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October 2021 | Vol. 32, No. 1

Grantee Spotlight

Beginning in November, we will feature our first grantee in this new Spotlight

section, as well as on the SJI website. We are excited to share the positive

impacts of SJI-funded projects with the court community and other

stakeholders. If you are interested in having your project featured as a

grantee spotlight, learn more on our Spotlight Submission Instructions page.

In the News

Utah Regulatory Sandbox Project

The Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation, an office of the Utah Supreme Court recently

made history as the first state to establish a regulatory sandbox, providing a space for

lawyers and other professionals to deliver nontraditional legal services under the

supervision of the state supreme court. Additionally, this project is being evaluated through

the development of a set of practical tools to facilitate an empirical and risk-based

regulatory framework for legal services, including a regulatory management system,

creation of a best practices handbook, and creation of a lessons learned... Read More

Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium

The Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice recently hosted the

Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium, co-sponsored by SJI, and supplemental halfday Training Institutes. The three-day event, held in Nashville, Tennessee, emphasized the

importance of peer-to-peer learning and collaboration, which included 25 workshops, 5

plenaries, and 6 Training Institutes, providing participants with research-based and

evidence-informed practical reforms that can be replicated and applied within state and

local jurisdictions... Read More

Supporting Children in the Justice System

The Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,

created the Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials. For children, participating in
the justice system as a victim or witness can be especially confusing, distressing, and even

re-traumatizing. Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials was created to support

children and youth during their involvement with the justice system as... Read More

Announcements

Upcoming Webinar:

Register Now! On Oct.

28-29, the Virtual

National College on Judicial

Conduct and Ethics is hosting three

(3) one-hour sessions - featuring

topics including crossing the line

and training to prevent sexual

harassment, abuse of criminal

contempt power & judicial discipline

and judges on social media.

Register Here

October is National

Youth Justice Action

Month. The observance

brings focus to and highlights

juvenile justice reform and

advancing equity and racial justice.

Learn more on how Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention (OJJDP), Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department

of Justice works to achieve these

goals.

New Podcast! The

National Association for

Court Management

(NACM) has just released a new

podcast episode entitled: The Battle

Over Bail Reform: How 5 Courts are

Coping with the Challenge Court

Leader’s Advantage. This

latest episode addresses the

ongoing debate over bail reform,

discussions on reducing and/or

eliminating cash bail, and the pivotal

role that courts play.

October is Cyber

Security Awareness

Month - Courts must be

prepared for cyberattacks on court

systems, such as denial of service,

ransomware attacks on court case

management systems, websites,

and other critical information

technology infrastructure. Courts

are establishing security procedures

to improve the protection of highly

sensitive confidential documents

filed within the court system.

Upcoming Webinars!

October 27th & 28th.

The Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) GAINS

Center is offering a series of trainthe-trainer (TTT) events to teach

local trainers to deliver its "How

Being Trauma-Informed Improves

New Podcast Series!

The National Judicial

Institute on Domestic

Violence (NJIDV) has

created the Centering Children

Podcast Series. The three (3)

sessions will feature understanding

exposure to domestic violence for

children in the justice system,
Criminal Justice System

Responses" curriculum. To apply for

a TTT event, download the

solicitation and submit a completed

application form by Friday,

November 12, 2021.

recognizing domestic violence when

determining custody, fostering

resilience, and a judge’s perspective

on cases involving children exposed

to domestic violence. To listen to the

podcast series, please click here.

The next deadline to submit a

grant application to SJI is

November 1, 2021.

Learn more about SJI grants and apply

today!

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