our Concepts of Punishment (What does this mean for our democracy?) Speakers include: James Q. Whitman, Moshe Halbertal, Bernard E. Harcourt
What and How We Punish: Law, Justice and Punishment (What are the social effects? Are there viable alternatives?) Speakers include: Nancy Gertner, James Jacobs and Stephen Bright, John J. Donohue III, and Michael Tonlry
Who Do We Punish: The Carceral State - Speakers include: Mark Dow, and Jonathan Simon
What are the Consequences? Speakers include: Jeremy Travis, Todd Clear, and Deborah Mukamal

Unconfirmed speaker: U.S. Senator Barack Obama

If Disaster Strikes, are you ready?

plr — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:57:00 GMT

The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section is sponsoring a "Disaster Preparedness and the Criminal Justice System" Conference in New Orleans, November 2-3, 2006.

The Conference provides a Corrections track where you can:

Discuss comprehensive planning
Discuss emergency situations
Meet other professionals in the criminal justice system including judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Richard Stalder, Secretary, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections
Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Martin Horn, Commissioner, New York City Department of Corrections
Louisiana Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball
Fran Schmitz, National Crisis Management Coordinator, US Department of Justice Counter Terrorism

and more...

Also on the ABA website read about:

American Bar Association Katrina Report

Model Truancy Programs and the ABA Youth At Risk Initiative sponsored by the Juvenile Justice Committee.

Still Time: Women Working in Corrections and Juv. Justice Conference

plr — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:07:00 GMT

The 11th National Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona from September 10-13, 2006. The theme is "Inspiring Excellence" . The event is sponsored by the Association for Women Executives in Corrections, the Arizona Department of Corrections, and the Arizona Probation, Parole and Corrections Association. The amazing setting is the Point Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort.

Collaboration
Issue sharing
Idea Sharing
Professional development workshops
National Institute of Corrections Booth--stop by!!