Last month we continued talking about training and then moved into caseload standards and the topic became a jumping off point to talk about social work roles in the office, how to manage time and bandwidth when caseloads are crushing, […]
Combatting AI – Identifying and Challenging AI Applications in Law Enforcement Giselle Pomerleau, Litigation Technology Attorney, Office of the Federal Defender for the District of New Jersey, Camden, NJ Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days and law enforcement is […]
DEI Advocates, JOIN US our July 2024 edition of the DEIJ MEETUP! We will be led by meetup speaker, Joyce Akhahenda, Esq. Joyce will lead us in a presentation - Cultivating Allyship Within Your Public Defense Office. Get ready for […]
Across the country, police departments are increasingly using body-worn cameras to better monitor what officers are doing in the field. Reliance on this technology requires knowing exactly what this technology can and cannot do. This session will provide an overview […]
There has been a massive increase in the volume of audio/video evidence that public defense teams have to scrutinize in the digital age. There aren’t enough hours to review it all, and traditional transcription services are slow and costly. Thankfully, […]
In this special Tuesday edition of our Social Work Meetup we are going to discuss where have all the forensic experts gone (and now what does your team do)! Have you found a more limited access to/supply of forensic experts […]
This social worker meetup will discuss how we advocate for older adults intersecting with the criminal legal system. Whether it is through case management, mitigation, or other advocacy, this population requires a different approach and cognizance of neurocognitive disease and […]
This week's meetup will discuss peer navigator roles, which offices have peer navigators, how peers are utilized as part of the team, and what special expertise peers bring to this work. The role of "peer navigator" can be broad to […]
We all rely on research or data sets to help us in our mitigation development, so let's have a research swap! Bring a pdf or link to some of your favorite research articles that you use to help bolster your […]