Intensive Session: Artificial Intelligence in Community Supervision: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Applications

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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it is actively reshaping how decisions are made, and services are delivered across all sectors, including criminal justice and community corrections. This workshop builds on an earlier introductory intensive session, Embracing the Future: Integrating AI into Practice that was held at the APPA Winter Training Institute 2025 in Las Vegas. This workshop will offer a deeper, more hands-on exploration of how AI can be responsibly and effectively leveraged in ways to enhance the functioning of our organizations administratively and operationally to achieve efficiencies, streamline activities, and improve offender outcomes. As organizations work to balance accountability with opportunity and support, professionals in community corrections must understand both the promise and the risks of AI. This intensive session will cover the fundamental principles of AI, demonstrate its potential everyday applications, and examine its growing role in areas, such as resource allocation and efficiency. A critical focus of the workshop is the evolving workforce. As younger generations—particularly Gen Z and digital-native millennials—enter the field, they bring expectations for modern, tech-enabled (or “leveraged”) environments. To attract, retain, and empower this talent, agencies must embrace AI and other emerging technologies not as a replacement for human judgment, but as a supportive tool that enhances professional capacity and advances public safety and rehabilitation outcomes.