July 9-11, 2012, in Phoenix, Arizona, the NCJFCJ, Futures Without Violence, and the Office for Victims of Crimes, will offer a new 3-day, highly interactive workshop that will help state court and tribal court judges enhance their skills and ability to respond to cases involving adolescents and relationship abuse.
By Cheri Ely, M.A., LSW, Program Manager, NCJFCJ The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Juvenile Justice Model Courts Project, managed by the Juvenile and Family Law Department, has expanded the number of courts participating in the Read more
There is a recent New Yorker article that asks how to be your best and in the course of that discussion addresses the issue of coaching for experienced practitioners (the article focuses on surgeons). There might, in fact, be implications Read more
Please join us in welcoming the following new NASJE members: Hon. Linda L. Chezem, Professor, Purdue University, Mooresville, IN Ms. Courtney Gabriele, Program Attorney, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Austin, TX Ms. Cynthia Hensley, Education Coordinator, New Mexico Judicial Education Read more
Dear NASJE Members, I hope that each of you has a wonderful spring and summer. In the coming two months, the Diversity, Access and Fairness Committee and the Website and Technology Committee will present two webcasts. On Tuesday, May 22 Read more
Director’s Message from Cynthia D. Davis Dear Southeast Region Members: As your representative on the NASJE Board, I encourage you to make plans to attend the 2012 NASJE Conference. Please mark the dates to attend: August 5-8, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Read more
Earlier this month, NCJFCJ posted about the 45th anniversary of the 1967 In re Gault decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that juveniles accused of crimes must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults Read more
At the last NASJE Annual Conference, an effort was made to reduce paper handouts by having material available online through the website of our conference partner the National Association of State Court Administrators. Several informal discussions were held about efforts Read more
It has been 33 years since the Indian Child Welfare Act was passed, and it is important to take the time to evaluate the impact on the child welfare system since that time.
A new report says that integrated domestic violence docket (IDVD) criminal cases are resolved three times more quickly than the statewide average and IDVD participants recidivated 54% less often than domestic violence offenders statewide.
The CCC Initiative brings together judicial officers and juvenile dependency stakeholders to advance a National Agenda of reducing the disproportionate representation and disparate treatment of children of color in the child welfare system.
When you are selecting a venue for your next conference, seminar or training event, here are a few things to keep in mind.
by John Newell (NJC) The Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) at the Center for Effective Public Policy and the National Judicial College (NJC) are heading an Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) funded Comprehensive Read more
by David Gordon, Academic Coordinator, Judicial Education, Nevada Supreme Court/AOC As a part of the Judicial Administration, Training, and Decision Making Project for Kenya, in cooperation with the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, a delegation from the Read more
Dr. Anthony Simones has been named the Manager of Judicial Education and Programming for the Court Business Services Division of the Office of State Courts Administrator in Missouri. Simones obtained a J.D. and Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. He Read more
