Pacific training for parole and probation officers on Saipan

By Cassie DLG Fejeran
Reporter

The Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Planning Agency, and the CNMI and Guam’s judiciary branches will be sponsoring the first-ever American Probation and Parole Association Pacific Training that will be held in the region.

Registration fees for the session are $150 for the complete training packet (all sessions), or $35 per session for Session I or IV, or $75 per session for session II or III.

Session I, which will focus on criminal domestic violence and stalking law, will begin on Aug. 22.

Aug. 23-24 will start the second session on managing sex offenders in the community. Law enforcers and service providers will be taught the dynamics and complex task of managing sex offenders.

Strategies of Officer Safety will be the focus in Session III, beginning Aug. 25-26. Participants will be informed on safety training for any professional who has face-to-face contact with criminals.

The last session on Aug. 27 is a dynamic approach to enhance officer or service provider safety. This session will take the officer safety training in domestic violence or stalking, and safety simulation from the classroom theory to a real world setting.

Registration deadline is Aug. 6. An additional fee of $25 will be assessed if registered after the deadline.

According to the APPA website, the organization is an international association composed of individuals from the United States and Canada actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.

All levels of government, including local, state/provincial, legislative, executive, judicial, and federal agencies are counted among its constituents.

By taking the initiative, APPA has grown to become the voice for thousands of probation and parole practitioners including line staff, supervisors and administrators. APPA will continue to effectively provide services to its citizens. The association represents a strong, unified voice for the field of community corrections.

The mission, according to the association, is to serve, challenge and empower its members and constituents by educating, communicating and training; advocating and influencing; acting as a resource and conduit for information, ideas and support; developing standards and models; and collaborating with other disciplines.

For more information, contact Maria Sebetang at 236-9865 or John Aguon at 236-9872.