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Sentencing, Probation, and Parole: What Judges Need to Know
Friday, October 6, 2017|8:30 am - 4:00 pm UTC
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This full-day program for judges will focus on adult sentencing dispositions, Massachusetts sentencing law, probation, and parole. A wide range of sentencing topics will be covered, including:
- Factors in Sentencing
- The Defendant’s Standpoint and the Commonwealth’s Point of View
- Current Issues in Sentencing
- The Updated Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines
- How Probation Can Help the Court, Probation Surrenders, and Probation Supervision
- What Judges Need to Know about Parole and How Courts Can Help
- What Judges Need to Know about Execution of the Sentence that was Imposed
- Sentencing 101
- Assessment Tools
- Classification
- And more!
Through a series of presentations, hypotheticals, and Q&A, “Sentencing, Probation, and Parole” will provide judges with an opportunity to learn about sentencing options and best practices. The program is geared toward newer judges, although experienced judges are also welcome to attend.
Program Co-Chairs:
Hon. Robert C. Rufo
Associate Justice
Barnstable Superior Court
Lee J. Gartenberg, Esq.
Director of Inmate Legal Services
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office
Presenters and Panelists:
In alphabetical order
Charles W. Anderson, Jr., Esq.
Sentencing Counsel
Department of Correction
Hon. James D. Barretto
First Justice
Peabody District Court
Shira Diner, Esq.
Supervising Attorney
CPCS Criminal Defense Training Unit
Edward Dolan
Commissioner of Probation
Hon. Linda E. Giles
Associate Justice
Suffolk Superior Court
Hon. John T. Lu
Associate Justice, Middlesex Superior Court
Chair, Massachusetts Sentencing Commission
Hon. Laurie K. MacLeod
Associate Justice, District Court
Presiding Justice, Western MA Veterans Treatment Court
Carol Mici
Deputy Commissioner of Clinical Services and Reentry
Department of Correction
Christina E. Miller, Esq.
Chief, District Courts and Community Prosecutions
Suffolk District Attorney’s Office
Gloriann Moroney, Esq.
General Counsel
Massachusetts Parole Board