Federal Public Defender's Office

Western District of New York

CJA Videos

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Parts I & II (June 3 & 17, 1998) (Designed primarily for judges and law clerks)

Panelists analyze questions of authentication, fairness, hearsay, discovery and Federal Rule of Evidence 403, and other evidentiary questions raised by computer-generated reconstructions, animations, and simulations. Several computer-generated visuals are shown and discussed.

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Prof. Steven Zeidman -
ETHICS - EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE IN COUNSELING CLIENTS REGARDING PLEAS

This seminar addressed Sentencing Guidelines, the Cross Examination of Police Officers, Project Exile, Mental Health Issues and Effective Representation of Clients and a Second Circuit Update.

This seminar addressed Seizure of Computers, Trial Preparation and Strategy from a Judge’s Perspective, Criminal Defense Ethics, Second Circuit Update, the Erosion of the Adversary System.

This seminar addressed Elements of Pre-trial and Post-Sentence Supervision (Home Confinement / Drug Treatment & Testing), Asset Forfeiture and the Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000, Criminal Defense Ethics, What Makes Juries Listen Today and Recent Developments in Federal Sentencing.

This seminar addressed 2001 Sentencing Guideline Amendments, Recent Second Circuit Developments, Issues in Criminal Law and Procedure, Cross-Examination of the Case Agent in a Narcotics Conspiracy Case, Computer-Enhanced Presentation of Evidence, and Winning Trial Strategies.

This seminar addressed Multiple Trials of a Criminal Case, Ethics, Winning Strategies in High profile Cases, Suppression of Evidence (Operation Triggerlock), Raising and Litigating Electronic Surveillance Issues, Brady/Jencks and the Giglio Illusion and a View from the Bench by MJ H. Kenneth Schroeder

This seminar addressed Criminal defense Ethics, Federal Firearms Offenses, Recent Developments including Guideline Ammendments, Blakely Developments, and Second Circuit Updates and Lessons From Pearl Street.

Recent federal legislation requires the collection of DNA from certain federal offenders who are currently on probation, parole, or supervised release. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which maintains the DNA database, requires that DNA be obtained from blood samples and that fingerprints be taken when the blood is drawn as part of the identification process. This program provides instruction on how best to comply with the requirements and successfully collect samples.

This video program is designed to familiarize viewers with the Bureau of Prisons' Intensive Confinement Center (ICC), in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The ICC is a Ashock incarceration@ program, designed to expose young, first-time offenders to a highly-structured, no-frills environment that instills self-control, discipline, and self-esteem, and perhaps reduces participants' potential for future criminal activity.

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Discussion by five district judges who have presided over federal capital cases concerning the legal issues and practical considerations in a capital case.

Part 1 provides an overview of federal death penalty statutes and presentations on appointment of counsel, experts and investigators, cost control, case management and pretrial motions. Part 2 covers jury selection and voir dire in federal capital cases, and continues with an examination of the statutory provisions, typical evidence, and recurring legal issues that shape the penalty phase of these cases. (Written materials available)

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This video, presented by representatives of the AO's Office of the General Counsel and the U.S. Sentencing Commission, gives a comprehensive overview of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act as well as other federal laws related to restitution. It was designed primarily to assist judges and probation officers in the step-by-step process of determining the amount of restitution owed to victims.

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This video is designed to provide an introduction to guidelines application for those with limited federal guidelines experience. The video, featuring staff members from the Commission's training and legal staff, was taped on May 19, 1999 at the Eighth Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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This two hour video on the topic of departures was broadcast live on March 1, 2000 on the Federal Judicial Television Network. Panelists from the Commission's training and legal staffs use fact patterns to illustrate how to handle upward and downward departure factors within the context of the sentencing guidelines.

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Substance Abuse - A Seven Part Program:

(1^st in Series)
What Science Tells Us: Neurobiology of Addiction

This program provides a basis for understanding the physiological and psychological responses to drug use, such as addiction, craving, sensitization, tolerance, withdrawal, and relapse. This broadcast features Dr. Leo Kadehjian, an independent biomedical consultant who lectures and writes on the clinical, scientific, regulatory, and legal issues in testing Adrugs of abuse.@ He has worked with probation and pretrial services officers and the judiciary at both the state and federal levels. After reviewing recent developments in understanding addictive disorders, Dr. Kadehjian describes how to use this information in effectively supervising offenders and defendants, and how these advances should lead to more effective treatment and prevention strategies.

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Dr. Leo Kadehjian describes the pharmacologic properties (symptoms, effects, toxicity, and addictive properties) and the pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination) of various classes of drugs of abuse. He discusses how officers can use this information in effectively supervising offenders and defendants, and how recent scientific advances should lead to more effective treatment and prevention strategies. Dr. Kadehjian is an independent biomedical consultant who lectures and writes on the clinical, scientific, regulatory and legal issues in testing drugs of abuse. He has worked with probation and pretrial services officers and the judiciary at both the state and federal levels.

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Dr. Alan Leshner, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), presents an overview of the biological, behavioral, and social mechanisms of drug abuse and addiction. Known for his expertise in science, mental health, and substance abuse, Dr. Leshner discusses recent advances in the development of pharmacological and behavioral treatments for drug abuse and addiction, and the implications of scientific progress for treating criminal justice populations, including those supervised in the community. NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports more than 85% of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.

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With the advent of new drug testing methods and technologies, and more innovative attempts at subterfuge on the part of defendants and offenders, drug testing has become a complex issue. Dr. Leo Kadehijian, biomedical consultant and expert in the field of drug testing, and Aaron Lucas, program administrator, Federal Corrections and Supervision Division, discuss the reliability of drug tests and how officers can detect tampering. Learn how drug testing fits into your overall substance abuse program and whether your district's policies reflect current reality.

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Once substance abuse is detected, then what? Who receives treatment, what level of treatment is most appropriate, and what degree of risk of recidivism exists? Learn what assessment methods are available, what factors to consider in choosing one or more of them, and what information each provides. Find out how issues of gender, ethnicity, race, and psychiatric comorbidity impact the assessment. This program features Dr. Peter Nathan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Iowa, and Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad, recognized expert in working with female substance abusers.

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This presentation will describe the screening and monitoring of addicted individuals who also suffer from character and personality disorders that undermine their ability to initiate and sustain a recovery process. The focus will be on recognizing and unfreezing chronic self-defeating styles of interacting with professional helpers and developing effective strategies and techniques for case management. The program will conclude with a summary of successful program models and a review of case-management principles recommended for use with these individuals. The program features William White, Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems/ Lighthouse Institute.

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Michael Torch, an addiction treatment provider with extensive work experience in the criminal justice system, discusses the treatment process, including developmentally appropriate assessment techniques and intervention and recovery strategies that combine cognitive, behavioral and 12-step approaches.

Overview of the Sex Offender Treatment Program at FCI Butner, featuring a question and answer session with 100 probation and pretrial officers and discussion of standards for sex offender assessment and treatment, a sex-offender-specific presentence investigation, risk assessment, and effective supervision and management of the sex offender.

(Written materials provided.)

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Overview of the Sex Offender Treatment Program at FCI Butner, featuring a question and answer session with 100 probation and pretrial officers and discussion of standards for sex offender assessment and treatment, a sex-offender-specific presentence investigation, risk assessment, and effective supervision and management of the sex offender.

(Written materials provided.)

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Orientation to identification, investigation, and supervision of sophisticated white collar defendants and offenders. The program highlights defendant and offender characteristics; examines tactics and strategies officers can use to investigate defendants and offenders, including organizations, who are accused or convicted of complex economic crimes; and examines communication among officers, the court, case agents, and counsel in white-collar cases.

Four of the nation's top experts on the Supreme Court analyze the decisions of the 1999 term that are most likely to affect the day to day work of federal judges. Divided into three segments, the program examines the full range of issues addressed by he court, including the First Amendment, equal protection, criminal law and procedure, habeas corpus, federalism and age discrimination.

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Four of the nation’s top experts on the Supreme Court analyze the decisions of the 2001-2002 term that are most likely to affect the day to day work of federal judges. The program examines decisions involving the First Amendment, employment law (including the Americans with Disabilities Act), civil rights, schools, federalism, commercial litigation, criminal law and procedure, and habeas corpus.

This is a Spanish cross-cultural training program that was part of the pilot Survival Spanish for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers program. Topics include gender and family issues, surnames, and demographics in the Hispanic culture.