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How Can DISCOVER CORRECTIONS Help You and Your Agency?
As the premier national website dedicated to promoting corrections careers, www.DiscoverCorrections.comenables corrections agencies to:Technical Assistance Available From the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
The Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to promote some very important technical assistance opportunities. BJA is committed to supporting the efforts of probation and parole agencies across the nation to leverage contemporary research to implement promising supervision policies and practices that are evidence-based, data-driven, and smart on crime. Although it currently funds several technical assistance (TA) initiatives for community corrections, BJA recognizes that there is a need for additional resources that can be tailored to address the specific challenges faced by community corrections at the state, local, and tribal levels. BJA’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) has, therefore, committed additional resources to support TA engagements that focus on enhancing the work of community corrections agencies on the following key issues:
• Leveraging key lessons learned from BJA’s Smart Probation Initiative to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of offender supervision strategies.
• Enhancing the use of empirically validated offender assessment tools to guide supervision and decision-making.
• Evaluating caseload allocations and implementing strategies to use limited supervision resources most efficiently and effectively, (e.g., targeting high and medium risk offenders for smaller caseloads, more intensive supervision and programming).
• Integrating effective treatment and programming with supervision, and ensuring quality of services delivered.
Almost Half of States Acted in 2012 to Cut Inmates or Aid Re-Entry
The State of Sentencing 2012, a new report from The Sentencing Project, highlights reforms in 24 states that demonstrate a continued trend to reform sentencing policies and scale back the use of imprisonment without compromising public safety. The report provides an overview of recent policy reforms in the areas of sentencing, probation and parole, collateral consequences, and juvenile justice. Read more...Training Opportunites Available from the National Parole Resource Center
ANNOUNCEMENT: TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR:
Positive Outcomes for Women Offenders: Applying the Research and Principles of Gender-Responsiveness to Parole Decision Making and Supervision