Advocacy

The Maricopa Police Department (MPD) is requesting training from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to train 61 sworn personnel and 7 civilian personnel on the "Nobility of the Law Enforcement Profession and how to the Survive a 25+ year career." All MPD personnel will be required to attend and surrounding agencies in Pinal County will be offered invitations. Ideally the training will be held on any Wednesday in two (2) Four (4) hour sessions with approximately 50 attendees in each session.

We are facing a problem with both tenured and junior sworn personnel who need a re-commitment to the basic principles of the profession, either due to tenure, lack of maturity, and many other reasons. We have also faced a few recent challenges in decision making regarding off duty actions that have resulted in a lot of bad publicity, reduction in public trust and some good people making poor choices resulting in significant discipline.

Recruitment of needed participant for the CARE 3 grant which we provide free Recovery Support services and a mentorship for youth ages 12-21

Our program was recently featured in Miami by the Center for Court Innovation (contacts - Julius Lang and Rebecca Thomford Hauser) as one of 10 criminal justice innovation projects worth replicating nationwide. Operational for 4 years, we are currently having internal conversations about the level and delivery of accountability for our chosen repeat felony domestic violence offender population. Denise O'Donnell spoke in Miami about the HOPE probation program, led by Judge Alm, out of Hawaii.

DoJ Findings of 12 Sep 2012, posted here:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/September/12-crt-1111.html
show patterns and practices of civil rights violations by the Portland Police Bureau.

We are a relatively new division and have not organized a conference previously and are seeking utilize the training expertise from BJA to help identify and provide quality trainers and presenters for our conference.

As the Luzerne County "kids for cash" scandal demonstrated, Pennsylvania's county funded indigent defense delivery system is failing to meet the needs of their communites and the requirements of 21st century effective legal assistance of counsel. Pennsylvania remains the ONLY STATE that provides NO general fund appropriations to support U.S. Supreme Court mandated legal representation services for adults and children facing loss of liberty.

The Erie County & Buffalo Safe Neighborhood Committee was created by the Erie County Legislature in response to a senseless, deadly shooting on Buffalo’s East Side that took two young lives. The Committee has the responsibility to identify strategies and policy that could help reduce crime in Buffalo. The Committee is looking for guidance and training to help identify these strategies and develop a community-wide plan to combat violence in our neighborhoods.