To help courts establish themselves as a trusted source for information, the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) has published new guidance for developing timely, accurate and understandable communication. In “Courting Public Trust and Confidence: Effective Communication in the Digital Age,” COSCA examines three types of “bad information”—disinformation, malinformation, and misinformation—and provides guidance on how …
Read MoreThe Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the 67 fellows selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions initiative. Co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Justice Institute, the initiative will support the fellows’ work to address the overdose crisis that …
Read MoreThe FY 2023 1st Quarter SJI Board meeting was held on December 5, 2022, at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. The Board was joined by Maite Oronoz Rodríguez, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Photo-1 (194 kB)Photo-4 (175 kB)Photo-5-PR (277 kB)
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met on December 5, 2022 to make decisions on quarterly grant applications, and approved a total of 12 new grants. Three (3) Strategic Initiatives Grants were awarded: 1) the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to support court self-assessment tools, demonstration sites, and broad dissemination for the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines; 2) Rulo Strategies, …
Read MoreIAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, just announced that it released its new Allied Legal Professionals landscape report, along with an accompanying online Knowledge Center. With generous support from the Sturm Family Foundation, this project seeks to help standardize a new tier of legal professionals …
Read MoreRegistration now open! Funded by State Justice Institute, ICM offers a wide variety of high-quality, evidence-based courses for court professionals and the general public. If you’re looking to advance your career, take a look into these courses. Registration for all 2023 virtual courses is now open! Courses fill up quickly, so be sure to register …
Read More