New Dimensions in Sentencing Advocacy , the Association's ninth annual conference and mitigation institute, will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, June 6-9, 2001. Network with colleagues, sharpen essential advocacy skills in workshops designed for new and experienced sentencing advocates, gain information about developing inovations in theory and practice. You can download the program and registration form or find more information on the conference web page . About NASA Established in 1992 by a group of dedicated professionals, the National Association of Sentencing Advocates is a professional membership organization of sentencing advocates and defense-based mitigation specialists.
Members work with defense counsel on behalf of defendants, inmates, and parolees.
Defense counsel and others interested in the Association's goals and objectives are also counted amongst the membership. The goals and objectives of the National Association of Sentencing Advocates, recognized in its by-laws , include promoting the advancement of sentencing advocacy, promulgating professional standards and developing ethical standards of practice , providing education and training to the Association's membership, and promoting effective responses to crime and confinement decisions and other criminal justice policies based upon principles of fairness, equity and human dignity. The NASA News Group is a listserve open to all NASA members to share news and information on issues related to sentencing advocacy. If you are a current NASA member, click to subscribe to NASA's news group. Job openings of interest to NASA members are now available on-line on the NASA Notes web page.