Other Activities
The Dennis Maloney Community Service Project
The Southwest Indian Foundation (SWIF) is a non-profit, charitable organization limited to Native Americans and serves the Zuni, Hopi and other pueblo tribes in the area. SWIF also works closely with battered families shelters with the focus on relocating those who have been traumatized by domestic violence. Services provided by SWIF include rental assistance, utilities and transportation. The SWIF organization needs your help to provide clothing and blankets to help support SWIF’s independent living program.
Before you pack your bags for Phoenix, please remember to bring articles to donate to the SWIF organization. On behalf of the Dennis Maloney Community Service project and the SWIF Foundation we thank you for your support.
Enhanced Response to Stalking Focus Group
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The American Probation and Parole Association and the Stalking Resource Center at the National Center for Victims of Crime partnered to develop training, resources, and materials to enhance the ability of parole, probation, and corrections officers to respond to stalking. As part of this process, a series of focus group sessions will be held at the APPA Winter Training Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Together, the Stalking resource center and APPA are seeking information regarding existing responses to offenders engaging in stalking, as well as challenges and barriers to address stalking.
Two sessions to be held: one for probation and parole agency administrators and another for line staff.
Training/Learning Objectives
Define Stalking as it relates to offender supervision
Identify existing strategies to address stalking by offenders under community
corrections supervision.
Discuss existing gaps and challenges to address stalking.
Enhanced Response to Stalking Focus Group Session for Administrators will be held 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Enhanced Response to Stalking Focus Group Session for Line Officers will be held 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Eligibility: All participants of this special APPA/ National Center for Victims of Crime focus group MUST be paid registrants of the 2008 APPA Winter Training Institute.
To Register: Check the appropriate box on the registration form located on page 35.
For more information about the focus group sessions, please contact:
Carrie Abner
Research Associate
American Probation & Parole Association
2760 Research Park Drive
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859)244-8031
Fax: (859) 244-8001
Email: cabner@csg.org
Michelle Garcia
Director
Stalking Resource Center
NCVC
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 480
Washington, DC 200036
Phone: (202) 467-8726
Fax: (202) 467-8701
Email: mgarcia@ncvc.org
APPA Dance Party
