APRI Highlights - Summer 2002

APRI Training Programs

George E. Ross, Director, Grant Management

APRI offers state and local prosecutors a wide variety of training opportunities. Courses range from introductory trainings, such as Equal Justice: Investigating and Prosecuting Child Abuse, to focused programs, such as Cultural and Immigration Issues in Domestic Violence, to policy sessions for elected prosecutors, such as Policy Development for Juvenile Justice Professionals. The courses are designed to meet your specific needs and are presented by experienced prosecutors—often your peers from other jurisdictions. The programs also offer valuable networking opportunities as you interact with other prosecutors from across the nation.

While APRI cannot guarantee CLE credits for its courses, the vast majority of attendees do receive full CLE credits from their state bars. Courses presented by APRI at the National District Attorneys Association’s National Advocacy Center (NAC) are all pre-approved in the host state of South Carolina, and, in our experience, other states have accepted South Carolina’s approval. APRI staff makes every effort to have each course pre-approved in the host state.

Each issue of APRI Highlights provides the current APRI training schedule. The list includes courses conducted across the nation and at the National Advocacy Center. I encourage you to scan the schedule to identify courses that would benefit you or your colleagues.

If you attend an APRI course, please take the time to complete the evaluation forms! We truly value and react to your input—your compliments, your suggestions and especially your criticisms. We need your feedback as bases for adjustments and improvements to our curricula.

For additional information about any course, you can access the training section of our Web site: http://www.ndaa-apri.org/education/apri_index.html. Each program area provides detailed summaries of all courses offered.