Pretrial Justice Communications: Talking About Pretrial Justice with Your Community
Thursday, September 30
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
This workshop will explain the value of proactive and strategic communications. It will include examples from pretrial systems that have used communications to increase knowledge among important audiences. The workshop will also explain common challenges to communicating about pretrial justice. This includes the worldviews held by many people—whether the public or people in your pretrial systems—about crime, community well-being and safety, and the justice system. Recommendations and examples will be provided to help navigate those challenges so workshop participants can hold more productive conversations about pretrial justice.
Finally, the workshop will explain the resources available from APPR to help participants identify and execute proactive communications activities. Workshop participants will be provided with materials to help develop communications goals, identify important audiences, and develop messages to effectively communicate about their pretrial justice system. These materials will include research summaries and videos that can be used to educate pretrial professionals, local media, and community members about fundamental pretrial justice topics.
Presenters
Holly Ziemer, Communications Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Tanisha Anderson, Public Information Specialist, Mecklenburg County, NC
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Pretrial Justice Communications: Talking About Pretrial Justice with Your Community
Thursday, September 30
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
This workshop will explain the value of proactive and strategic communications. It will include examples from pretrial systems that have used communications to increase knowledge among important audiences. The workshop will also explain common challenges to communicating about pretrial justice. This includes the worldviews held by many people—whether the public or people in your pretrial systems—about crime, community well-being and safety, and the justice system. Recommendations and examples will be provided to help navigate those challenges so workshop participants can hold more productive conversations about pretrial justice.
Finally, the workshop will explain the resources available from APPR to help participants identify and execute proactive communications activities. Workshop participants will be provided with materials to help develop communications goals, identify important audiences, and develop messages to effectively communicate about their pretrial justice system. These materials will include research summaries and videos that can be used to educate pretrial professionals, local media, and community members about fundamental pretrial justice topics.
Presenters
Holly Ziemer, Communications Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Tanisha Anderson, Public Information Specialist, Mecklenburg County, NC
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Join APPR at NAPSA’s September 2021 Virtual Conference
APPR will host four workshops at the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) 2021 virtual conference. NAPSA will livestream the event over several days from September 28 through October 7. Learn more about this year’s conference.
Register now for your spot at NAPSA 2021 and join us at the workshops described below.
APPR Workshops at NAPSA Virtual Conference
A View from the Bench: Leading Pretrial Reform
Tuesday, September 28
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Are you interested in hearing about how judges make critical pretrial release and detention decisions in places that have reformed their pretrial systems? Are you wondering how pretrial improvement efforts get started and the important role judges can play? Judicial officers are often the champions of their local pretrial improvement process and are called upon to provide consistent positive energy to the effort and inspire others by communicating a persuasive vision and path. This session will feature a panel of three judges who have led reform efforts in their jurisdiction, and they will share their insights and lessons learned.
Moderator
Tanya Anderson, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Pretrial Justice Communications: Talking About Pretrial Justice with Your Community
Thursday, September 30
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
This workshop will explain the value of proactive and strategic communications. It will include examples from pretrial systems that have used communications to increase knowledge among important audiences. The workshop will also explain common challenges to communicating about pretrial justice. This includes the worldviews held by many people—whether the public or people in your pretrial systems—about crime, community well-being and safety, and the justice system. Recommendations and examples will be provided to help navigate those challenges so workshop participants can hold more productive conversations about pretrial justice.
Finally, the workshop will explain the resources available from APPR to help participants identify and execute proactive communications activities. Workshop participants will be provided with materials to help develop communications goals, identify important audiences, and develop messages to effectively communicate about their pretrial justice system. These materials will include research summaries and videos that can be used to educate pretrial professionals, local media, and community members about fundamental pretrial justice topics.
Presenters
Holly Ziemer, Communications Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Tanisha Anderson, Public Information Specialist, Mecklenburg County, NC
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Pretrial Justice Communications: Talking About Pretrial Justice with Your Community
Thursday, September 30
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
This workshop will explain the value of proactive and strategic communications. It will include examples from pretrial systems that have used communications to increase knowledge among important audiences. The workshop will also explain common challenges to communicating about pretrial justice. This includes the worldviews held by many people—whether the public or people in your pretrial systems—about crime, community well-being and safety, and the justice system. Recommendations and examples will be provided to help navigate those challenges so workshop participants can hold more productive conversations about pretrial justice.
Finally, the workshop will explain the resources available from APPR to help participants identify and execute proactive communications activities. Workshop participants will be provided with materials to help develop communications goals, identify important audiences, and develop messages to effectively communicate about their pretrial justice system. These materials will include research summaries and videos that can be used to educate pretrial professionals, local media, and community members about fundamental pretrial justice topics.
Presenters
Holly Ziemer, Communications Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Tanisha Anderson, Public Information Specialist, Mecklenburg County, NC
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Join APPR at NAPSA’s September 2021 Virtual Conference
APPR will host four workshops at the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) 2021 virtual conference. NAPSA will livestream the event over several days from September 28 through October 7. Learn more about this year’s conference.
Register now for your spot at NAPSA 2021 and join us at the workshops described below.
APPR Workshops at NAPSA Virtual Conference
A View from the Bench: Leading Pretrial Reform
Tuesday, September 28
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Are you interested in hearing about how judges make critical pretrial release and detention decisions in places that have reformed their pretrial systems? Are you wondering how pretrial improvement efforts get started and the important role judges can play? Judicial officers are often the champions of their local pretrial improvement process and are called upon to provide consistent positive energy to the effort and inspire others by communicating a persuasive vision and path. This session will feature a panel of three judges who have led reform efforts in their jurisdiction, and they will share their insights and lessons learned.
Moderator
Tanya Anderson, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Pretrial Justice Communications: Talking About Pretrial Justice with Your Community
Thursday, September 30
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
This workshop will explain the value of proactive and strategic communications. It will include examples from pretrial systems that have used communications to increase knowledge among important audiences. The workshop will also explain common challenges to communicating about pretrial justice. This includes the worldviews held by many people—whether the public or people in your pretrial systems—about crime, community well-being and safety, and the justice system. Recommendations and examples will be provided to help navigate those challenges so workshop participants can hold more productive conversations about pretrial justice.
Finally, the workshop will explain the resources available from APPR to help participants identify and execute proactive communications activities. Workshop participants will be provided with materials to help develop communications goals, identify important audiences, and develop messages to effectively communicate about their pretrial justice system. These materials will include research summaries and videos that can be used to educate pretrial professionals, local media, and community members about fundamental pretrial justice topics.
Presenters
Holly Ziemer, Communications Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Tanisha Anderson, Public Information Specialist, Mecklenburg County, NC
A View from the Bench: Overcoming Legal Obstacles to Pretrial Justice
Tuesday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
There is a growing consensus around some of the central elements of a legal and evidence-based pretrial system, including decreased use of financial release conditions, more purposeful decisions about pretrial detention, and individualized determinations of conditions of release. But what if your state laws or court rules don’t fully align with those practices? In this session, panelists will explore what judges and other county-level stakeholders can do to improve their pretrial systems, even when the legal landscape isn’t entirely favorable.
Moderator
Matt Alsdorf, Associate Director, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Names are forthcoming.
Supportive Services for Pretrial Supervision Clients
Thursday, October 7
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Justice system and community partners increasingly recognize that most people released pretrial appear for their court hearings and remain arrest-free. Accordingly, many pretrial services agencies have wisely shifted their supervision model to prioritize and focus on delivering supportive services rather than emphasizing surveillance. This panel will feature several jurisdictions that have implemented innovative programs designed to support their clients while on pretrial release.
Moderator
Dr. Kelvin L. Banks, Senior Manager, Center for Effective Public Policy
Panelists
Cristina Barron, Chief Program Officer, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco, CA
Liz Hassett, Grant Manager, Pennington County, SD
Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunt, Pretrial Supervisor, Dekalb County, IL
De’Anna LaVigne-Lawson, Director of Pretrial Services, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA