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Networking sessions are open-conversation opportunities for NAPSA Conference participants to engage with NIC staff, ask experts. 

Participants who attended "Measuring What Matters: Outcome and Performance Measures for the Pretrial Services Field, 2nd Edition" workshop are invited to join the networking session for a group Q&A.

Measuring What Matters: Outcome and Performance Measures for the Pretrial Services Field, Second Edition, is the latest publication from the National Institute of Corrections outlining critical success criteria for the pretrial services field. Like its previous edition, Measuring What Matters, Second Edition, helps agencies gather consistent and meaningful data to track the performance of pretrial programs based on the mission and needs of your local criminal justice system.

The second edition emphasizes measures that “work” in the real world and introduces a new definition of what it means to be successful in pretrial services. Each measure ties to the three principles of bail—maximizing release, ensuring court appearance, and maintaining public safety—and features commentary discussing how the measure has changed over time based on changes in the pretrial field. Today’s pretrial service agencies use outcome and performance metrics as an integral part of their pretrial practice and training. With the development of professional standards for the pretrial services field comes the need to have measures that will help you meet the challenge.

Why is it important to measure pretrial justice outcomes? Because measurement reduces uncertainty about the success of the programs and operations for which you are responsible. By measuring the outcomes and performance goals that matter to you most, you can cultivate improvement in these areas and demonstrate the need for continued support or advocate for sunsetting programs. In an upcoming webinar on September 21, 2021, the National Institute of Corrections will highlight outcome and performance measures specific to the pretrial field. These measures are featured in the newly released publication Measuring What Matters: Outcome and Performance Measures for the Pretrial Services Field: Second Edition. Join the session to learn about these measures and how to apply them in your own agency.

Part 2: Learning to Value Your Employees

Takeaways:

• Leaders are deeply respected and serve as powerful role models with high moral and ethical integrity. 
• Leaders are mentors, coaches, or guides who listen and address each employee’s concerns and needs as best as possible.
• Leaders inspire and motivate employees to perform beyond expectations.
• Leaders support a growth mindset and stimulate employees’ creativity and innovation.

This interactive one-hour webinar delivers a practical, professional framework that can help staff protect themselves while also providing superior institutional responses to the self-injurious behavior found among the men and women in their custody. We will emphasize the nuances of self-injury in the correctional setting and the need for partnerships between multi-disciplinary teams to maximize outcomes.

True direct supervision requires a shift in the role of the supervisor from the typical role that occurs in a traditional--or containment-minded--jail. Making and maintaining this shift can often be difficult or ambiguous for supervisors endeavoring to be successful. The good news is it doesn’t need to be! There is a recipe for success. This workshop focuses on the vital role of supervisors in direct supervision jails; identifies key components of the supervisor’s role; facilitates discussion on strategies supervisors can employ to be successful; and provides an overview of the administration’s role and the housing officer’s role to assist supervisors in fulfilling their role.

Adopting the direct supervision philosophy is more than a change in architecture. Implementation includes a series of changes in facility operations, organizational culture, and the roles of housing unit officers, supervisors, and administrators. This process can be intimidating and implementation can be difficult to maintain. This workshop is conducted in a town hall format to allow the audience to easily interact with the speakers and discuss the successes or challenges of implementing and continuing direct supervision.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the benefits of building inclusion across multi-disciplinary teams in corrections to increase cultural awareness, operational effectiveness, and program efficacy.

Responses to Staff Wellness and Trauma in an era of Urgency is a session of the APPA Winter conference 2021, hosted by Lorie Brisbin and Maureen Buell on  February 23, from 4:40pm – 5:45pm.

Lessons Learned from the Post-Conviction Victims’ Rights Project: Recommendations for the Future hosted by Lorie Brisbin on February 24, from 2:00pm – 3:30pm