evidence based practices

The role of practitioners in the criminal justice system is rapidly changing from enforcer or resource broker to facilitator of behavior change. Cognitive behavioral skill building is an evidence-based practice for changing difficult and entrenched behaviors including antisocial thinking, addiction, and impulsivity. The partnership between treatment providers and criminal justice professionals requires that all professionals understand cognitive behavioral therapy and skill development.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for their Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Community Courts Site-based and Training and Technical Assistance Initiative, which provides support to state, local, and tribal court jurisdictions to support the creation of effective responses to low-level, non-violent offenses.

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys is partnering with the National Center for Victims of Crime and the San Francisco, California District Attorney's Office (SFDA) to offer a webinar on SFDA’s Victim Services Division. The mission of the SFDA Victim Services Division is to help victims of crime mitigate their trauma, navigate the criminal justice system, and rebuild their lives.

NACDL staff will travel to Riverside County (CA) to provide technical and training assistance for prosecutors, judges, defenders, and probation. Riverside County's probation department has offered to conduct a training for all four groups with the goal of educating them on the county's bail practices and risk-assessment use.

State Agency Administrators (SAA) and Governors’ Criminal Justice Policy Advisors (CJPAs) joined together in Charleston, South Carolina on December 14-15, 2017 for the Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives, hosted by NCJA and the National Governor’s Association (NGA). Representatives from 38 states and territories registered for the event which featured a robust agenda of high priority topics, networking opportunities and discussions.