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 Thank
you for visiting the website for New York
State Probation Officer’s Association.
NYSPOA is a professional organization of
Probation Officers with the common goal of
increasing public safety, raising awareness,
and promoting professionalism in the field
of community corrections.
The NYSPOA website offers a bird's eye view of the Probation
function in the State of New York and links
to other criminal justice agencies of which
we work with to provide community safety to
the citizens of this state. On our site you
will find meeting dates and locations, along
with legislative issues affecting our field,
specific county news, and
annual conference
information, along with how to become
involved as a exhibitor or presenter. In
addition, you can take advantage of our new
features - purchase NYSPOA merchandise,
activate or renew membership, and an
updated
chat area. If you are not already a member
of NYSPOA, get involved and join! Our board
is always looking for officers who wish to
become involved and become active in the
organization.
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2008 NYSPOA
Annual Conference |
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Albany New York,
August 13 -
15
The New
York State Probation Officers Association,
Inc. will be holding its 15th Annual
Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Albany, NY from August 13th to 15th, 2008.
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Training Opportunity -
Thinking for a Change Facilitator
Training
Northeast Region
under NIC's Regional Training Initiative
will present Thinking for a Change
Facilitator Training April 21-24,
2008. This is a 32-hour advanced level
training program that will prepare
participants to facilitate offender
groups utilizing the Thinking for a
Change cognitive skills development
program.
MORE HERE
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Scholarships
NYSPOA will be offering 4 scholarships
to attend the 2008 Annual Conference. To
qualify for a scholarship you must be an
active NYSPOA member and not qualify for
a department paid voucher. If you are
interested in applying for a
scholarship, send the completed
application to: NYSPOA, PO Box 294,
Albany, NY 12201. Or you can e-mail your
name, title, department, and present
work assignment to
scholarships@nyspoa.com.
Please note: Scholarships
will only cover conference registration
– lodging and travel are not included.
All applicants will be entered into a
pool and four recipients will be
RANDOMLY chosen to receive a
scholarship.
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What does probation mean to you?
DPCA State Director Robert Maccarone
has requested NYSPOA’s assistance in
seeking a motto that identifies the
dedicated individuals that represent
Probation across New York State. NYPD is
known as “New York’s finest” and NYFD is
“New York’s Bravest”. What is your idea?
NYSPOA is accepting submissions.
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