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1 The Interna onal Community Correc ons Associa on presents the 2nd Annual Conference in the What Ma ers Series REGISTER TODAY! September 9 12, 2013 ICCA has expanded its successful two decades of "What Works" conferences to focus on "What Ma ers. John Ascuaga s Nugget Reno, Nevada CALL AND REFERENCE GROUP CODE "GICCA OR VISIT This conference brings policy makers, criminal jus ce prac oners, and researchers together in a way that highlights the fundamental values that inform our business. This premier research conference features commissioned keynote presenta ons and workshops highligh ng evidence based policy and prac ce, and approaches that are cost effec ve and improve offender outcomes. Don't miss this great opportunity to interact with and learn from researchers and criminal jus ce professionals from across the globe! See below for more detailed informa on about the conference plenaries, workshop tles, student scholarship informa on, and conference registra on Conference Chairs: Linda Connelly President/CEO Leaders in Community Alterna ves (LCA) San Francisco, CA Rob Edmisten Supv Proba on Officer, EBP Coordinator Sacramento County Proba on Dept Research Chairs: During the past 45 years George Keiser has worked in or with every level and type of criminal jus ce posi on in the United States. During the last 28 years of his public career he served as the Community Correc ons Chief for the Na onal Ins tute of Correc ons (NIC), US Department of Jus ce. Since leaving his public service career at the end of 2010, George has created Keiser and Associates LLC with the intent of "bringing people and ideas together for change." Dr. Ralph Serin received his Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1988 and has been registered with the Ontario College of Psychologists since He worked in federal correc ons from and is now an Associate Professor at Carleton University, O awa, Ontario Canada where he is Director of the Criminal Jus ce Decision Making Laboratory and member of the Forensic Psychology Research Center. He is published in the areas of crime desistance, parole, treatment readiness and responsivity, risk assessment, psychopathy, sexual offenders, and the assessment and treatment of violent offenders.

2 Conference Highlights One Criminal Jus ce System with Many Decision Makers: Working toward A Shared Vision Monday, September 9, 2013 Pre Conference WORKSHOPS 9am 5pm Criminal Jus ce System Collabora ve Decision Making a systems planning session for mul disciplinary teams impacted by AB109 9am 5pm Understanding the Importance of Therapeu c Alliance: Responsivity Issues 2nd Annual What Ma ers Conference 9am 12:30pm The Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance: Opportuni es for Community Correc ons Tuesday, September 10, 2013 CONFERENCE PLENARIES WORKSHOPS 9am 10:30am Conference Opening, Keynote by George Keiser 10:45am 12:15pm Na onal Ins tute of Correc ons (NIC), Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) Panel "Criminal Jus ce System Collabora on and Decision Making" Elected and appointed criminal jus ce system decision makers who have used the NIC framework for EBDM will share their experiences in redefining achieving public safety. These officials from large and small jurisdic ons have learned how to establish measurable, system wide outcome goals rather than merely measuring agency ac vity performance. They have begun to deliberately test whether their preferred way of doing business contributes to those ar culated outcomes or in fact may produce an undesired result. These individuals will discuss the dynamic that must be managed to make this process produce results they all own jointly. 3:45pm 5:15pm Training in Evidence Based Prac ce Concepts Making System Collabora on Work Collabora on in support of Public Policy and Prac ce: A Case Study

3 Conference Highlights 9am 10:30am Ralph Serin, Carleton University "Innova ons in Dynamic Risk Assessment: Community Risk Management Through a Desistance Lens" This plenary will present a bridging model adopted by the Na onal Ins tute of Jus ce (NIJ) that links Risk, Need and Responsivity to desistance and present findings from a program of research rela ng to offender change and community risk assessment and management. Desistance, a new NIC curriculum, will be highlighted as an integral part of community correc ons. 2pm 3:30pm Steve Aos, Director of the Washington State Ins tute of Public Policy (WSIPP) will present his compila on of research conducted for state and local criminal jus ce policy makers. This review would discuss the relevant work conducted by the WSIPP and work conducted for Multnomah County, Oregon. The intent is to ensure public policy makers targeted as non tradi onal par cipants of this conference have a grounding in this seminal work. Tuesday, Cont. 2pm 3:30pm Meghan Guevara, Community Resources for Jus ce and Renee Gobeil, Correc onal Service Canada "A review of the evidence to inform custody decisions both at the Pretrial and Post Adjudica on stages." A combined presenta on on what we have learned and how it can inform the policy of release decision making at both pretrial and post convic on stages of the criminal jus ce process. This session would discuss the risk management research that informs release decision making of the accused and later the post convic on offender from custody. Wednesday, September 11, :30am 10am Guy Bourgon, Public Safety Canada Evidence of the importance of proba on officers being agents of change: The STICS Project This plenary will highlight empirical findings regarding structured training (STICS Strategic Training Ini a ve in Community Supervision) and its impact on the outcomes of offenders under supervision. STICS is a Core Correc onal Prac ce curriculum used in mul ple jurisdic ons as part of an ongoing research ini a ve by Public Safety Canada. 10:45am 12:15pm Pretrial Decision Making: A Risk Management Perspec ve Predic ng Recidivism on Reentry: An Evalua on of Priority Treatments Using Propensity Models How Agencies will apply bodies of knowledge that increase the likelihood of accomplishing ar culated public policy The Connec cut Partnership 3:45pm 5:30pm Permanent Suppor ve Housing: An Evidence Informed Prac ce for Reentry Measuring and Addressing Racial Dispari es in Proba on Revoca on Treatment Accountability for Safer Communi es (TASC) in Correc ons: Risk, Needs & Responsivity for Proba on Thursday, September 12, am 11:15pm Closing Brunch with Ralph Serin Ralph Serin will close out this What Ma ers series by summarizing how par cipants can go back to their home country, state / provincial, and local governments to impact change in policies that support research in what ma ers in the con nuum of correc ons.

4 Conference Registra on Form REGISTRATION Save Time and Register Online! The first 200 Registrants will receive ICCA s Latest Book What Works: Defea ng Recidivism: Keys to Making it Happen! ICCA Member Pre Conference Workshops & Conference $385 (by August 9th); $425 (a er August 9th) ICCA Member Conference Only $340 (by August 9th); $380 (a er August 9th) ICCA Member One Day Only $175 (by August 9th); $210 (a er August 9th) Non Member* Pre Conference Workshops & Conference $435 (by August 9th); $475 (a er August 9th) Non Member* Conference Only $390 (by August 9th); $430 (a er August 9th) Non Member* One Day Only $215 (by August 9th); $259 (a er August 9th) *Non Member registra on includes a 1 year membership Book your room in advance, just $85 per night, John Ascuaga s, Nugget, Reno, NV (Call and reference group code GICCA or visit All registra on op ons include meals during conference hours Addi onal Margaret Mead Award Luncheon Tickets are available for a nominal charge Prefix: First: Last: Job Title: First name as it would appear on badge: Company/organiza on: Address: City: State/Province: Postal Code: Phone: address: See you in Reno! Make checks payable to: Interna onal Community Correc ons Associa on Payment Enclosed: $ Visit our website for the latest refund and cancella on policies. Mail registra on forms with payment to: Interna onal Community Correc ons Associa on, 2100 Stella Court, Columbus, OH 43215

5 Apply Today for the ICCA Student Scholarship Program! We know that in these tough economic mes, learning opportuni es for students are limited and hard to come by. With that in mind, ICCA is pleased to offer a unique opportunity for students to be exposed to researchers and prac oners from the global criminal jus ce community. The ICCA scholarship program is designed to give opportuni es to college level students to a end one of the premier research conferences in the field of community correc ons. The ICCA conference will expose par cipants to some of the key issues being researched and debated in the field today. Scholarships cover conference registra on costs and are limited, so apply today by sending your completed form to staff@iccalive.org Scholarship Applica on Name: Address: Phone: School A ending: School Address: Degree Program: (circle one) Masters/Bachelors Why would you like to be considered for the ICCA Student Scholarship Program? (a ach page if needed)