What’s in Your Alcohol Monitoring Toolbox
Lansing Center 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI, United StatesNot all alcohol monitoring tools are created equal, EtG, transdermal, and breath detection tools have different detection capabilities. If you are only using one type of alcohol detection tool for all stages of your program, you might be missing more drinking events than you are catching. JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will be part
Good Testing Procedures Ensures Good Testing Results
Lansing Center 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI, United StatesEvery treatment court professional has to be proficient with the basics of alcohol and other drug treating order to do a competent job. This session will give attendees the fundamentals of chemical testing as well as the standards for tests both forensic and treatment court related. JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will address those
Scientific Evidence Under the Daubert Standard
Arrowwood Resort at Cedar Shore 1500 Shoreline Drive, Oacoma, SD, United StatesJSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) and JSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss making good rulings about scientific evidence under the Daubert standard and evidentiary and admissibility issues for electronic and digital evidence at the 2019 Spring South Dakota Judicial Conference. As a result of this program the attendees will be able to: 1.
Procedural Fairness in the Courts
Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJSI CFO Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss Procedural Fairness in the Courts at New Mexico's Judicial Conclave in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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 Docket Management for Wellness
Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJSI Associate Judge Kevin Burke will discuss Court Docket Management for Wellness at the New Mexico Judicial Conclave in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the presentation those in attendance will be able to: 1. Articulate the effects good docket management has on judicial wellness ; 2. Anticipate problems in docket management; and, 3. Create a docket management
The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the Courts
Virgin Islands Cardiac Center Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands (U.S.)JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will be presenting a workshop on “The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the Courts” at the Virgin Islands Judicial Conference: “Advancing Justice through Collaboration and Judicial Education.” The goal of the conference is to address pressing issues facing the local judiciary, needs for reforms in certain areas of law
Science for Judges: A series of eight webcasts
Judges are the guardians of our system of justice, but forensic developments in the last 50 years have made their jobs significantly harder. The existing rules of evidence and procedure have not always anticipated new scientific discoveries. As evidentiary gatekeepers, judges must be able to anticipate and pre-pare to rule on admission of new areas
LifeSafer NADCP Expert Panel
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesLifeSafer is sponsoring this event to explore the role of mobile alcohol monitoring in treatment courts. The attendees will discuss current experiences with mobile monitoring technology, advantages and limitations to each type of monitoring as well as, how courts make their choices. This is the first phase of an ongoing project to examine ways to
Procedural Fairness is a Critical Component of Veteran Treatment Courts
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesProcedural 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
Ethical Landmines in Veteran Treatment Courts
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, United StatesCases of judicial discipline are being reported in VTCs for behavior rarely seen in Drug Treatment Courts. What is the reason for judges acting differently in VTCs? What should judges be on the lookout for? JSI President Judge Peggy Hora (Ret.) will address these and other questions during her session of “Ethical Landmines in VTCs” at
