Georgia Parole Review Fall 2022/Winter 2023 Ga Parole Review Fall 2022/Winter 2023 | Page 10

ENGAGING CRIMINAL JUSTICE

10

Georgia Parole Review

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles engages

stakeholders, communities, criminal justice

agencies, considered public safety partners, and

continues training for employees. This

engagement enhances public safety.During the

latter part of 2022 and early 2023 agency

leadership and staff participated in many

events.

Parole Board Vice Chair Jacqueline Bunn and

Board Member Meg Heap attended the 2022

Georgia Commission on Family Violence

Conference in Athens last September.

Vice Chair Bunn is also a member of the Georgia

Commission on Family Violence (GCFV). “The

2022 Georgia Commission on Family Violence

conference theme was: Widening the Lens: An

Inclusive Response to Family Violence. A wide

lens camera allows you to capture as much of a

scene as possible. The keynote speakers and

training workshops helped attendees gain

greater insights regarding the depth and breadth

of issues surrounding family violence. The event

also served as a call to action for advocates to

continue working to end domestic violence. The

first post-pandemic in-person conference went

off without a hitch. Director April Ross and her

staff are to be commended for executing a

dynamic conference," said Vice Chair Bunn.

This was the 28th annual GCFV conference.

Parole Board staff and the  Georgia Office of

Victim Services  staff attended the Georgia

Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law

Enforcement Executive's (NOBLE) annual training

conference in Atlanta late in 2022. The event

hosted NOBLE members and other law

enforcement professionals from across the

country.