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THE 2006 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SENTENCING COMMISSIONS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
“Keystone of Sentencing: Balancing Fairness and Costs”
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 6-8, 2006
The 2006 NASC Annual Conference will be held August 6-8, 2006 at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, located adjacent to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the heart of the Center City district.
This thirteenth annual NASC Conference will feature policy sessions on information exchange, sentencing of juveniles, and federalism; research sessions on sex offenders, problem-solving courts and drug treatment; and other sessions on risk assessment, population projections, economic impact and probation reform.
Conference arrangements are being coordinated by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission and Villanova University School of Law. For more information, contact Cathy Dittman at (814) 863-2797, extension 1 or cwd2@psu.edu, or visit the conference website at http://www.pasentencing.org/nasc/.
Due to overwhelming demand, all rooms in the NASC block at the Four Seasons Hotel at the conference rate ($129/night) have been reserved. Additional conference rooms are available as follows:
AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL (NASC 2006 conference hotel)... a small block of additional rooms are available for Sunday (8/6) and Monday (8/7) at $160/night while they last. Reservations may be made directly with the Four Seasons Hotel by calling 1-215-963-1500 to book guest rooms under the group: "NASC". Those requesting rooms at the original conference rate of $129/night will be directed to the Embassy Suites Hotel.
AT THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL (located next door to the Four Seasons Hotel)... rooms are available at the conference rate of $129/night. Reservations may be made directly with the Embassy Suites by calling 1-800-EMBASSY to book guest rooms under the group: "NASC" Rooms are available at the conference rate for the following evenings: Saturday (8/5), Sunday (8/6), Monday (8/7) and/or Tuesday (8/8).
NASC 2006 Conference Brochure
To download the NASC 2006 Conference Brochure - Click Here.
NASC Conference Handouts
- Guidelines Sentencing & the Control of County Jail Populations
- The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
- The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 - Section-By-Section Analysis
- The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 - Highlights of House-Senate Bill
- The Impact of Drug Courts on Justice: Lessons from Studying Drug Courts
- Missouri’s Information-Based Discretionary Sentencing System
- Focusing Sentencing on Public Safety and the Role of Sentencing Commissions
- Florida's Sexually Violent Predator Program: Findings on the Civil Commitment Referral Process
- Evidence-Based Policies for Drug Offenders
- Data Driven Decision Making: NASC Sentencing & Corrections Toolbox Session
- Policy Shaping: Sentencing Information Exchange
- Reducing Crime & Prison Budgets: The Costs & Benefits of Incarceration and Other Evidence-Based Options, Draft Findings from Washington State
- What Works to Manage Sex Offenders?
- Sexual Offender Recidivism
- Prison Substance Abuse Treatment: Challenges and Directions
- Sentencing, Plea Negotiation and Decision Support
- Balancing Sentencing Delaware Juvenile Amenability Laws Using Research to Address Tough Policy Issues
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- Evaluating the Alternative Incarceration Project
- NCSC Sentencing Surveys
- The Next Generation of Sentencing Information?
- Juvenile Superior Court Populations in DYRS Detention Centers by Court
NASC 2006 Annual Conference Mailing Address:
Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
P.O. Box 1200
State College, PA 16804
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
NASC 2006
Philadelphia, PA
August 6-8, 2006