Title, NCJRS Catalog #39, For Your Information. Series: NCJRS Catalog Author: NCJRS Published: March/April 1998 Subject: Criminal justice 2 pages 6,000 bytes ------------------------------- Figures, charts, forms, and tables are not included in this ASCII plain-text file. To view this document in its entirety, download the Adobe Acrobat graphic file available from this Web site or order a print copy from NCJRS at 800-851-3420. ------------------------------- For Your Information NCJRS Discontinues Microfiche Program The microfiche program operated by NCJRS will be phased out during the first months of 1998. Diminishing user interest and the advancement of technology (particularly the Internet) were factors that contributed to NCJRS' decision to terminate the microfiche program. As a result, NCJRS is offering free of charge the following microfiche products (user is responsible for postage; limited quantities available): o 1982 annual segment. o 1983 annual segment. o 1984 annual segment. o 1986 annual segment. o 1988 annual segment. o 1989 annual segment. Annual segments refer to all publications in the calendar year held in copyright authority by NCJRS that were entered into the NCJRS Document Data Base. Interested users should contact NCJRS at 800-851- 3420 for details. Video Series Spotlights Intermediate Sanctions Judges and policy teams interested in a broader, more practical understanding of intermediate sanctions can turn to a new instructional video seminar series. Facilitating the Appropriate Use of Intermediate Sanctions conveys lessons learned from almost 100 jurisdictions that have worked with intermediate sanctions in a policy team approach. This work, begun through the joint efforts of the State Justice Institute and the National Institute of Corrections and its National Intermediate Sanctions Project, provided assistance to jurisdictions around the Nation interested in forming policy teams to guide the appropriate use of intermediate sanctions. The Center for Effective Public Policy produced the videos. The tapes combine footage from the April 1996 broadcast of a national video conference on the same topic with extensive new footage of interviews, panel discussions, and presentations from a wide variety of practitioners. State Justice Institute Board Member Tommy Jewell, a judge in the Second Judicial District, Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosts the series. Roger Warren, President of the National Center for State Courts and a former judge in Sacramento, California, serves as moderator. The modules are Seminar 1: An Introduction to Intermediate Sanctions for Judges; Seminar 2: The Judicial Role in Developing Use of Intermediate Sanctions; Seminar 3: The Policy Team's Role in Developing and Implementing Intermediate Sanctions; and Seminar 4: A Guide for a Policy Team Meeting on the Appropriate Use of Intermediate Sanctions. Each of the first three seminars takes about an hour and a half to view and discuss; the fourth requires a half day to complete the viewing and discussion portions. Each is accompanied by materials to guide discussion. A complete set of the seminars, including videotapes, instructions for use, participant materials, and reference materials, is available from the State Justice Institute-designated libraries and the judicial educator in each State. Copies of the series are also available directly from the Center for Effective Public Policy at 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone 301-589-9383, fax 301-589-3505. The videotapes are free, but please include $25 for shipping and handling. Conferences Look for the NCJRS representative and exhibit, present on behalf of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and/or the agencies of the Office of Justice Programs, at the following conferences. For further information on State, regional, national, and international conferences of interest to criminal and juvenile justice professionals, call NCJRS at 800-851-3420. Boys and Girls Clubs of America 1998 Annual Conference May 13-16, 1998 Orlando, Florida Contact: Boys and Girls Clubs of America at 404-815-5777 35th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: Examining the Partnership Between Policy and Practice May 27-30, 1998 Washington, D.C. Contact: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts at 608-251-4001 National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association 17th Annual Conference: Working Together For Children May 30-June 2, 1998 Houston, Texas Contact: National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association at 800- 628-3233 National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors' 1998 Annual Meeting May 31-June 4, 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah Contact: National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors at 202-293-0900 4th Annual Training Conference of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals June 4-6, 1998 Washington, D.C. Contact: Ronald Dixon at 800-542-2322, ext. 231 Special Libraries Association 89th Annual Conference June 6-11, 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana Contact: Special Libraries Association at 202 234 4700 The Fourth Biennial Conference--International Perspectives on Crime, Justice and the Public Order June 21-26, 1998 Budapest, Hungary Contact: John Jay College of Criminal Justice at 212 237 8654 National Sheriff's Association 1998 Annual Conference & Exhibition June 28-July 1, 1998 Phoenix, Arizona Contact: National Sheriff's Association at 800-424-7827