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The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) requested assistance to develop leadership standards for law enforcement, specifically, leadership standards as they relate to the development and maintenance of leadership standards for mid-level managers. BJA NTTAC was not able to fulfill the request and closed the request on December 12, 2016.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections requested assistance in conducting a jurisdictional assessment of their RNR implementation and resource allocation. The request was denied by BJA and not fulfilled by BJA NTTAC.
Jennie Singer from Sacramento State University called seeking resources for a current research study. Ms. Singer is evaluating a new rehabilitation program in use at Sacramento County Probation. The data she is analyzing includes a field for reason for return to custody, and she would like to be able to code the new crimes by severity. She is looking for best practices in coding crimes by severity. The coordinator reached out to Ed Banks are BJA, who recommended connecting Ms. Singer to Dr. Faye Taxman from George Mason University.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has requested that BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) sponsor a webinar for criminal justice professionals to present the jail population policy impact tool created by Michael Wilson Consulting as part of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
Jake Steffes requested information on how to build a non-profit partner business with local agencies that employs and trains form inmates. He specifically is seeking a grant to begin to build that program and information on help training offered by BJA. The coordinator directed Mr. Steffes to the BJA Funding page and provided information on the recently released Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors.
BJA has requested that individuals from the Denver County Sheriff's Office participate in a panel discussion at the American Correctional Association (ACA) conference in August 2015.
Ohio, as part of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, wants to create an automated central repository for probation information to assist in the data-driven decisionmaking process at the local and state levels.
DOCCS is requesting technical support to help create and implement a unique recidivism reduction effort. This new model will reshape the way that community supervision is being conducted in the state of New York. Significant agency resources will be used to implement the model as a pilot in three geographically diverse locations throughout New York.
The Tactical Probation Officer, and Natural Response Control Tactics available through Community Corrections Institute.
During the past Legislative Session, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) was required to keep the Estimated Approval Rates (EAR) on each category relative to the risk level noted on the matrix as public information. During one of the parole guidelines' revisions, the estimated approval rates were inadvertently left in place on a public document.
