NHTSA/NCJA Criminal Justice Summit on Impaired Driving

Appendix A

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Criminal Justice Summit on Impaired Driving

Sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
in Cooperation with the National Criminal Justice Association

Agenda
November 21 and 22, 2002
Renaissance Washington Hotel
Washington, DC

Thursday, November 21, 2002

8:30 a.m.	Opening Plenary Session
	Welcome and Introductions Cabell Cropper, NCJA Executive Director Kay Chopard Cohen, NCJA Deputy Executive Director Opening Address Annette M. Sandberg, NHTSA Deputy Administrator Welcoming Remarks Richard Nedelkoff, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
9:00 a.m.	Overview and New Information on Impaired Driving Marilena Amoni, NHTSA Associate Administrator, Office of Program Development and Delivery DWI System Improvements for Dealing with Hard Core Drinking Drivers - Enforcement Dr. Herbert M. Simpson, Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) Practitioner Perspective Sgt. Deb Schroder, California Highway Patrol
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Breakout Groups on Enforcement Phase Discuss problem resolution for problems identified in enforcement phase
11:30 – 12:00 p.m.	Plenary Session Review outcomes of breakout groups Kay Chopard Cohen, Conference Facilitator
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Lunch and Plenary Session Drunk Driving – A Roadmap for Progress Dr. Jim Hedlund DWI System Improvements for Dealing with Hard Core Drinking Drivers - Prosecution  Robyn Robertson, TIRF Practitioner Perspective Steve Talpins, Assistant State's Attorney, Miami, Florida
2:00 p.m.	Breakout Groups (same groups) Discuss problem resolution for prosecution phase
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	General Session on Adjudication and Disposition of Impaired Driving Offenders Robyn Robertson, TIRF  Practitioner Perspective     Judge Robin Smith, Midland, Texas
4:00 p.m.	Breakout Groups (same groups) Discuss problem resolution in adjudication and disposition phase
5:00 p.m.	General Session Review of breakout group progress and recommendations Kay Chopard Cohen, Conference Facilitator

Friday, November 22, 2002

8:30 a.m.	General Session Synthesis of reports and recommendations from previous day's breakout groups Charge to new breakout sessions to make implementation plans
9:00 a.m.	Breakout Groups (by discipline) Break will be provided in middle of breakout group Apply recommendations to profession Discuss next steps and make plans for implementation
11:30 a.m.	Lunch - General Session - Best Practices in Specialized Courts C. West Huddleston, III, Director, National Drug Court Institute Judge Michael Kavanaugh, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1:30 p.m.	Closing Plenry Session Introduction of Dr. Runge Kay Chopard Cohen, NCJA Deputy Executive Director NHTSA Remarks in Closing Dr. Jeffrey Runge, NHTSA Administrator Implementation Plans and Reports by Practitioner Groups
3:00 p.m.	Adjourn