Recent and upcoming events focused on sentencing issues are listed below.


9/9/08 presentation on Evidence-Based Sentencing Practices for the American Judges Association Annual Education Conference. Speaker: Hon. Roger K. Warren, President Emeritus, NationalCenter for State Courts


8/5/08 panel presentation onConsistency and Disparity in Sentencing Today-MN, MI and VA for the National Association of Sentencing Commissions Annual Conference.
Speakers:
The Honorable F. Bruce Bach, Chair, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Jeffrey Edblad, Chair, Minnesota Sentencing Commission; Isanti County Attorney
Brian J. Ostrom, Principal Court Research Associate, National Center for State Courts
Charles W. Ostrom, Jr., Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Moderator: Kevin Reitz, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota School of Law

8/4/08 panel presentation on Evidence-Based Practices in Sentencing for the National Association of Sentencing Commissions Annual Conference.
Speakers:
Elyse Clawson, Executive Director, Crime and Justice Institute
Kim Steven Hunt, Executive Director, District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission
The Hon. Roger K. Warren, President Emeritus, NationalCenter for State Courts
Moderator: Laura Appleman, Assistant Professor of Law, WillametteUniversityCollege of Law

8/3/08 intensive session on Evidence-Based Sentencing Practices for the American Probation and Parole Association Annual Training Institute.
Speakers: Roger K. Warren, President Emeritus, NationalCenter for State Courts
Judy Sachwald, Director (Ret.), Maryland Division of Probation and Parole


7/24/2008 Video presentation by Judge Steven Alm and Dr. Angela Hawken on Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (H.O.P.E.) program.