Conferences
Critical Issues in Fleet Safety
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel 1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, IL, United StatesHear leading experts discuss the latest developments that risk professionals, human resource and fleet managers want to know about to prevent accidents, save lives and avoid millions of dollars in expenses and exposure. JSI Founder Honorable Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will speak on “The Fleet Sleeper Issue: Negligent Entrustment and Retention." Click on the image to the
Alcohol and Other Drugs: It’s a Family Affair
University of Baltimore Student Center 1420 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, United StatesJSI Co-Founder Judge Peggy Hora will speak at a two-day training program for parenting coordinators, mediators, lawyers, judges, therapists, parent educators, and other professionals who work with high conflict families at the University of Baltimore (UB) School of Law on alcohol and other drug issues in family courts. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for
Drugged Driving
JSI Co-Founder Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will address the General Session Judges at their 2017 conference in Nashville on the important topic of Drugged Driving.
Drug Court Standards and On-Site Testing: the Value of Automation
Suburban Collection Showplace 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI, United StatesJSI Associate Judge Harvey Hoffman (Ret.) will discuss Drug Court testing standards. Every drug court professional has to understand the basics of alcohol and other drug testing in order to do a competent job. This seminar will give you the fundamentals of on-site drug testing as well as the standards for tests. It will also demonstrate
Gaming The Test: How Defendants Try to Beat Drug Tests
Suburban Collection Showplace 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI, United StatesJSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will give a presentation on “Gaming The Test: How defendants try to beat drug tests.” This presentation will focus on how defendants who are continuing to use illegal drugs, attempt to avoid positive results on drug tests. It will look at three different ways, dilution adulteration and substitution that are used
The New Driving Impairment: Conditions That Affect Aging Drivers
Charlotte Convention Center 501 S. College Street, Charlotte, NC, United StatesJSI Co-Founder Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will be speaking at 2017 LifeSavers Conference on the Aging Driver. Below is a description of the presentation. America’s love affair with the automobile has given us enormous personal mobility and independence. Today’s drivers have strong expectations that they will continue to enjoy the freedom and convenience of driving well into old
Evidence-Based Sentencing
Banco Court (Level 3) 415 George Street, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaThe Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council, together with the Queensland Law Society, invites you to attend their first public presentation for the Sentencing Seminar Series. It is on evidence-based sentencing. This event will give you the chance to hear from JSI Founder and President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) —a woman who has been instrumental in the international ‘problem-solving courts’ movement.
Integrating Theory and Practice of Non-Adversarial Justice
Parkroyal Darling Harbour Hotel 150 Day Street,, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaJSI Co-Founder Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will speak at the Second International Conference on Non-Adversarial Justice and address the attendees on Integrating Theory and Practice of Non-Adversarial Justice. The conference will cover such topics as Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Restorative Justice, Procedural Justice, Appropriate Dispute Resolution, Preventative Law, Collaborative Law, Creative Problem Solving, and Solution-Focused Courts (Problem-Solving
First Shot at Justice: The Power of Legal Representation at the First Appearance
Hilton Arlington Virginia Hotel 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesJSI Chief Financial Officer Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss the issues surrounding 'Right to Counsel' from the very beginning of the criminal case at the American Judges Association Mid-Year Conference in Arlington, Virginia. The session will explore the importance of the right to counsel at the first appearance in reducing mass incarceration, its financial
Court Managers Leadership
Crystal Mountain Resort 12500 Crystal Mountain Dr., Thompsonville, MI, United StatesJSI Associate Judge Kevin Burke will give a 2 hour 45 minute presentation on Court Managers Leadership at the Michigan Court Administrators Association Conference.