Conferences

JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will address those in attendance for the First Friday Forum on the topic of "Tough on Crime is Not Smart on Crime."

JSI Consultant Sandra Dettman, M.D. will be presenting two workshops at the 2017 Oklahoma Specialty Court Conference on September 13 in Oklahoma City.  The topics are: 1) Medication-Assisted Treatment, and 2) Pharmacology.  The event will take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference will provide participants with knowledge of specialty court best practices and cutting edge strategies to continue

JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will discuss "Living outside the Robe: How to manage Life beyond the bench" at the American Judges Association 2017 Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.

JSI Consultant James Wigmore will be presenting on Toxicology at the 2017 Oklahoma Specialty Court Conference on September 13 in Oklahoma City.  The event will take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference will provide participants with knowledge of specialty court best practices and cutting edge strategies to continue to improve Oklahoma’s Specialty Court network. State and

JSI Founder, Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will be presenting on Procedural Fairness at the University of New Mexico, School of Law, to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Conference. The audience is Drug Court team members, primarily probation officers. The presentation is October 27, 2017 at 2:20 pm for one hour and then repeat at 3:40

This continuing education opportunity will be attended by JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) and CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.).  The conference theme is “Old meets new: Incorporating fundamentals, instructional design and adult learning into the 21st century.”  A list of the educational programming is available by clicking here. While at the NASJE conference, Judge

Specialty Courts need to have accurate and objective information about whether participants are abstinent from alcohol and other drugs.  A well designed testing program improves a court’s ability to apply  incentives or sanctions correctly or to adjust treatment and supervision services accordingly. Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will provide an overview of the best practices for

What are the latest advances in Medically Assisted Treatment and are courts using them?  What are the differernt types of medication and how do they work?  What are the national standards on M.A.T.?  Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will address these and other questions during her session of "Using Medication Assisted Treatment in Drug Treatment Courts" at

An effective team has a number of ‘building blocks’ including clear objective, balanced roles and skills.  It must also have good processes for making, communicating, implementing and reviewing decisions. It must have appropriate leadership that creates an atmosphere that allows for experimentation and openness.  JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will provide an overview of