As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, more and more community corrections professionals have concerns about how this is currently impacting their work and questions about how it will shape their future. To address those concerns, APPA hosted a virtual roundtable facilitated by Dr. Brian...
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As Program Manager for the University of Denver’s National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center , Joe Russo has pursued community corrections research for more than two decades. Today, he is responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of innovations in probation and parole...
American Probation and Parole Association Lexington, KY March 2, 2020 Recent media reports have vilified the use of electronic monitoring. Some critics have gone so far as to call for a total ban on electronic monitoring, claiming that it is just another form of incarceration that doesn’t...
Mobile access to probation case information is key to improving productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness in the field. This capability has been successfully implemented at the largest corrections agency in the country, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and...
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APPA is happy to announce a new Corporate Member, LifeSafer. LifeSafer is one of the pioneers in the ignition interlock industry and has been a national leader in the space for nearly thirty years. Lifesafer’s work began in 1991 and since then they have provided more than one million clients...
At your fingertips, you will find 80 pages of information regarding an issue that is of utmost importance in our field today. Many individuals under community supervision have specific health and behavioral health care needs and the establishment of the Affordable Care Act is of great assistance...
The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) represents the sole authority for regulating the transfer of adult probation and parole offenders across states. With the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS), ICAOS provides information on over 123,000 active and...
In 2010, there were 1.4 million drivers arrested for driving under the influence. Probation and parole departments can face unique challenges in assessing risk levels for these individuals and determining the most appropriate type of supervision to minimize the risk of a re-offense. This webinar...
With funding from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), APPA developed this special issue of its quarterly journal, Perspectives, to focus on topics specific to victim issues and services within community corrections. Topics addressed in this issue include, but are not necessarily limited to,...
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APPA provided assistance to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to produce these documents: "Strategically Monitoring Sex Offenders: Accessing Community Corrections' Resources to Enhance Law Enforcement Capabilities" is a publication that identifies tools and information...