Commonwealth's Attorney Henrico County Virginia - DOC

							       VIRGINIA CRIMINAL SENTENCING COMMISSION
                          June 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

                                AGENDA
  I.   Approval of Minutes from March 17, 2008 Commission Meeting

                 Judge F. Bruce Bach, Chairman


 II.   Proposed Methodology for the Study of Crimes Committed in the
       Presence of Children

                 Meredith Farrar-Owens, Deputy Director


III.   2008 Training Program

                 Jody T. Fridley, Training/Data Processing Unit Manager


IV.    Drug Courts: Alternative Sanctioning Option for Technical Violators?

                 The Honorable Catherine C. Hammond, Henrico County
                 The Honorable Johnny E. Morrison, Portsmouth
                 The Honorable Wade Kizer, Commonwealth’s Attorney,
                     Henrico County
                 Frank LaRuffa, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney,
                     Henrico County
                 Patricia Shaw, Drug Court Administrator, Henrico County
                 Elizabeth Broughton, Drug Court Program Graduate


 V.    Miscellaneous Items

                    1. Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing –
                       Study Results Published
                    2. 2008 Appropriations Act, Item 387 (D) - Directive to the
                       Department of Corrections
                    3. Inmate Population Forecast
                    4. National Association of Sentencing Commissions
                       Annual Conference
                    5. Virginia’s Offender Risk Assessment Component to
                       Sentencing Guidelines - Extensive Outside Interest
                    6. Upcoming Commission Meetings

                 Dr. Rick Kern, Director