On June 1, 2014, Michigan will begin using Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) at all criminal sentencing hearings. COMPAS is a computerized assessment and case management system intended to inform sentencing discretion in terms of the rehabilitation and supervision needs of an offender in the community. Cooley Law School in collaboration with the Criminal Defense Resource Center conducted a training session on Friday, May 2, for criminal defense attorneys, probation agents, prosecutors, and judges to learn about the new procedure. The training session was led by Jacqueline McCann (second from left), assistant defender with the State Appellate Defender Office and author of “Defender Sentencing Book.” The seminar took place at Cooley’s Auburn Hills Campus with live simulcasts available at Cooley’s campuses in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Welcoming McCann to the Auburn Hills campus were (l-r) Cooley Acting Associate Dean and Professor Lisa Halushka, Eric Buchanan, and Katherine Marcuz of the State Appellate Defender Office.
Photos by John Meiu
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