NASHVILLE – The Nashville Community Resource Center (CRC) invites the public to attend their Fall Employment & Resource Fair on Thursday, September 26 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. The event aims to connect individuals currently on community supervision, formerly incarcerated, or anyone in need of assistance with employers and local resources. At the resource fair, attendees can access free legal services through the Justice Bus, receive assistance to find housing, speak to an examiner about getti...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Improving public safety is an ongoing effort. Unfortunately, what that means is some bad people slip through the cracks. Right now, the Metro Council is weighing how to enhance the local criminal justice system's response to domestic violence cases. Roughly half of crimes in Davidson County are domestic violence-related. In June, a man charged with serious domestic violence crimes walked out of a Nashville jail without the oversight mandated by a judge, and days later allegedly murdered his victim, his ex-girlfriend. ...
downtown Nashville detention center. "It was discovered that Mr. Friedmann, over many months... " Friedmann is a self-described criminal justice advocate. An ex-convict himself, he became a...
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The Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) will help formally open a new Family Justice Center this week in Oak Ridge, bringing together services for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault a...
“Stay alive, don’t drink and drive.” “Booze It and Lose It.” “Drive Hammered, Get Slammered.” · We’ve all seen these slogans when driving down the highways. These familiar adages that confront us in blinking images on the Interstate can be very accurate. That’s because a criminal conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) carries serious and severe legal and other ramifications in Tennessee. Those convicted of a DUI can suffer both direct criminal consequences and equally harmful collateral consequences in their lives. ...
NASHVILLE – A new center serving family violence victims opens today (Friday) in Tazewell, Tennessee. The Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) in the Department of Finance and Administration assisted in securing federal funds for the Claiborne County Family Justice Center. “Victims, including children, impacted by family violence need a variety of services that are brought together in the Family Justice Centers, ensuring they get comprehensive and convenient assistance,” OCJP Directo...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Local governments can enhance efforts to reduce criminal activity, provide services for victims of crime and more by simply learning about available federal funds and how to access them. The Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP) in the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and the federal Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will host a virtual workshop this month to talk with local law enforcement, civic leaders, non-profit organization...
The Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Tennessee... , at TBI Headquarters in Nashville, TN. The pay is $36 an hour. The opening is at the CJIS Support Center, a unit that...