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Parole and probation

2020 Tribal Probation Academy

During this comprehensive and interactive training academy, participants will build foundational skills; examine traditional, evidence-based, victim-centered and trauma informed approaches to community supervision; practice techniques in mock interviews, scenarios and team exercises; and more.

Expanding Access to Probation Services in Coconino County

The BJA-supported Coconino Online Probation Education (COPE) program supports clients living in outlying areas of Coconino County, Arizona. COPE includes a virtual mentoring initiative, providing clients with a support system they may otherwise be lacking.

Probation officers work to help people break free from a cycle of crime by matching the right supervision and service to the right person at the right time. But breaking...

Smart Supervision Program

This program provides community supervision agencies with funding, technical assistance, and new tools to improve supervision outcomes.

Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program

This program's goals are to build and enhance capacity and improve delivery of civil and criminal legal services to individuals and tribes, as well as develop policies that improve access to tribal justice systems, and provide training and technical assistance for development and enhancement of tribal justice systems.

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)

This program supports innovative cross-system collaboration to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who are in the justice system or reentering the community.