This meetup is for social work supervisors who supervise other social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, and social work interns in defense-based offices. This week's discussion will focus on what is your supervisory style. Whether you have it […]
Join us for NAPD's huge national virtual conference March 20 & 21
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Handling child sexual assault cases demands a specialized skill set distinct from other types of cases due to the sensitive nature of the material and the involvement of child witnesses. This presentation will offer a comprehensive, in-depth, step-by-step guide on […]
This week's meetup will be an open chat - open to discuss anything! If you want to highlight one of the great sessions you caught last week at NAPD's Rise. Resist. Represent. Conference, this is the space for that! If […]
On a Monday - Special Monday-Meetup! We know that every jurisdiction is different, but we are also aware there is not uniformity in how mitigation work gets done in defense based offices. This discussion will focus on who is doing […]
Racial Justice Meetup - It's time for the April edition of the RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP! Corey Smith, NAPD's new Wellness Resource Coordinator, will lead this month's meetup presentation - Income Inequality and Access to Justice! In this meetup, we will […]
Welcome to the April edition of the supervisor investigator's meetup, it's an open chat with lots to cover including a special guest for Friday's general meetup. Please join us! Jon
Investigators play a crucial role in uncovering and challenging patterns of police misconduct. We will discuss strategies for finding police misconduct data, the impact of misconduct data on defense cases, and how investigators can leverage new technologies to uncover misconduct. […]
Join us at the NAPD Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, April 14-17, 2025, where public defense leaders will collaborate to address real-world leadership challenges and build practical strategies for success.
This meetup is for supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, dispositional advocates, social work interns, and others to come together and discuss topics relevant to supervision in defense-based offices. Kevin Bishop, LCSW, is the Social Worker Coordinator with […]
On a Monday - Special Monday-Meetup! When a case has a tight turnaround or in-depth mitigation development hasn't been requested, how do you create a condensed or abbreviated version of mitigation? How do you structure your mitigation writing, or do […]
Presenters: Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., and Amy Guillot, Ph.D., M.A. Dyslexia is defined by the International Dyslexia Association as a neurological learning disability characterized by poor spelling and word recognition abilities. Consequences of these deficits often include […]
