Should remote hearings stay, or go? Results from the National Center for State Courts (NCSC)’s recent annual survey of public opinion finds that a majority of respondents believe that courts should continue to conduct remote hearings. Results show that majority of respondents believe courts should continue to hold hearings by video because it allows them …
Read MoreThe National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), working in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) on a State Justice Institute (SJI) funded project is pleased to invite you to participate in the National Judicial Network: Forum on Human Trafficking and Immigration in State Courts (“The Network”). The Network is seeking …
Read MoreNine of the country’s most innovative rural justice programs have been selected to serve as models for other communities as part of the Rural Justice Collaborative (RJC) Initiative. This initiative – a project of NCSC, Rulo Strategies and funded by State Justice Institute – will work with these sites to create educational materials for an online …
Read MoreFunded by State Justice Institute, The National Association of Counties (NACo) and its partners at Rulo Strategies and Praxis Consulting have created the Convening County, Court & Justice Leaders: A Framework for Cross-System Collaboration Initiative. This new project initiative is designed to support court and county leaders as they partner to establish local strategic priorities and align resources …
Read MoreOn Oct. 28-29, the Virtual National College on Judicial Conduct and Ethics is hosting three (3) one-hour sessions – featuring topics including crossing the line and training to prevent sexual harassment, abuse of criminal contempt power & judicial discipline and judges on social media. The topics to be covered are: Determining the appropriate sanction in judicial discipline …
Read MoreThe Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, created the Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials. For children, participating in the justice system as a victim or witness can be especially confusing, distressing, and even re-traumatizing. Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials was created to support children and youth during their …
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