Procedural Fairness is a subjective evaluation of a person’s experience in the justice system and is separate from the actual outcome of the case. While the result is important, an individual’s willingness to accept court decisions is rooted in their perceptions of how they were treated during the process itself. Thus, procedural fairness is a

JSI President Peggy Hora will be presenting at the 41st annual conference of the National Association of Women Judges with California Associate Justice Ming Chin.  Their presentation is entitled: Science for Judges: Unique Concerns in DNA Testing From solving a cold case through familial database searches (like Ancestry.com), to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, to limiting

Why do judges and other justice professionals need to be cognizant of trauma as it relates to court cases?  Like it or not, trauma seems to be the overwhelming negative factor affecting many people who come to court.  From treatment court participants to those who have experienced child abuse and neglect, “adverse childhood events” (ACE)

There are two roads in life: a high road and a low road. The high road is harder, but it takes you somewhere worth going. The low road is easy, but it’s circular—you eventually find yourself back where you started. This presentation by JSI Associate Kimberly Overton Spahos, will discuss how traffic safety professionals can inspire a shared vision of

Women’s initiation to alcohol and other drug use is different from men’s.  Their continued use is often dissimilar as well.  Women in trouble with the criminal justice system have higher rates of surviving domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse and rape than the general population.  How can treatment programs be more gender and trauma informed?  What

Conference flyer JSI President, Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will focus on the impact of trauma in the courtroom. Specifically, she will include Adverse Childhood Event information, basic neurobiology on the impact of trauma on the developing brain and its long term impact. This session also includes practical suggestions for the courtroom to become trauma informed.