Greetings MACPO Members-
Happy New Year to all MACPO members and associates, and to our web site visitors! As we forge ahead into 2010, under challenging economic conditions that impact many, our staff members are continuing to dedicate their valuable time and resources on important probation related projects and initiatives.
Throughout the upcoming year, MACPO members will continue to further develop probation officer training opportunities and safety efforts, enhance our technology resources, focus on the advancement of evidence-based practices, and potentially develop an executive-type of training process for our current and future MACPO leaders.
More specifically, we are in now the midst of planning for our annual day at the Minnesota State Capital, which will be held in February, 2010. Our members will be visiting with numerous legislative representatives this winter and beyond to talk about probation initiatives and goals, and to encourage collaboration with our criminal justice partners and community stakeholders. Several of our members will be attending the American Probation & Parole Association’s (APPA) national winter conference in Austin, Texas. This annual conference provides us an opportunity to gain valuable insights into national treatment and programming practices, cost-effective supervision strategies, research efforts that show promising results, and it allows us to collaborate with other probation agencies from around the USA. We are also in the planning stages for our MACPO annual spring conference in May, honoring our 53rd year as an organization dedicated to helping others and improving public safety!
If you are interested in learning more about MACPO and our probation services, or joining our organization this year, please contact one of our Executive Board members via the links on our web site. Thanks for your interest and support, and for serving with us as “A Force for Positive Change!” (MACPO is an affiliate member of APPA)
For more information about MACPO, please visit our Web site, or contact one of our officers or representatives.
Respectfully,
John A. Klavins, MS
MACPO President
Court Services Director (Carver County, MN)
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