NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

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10:30am EDT

Facing the Algorithm: AI Police Reports and Machine-Generated Evidence West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 The Defender's Toolbox for Public Speaking Auditorium Trial-Ready: Skills-Based Strategies for Public Defense Paralegals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5

1:00pm EDT

Employee Bill of Rights West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Influencing Without Authority East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Interviewing and Safety For Investigators East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 The Gideon Blueprint 2.0: Building AI the Judiciary Can Trust West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

2:15pm EDT

CV Workshop: Psssst…It’s Not a Resume! West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Needs to Know: Part 1 West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Systems at Work: Income Inequality and Justice Access East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2

3:30pm EDT

Cell Phone Location Mapping West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Give 'Em the Old Razzle Dazzle: Lessons on Communication and Project Management from Costuming Musicals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Need to Know: Part 2 West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

9:00am EDT

Cell Phone Extractions East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Human Performance Toxicology: Determining Driver Impairment West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Managing Up East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 WWW Recap West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

10:15am EDT

Spoonful of Sugar: The Art of Effective Communication West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 The Basics of Criminal Investigation: Let's Talk About It West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

11:30am EDT

Code of Respect: Cultural Competence in the Trenches of Public Defense West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Doing More With Less: Practical Technology for Public Defense East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Kaizen for PD Offices West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19

2:45pm EDT

Defending in the Digital Age: The Challenges of Tech-Driven Policing West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Making Your Place on the Team East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 The Multi-Generational Workplace West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19

4:00pm EDT

Client Interaction & De-Escalation Techniques For Public Defense Paralegals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Prepare to be Crossed! West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 THC/Cannabis Toxicology: Recognizing Impairment East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 Workshop for Mid-level Managers and Division Heads West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19

9:00am EDT

Communication Challenges Workshop: Connecting through Conflict East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 Defense In Detail: Why What We Find Changes Everything West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Inside The System From Two Different Perspectives West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

10:15am EDT

Navigating the Transition to Investigator/Paralegal Leadership West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 This is Gonna Get Weird: A Course for New and Future Leaders East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5