Nine 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 …
Read MoreThe Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice recently hosted the Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium, co-sponsored by SJI, and supplemental half-day Training Institutes. The three-day event, held in Nashville, Tennessee, emphasized the importance of peer-to-peer learning and collaboration, which included 25 workshops, 5 plenaries, and 6 Training Institutes, providing participants with research-based and …
Read MoreOctober is National Youth Justice Action Month. The observance brings focus to and highlights juvenile justice reform and advancing equity and racial justice. Learn more on how Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice works to achieve these goals.
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