2015 Institute for State Criminal Justice and Public Safety Executives Patrick Henry Building 1111 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia December 3-4, 2015 Hosted by: The and the National Criminal Justice In partnership with: The Bureau of Justice Assistance Thursday, December 3 West Reading Room 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Overview Dana Boente, United States Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Virginia Denise O Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Introductions and Opening Discussion Meeting participants will introduce themselves and discuss their states top criminal justice challenges and priorities. Leaders from the National
Governors and the National Criminal Justice will present results from recent surveys of their membership. 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Panel Discussion: Strengthening Community-Police Relations This session will examine emerging issues in community-police relations and civil unrest, with a special focus on actions that governors and state public safety executives can take to build strong community-police relations. 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break Kristen Mahoney, Deputy Director for Policy, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Brian Jackson, Ph.D., Senior Physical Scientist, RAND Corporation Karhlton Moore, Executive Director, Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Christopher Shank, Executive Director, Maryland Governor s Office of Crime Control and Prevention 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Regional Breakout Session Participants will break out by region and share lessons learned, reflect on governors ability to address community-police relations, and discuss the implications for public safety and possible state policy responses. Northeast: West Reading Room South: West Reading Room Midwest: East Reading Room Rebecca Rose, Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. West: East Reading Room
11:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Emerging Innovations in Pretrial Reform This session will examine successful strategies in pretrial justice reform. Speakers will highlight the influential role that state criminal justice planners and policy makers can play in examining current practices and planning improvements in the management of non-adjudicated offenders at the local level. Carol Poole, Senior Policy Advisor, National Criminal Justice Dianne Beer-Maxwell, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Pretrial Justice Institute Bill Scollon, Director, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration 12:00 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Break and Box Lunch Pick Up Working Lunch: Strategies for Addressing the Growing Heroin Crisis This session will examine state efforts to address heroin use, with a particular focus on highlighting tools that states can use to identify, reduce, and treat the problem. Bill Gibbons, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Mary Lou Leary, Deputy Director, State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Keynote Address: The Honorable Terry McAuliffe, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Information Sharing and the Use of Data to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes This session will examine the role of information sharing in the criminal justice system. Panelists will address how states can use data to ensure programs and policies are effective and driving their systems toward positive outcomes. David Steingraber, Senior Policy Advisor, National Criminal Justice Chris Kervick, Executive Director, Delaware Criminal Justice Council and Mid-Atlantic Regional Justice Information Sharing 2:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Regional Breakout Session Participants will break out by region and reflect on morning and early afternoon sessions and discuss opportunities for collaboration and implementation on the topics of pretrial reform, heroin abuse, and information sharing. Northeast: West Reading Room South: West Reading Room Midwest: East Reading Room Rebecca Rose, Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. West: East Reading Room 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Hot Topics Participants will reflect on regional breakout discussions and discuss the implications of emerging issues in public safety for governors and their staff. 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Wrap Up and Adjourn Denise O Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Tracey Trautman, Deputy Director for Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S.
Friday, December 4 West Reading Room 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Recap and Group Discussion 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Offender Populations This session will discuss the challenges of addressing mental health and substance abuse in offender populations and highlight successful strategies for treating these populations and reducing recidivism. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Break Victoria Cochran, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Commonwealth of Virginia Deb Matteuci, Executive Director, Montana Board of Crime Control 10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: State Strategies for Addressing Human Exploitation The session will examine states challenges with labor and sex trafficking/exploitation. The speakers will examine ways governors and states can assist with identifying vulnerable populations, raise awareness, and more effectively collaborate with other government partners. Faiza Mathon-Mathieu, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, ECPAT-USA Tim Roemer, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Homeland Security Dora Schriro, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Regional Breakout Session Participants will break out by region. CJPAs and SAAs will reflect on content presented during the morning panel discussions and discuss the implications for their governors 2016 priorities. Each region will report out at the end of the session. Northeast: West Reading Room South: West Reading Room Midwest: East Reading Room Rebecca Rose, Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. West: East Reading Room 11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Inside the Beltway: Federal Legislative Update This discussion will feature a brief update on congressional action. A question and answer session will follow. Elizabeth Pyke, Director of Government Affairs, National Criminal Justice Justin Stevens, Legislative Director, Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety, 12:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m Wrap Up and Evaluations 12:30 p.m. Adjourn