The National PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Resource Center is hosting 2 webinars on June 25th. The 1st will be held from 12-1:30 pm ET–PREA 101 Webinar Series: Adult Prisons. From 2-3:30 pm ET will be Jails and Lockups. Although the registration form says registration closes today, the advertisement specifically says people can register up until the webinar begins. However, if you are unable to attend, the content of both will be archived and available for later viewing (there are already many there).
From the site:
Adult Prisons content:
The National PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape invite you to join us for the first webinar in the Resource Center’s PREA 101 Webinar Series. With the release of the U.S Department of Justice’s National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape, on May 17, 2012, correctional systems around the country are examining their current and future responses to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct and assault. In this interactive web conference, Prof. Brenda V. Smith, Director of the Project on Addressing Prison Rape will:
(1) discuss where agencies are in their preparations for the standards;
(2) discuss how agencies might move forward with implementation;
(3) identify resources for agencies; and
(4) answer questions from participants.
Jail and Lockups content:
The National PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape invite you to join us for the second webinar in the Resource Center’s PREA 101 Webinar Series, this one focused on Jails and Lockups. With the release of the U.S Department of Justice’s National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape, on May 17, 2012, correctional systems around the country are examining their current and future responses to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct and assault. In this interactive web conference, Prof. Brenda V. Smith, Director of the Project on Addressing Prison Rape will:
(1) discuss where agencies are in their preparations for the standards;
(2) discuss how agencies might move forward with implementation;
(3) identify resources for agencies; and
(4) answer questions from participants.