New Criminal Justice Learning Collaboratives! The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)’s GAINS Center is providing direct training and technical assistance to jurisdictions across the nation to better support people with behavioral health needs who are involved in the criminal justice system. Application deadline: January 28th, 2022. Apply here.
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors met virtually on December 6, 2021 to make decisions on quarterly grant applications, and approved a total of 11 new grants. Five (5) Strategic Initiatives Grants were awarded: 1) the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to support Phase III of the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA) Pandemic Rapid …
Read MoreThe National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported the Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium has released a technology brief to help us better understand the use of chatbots in criminal justice. (Chatbots are computer programs designed to simulate conversation with human users.) Five major takeaways include… 1. Chatbots have the potential to improve efficiency, reduce …
Read MoreThe National Center for State Courts (NCSC), in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), funded by State Justice Institute, synthesized best practices in juvenile and family court and case management principles to develop an adaptable and responsive online training curriculum. The curriculum helps courts assess their adherence to principles …
Read MoreRegister Now! Tuesday, November 30th from 2-3PM EST. The Pew Charitable Trusts will be hosting: Pandemic Spurs Court Technology Revolution: Previewing Pew’s New Report on Courts’ Use of Technology and the Path Forward. Listen to a sneak preview of, “How Courts Embraced Technology, Met the Pandemic Challenge, and Revolutionized Their Operations.” To Register: https://lnkd.in/dtZjYnfK
Read MoreThe SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 1st quarter of FY 2022, and other business.
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