Delivering justice to individuals who struggle with mental health or behavioral issues can be extraordinarily difficult. As leaders of their courts and communities, presiding judges are well positioned to convene and engage others to solve complicated problems. With that in mind, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently published a practical guide to equip presiding judges …
Read MoreJuvenile sex trafficking is a significant problem nationwide, and occurs in urban areas as well as small towns, farms, and tribal lands. The state courts can play an important role in addressing this complex problem. With SJI support, the Minnesota Judicial Branch developed a 75-minute, self-paced eLearning course on working with the juvenile victims of …
Read MoreThe Civil Justice Initiative, a massive effort to help reform the civil justice system so that it works better for everyone, involves work at many different levels and in many different areas. Supported by SJI since 2017, this initiative addresses multi-partner strategies to align and maximize resources. One area with great potential is online dispute resolution …
Read MoreThe Connecticut Judicial Branch defines cultural competency as the ability of the Branch and its employees to communicate, cooperate, and serve people from all cultural identities with respect, professionalism, integrity, and fairness in a manner that recognizes the individual dignity of each person. With SJI support, the Judicial Branch developed a video as part of …
Read MoreThe National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) announced the release of the Enhanced Juvenile Justice Guidelines, the most recent update documenting the improvement of court practices in juvenile justice cases. The Enhanced version was supported by SJI. Since 2005, with the original publication of Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases (JDG), the NCJFCJ has worked …
Read MoreThe National Judicial Opioid Task Force (NJOTF) has launched an online resource center to provide judges and court staff one place to go for easy access to opioid-related information and materials. The task force is supported with funding from SJI and is staffed by the National Center for State Courts. The resource center offers the …
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