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Citizens Academy
Across the country, as is in Sacramento, minority communities'
concerns relating to the criminal justice system surface every day.
In an effort to improve communication and relations between minority
communities and the criminal justice system and enhance multicultural
and multi-ethnic sensitivity in the criminal justice community, District
Attorney Jan Scully has formed the District Attorney's Citizens Academy.
A first of its kind, Citizens
Academy provides participants with not only an important overview
of the criminal justice system (the roles and challenges of law
enforcement, District Attorney, and judiciary), but devotes three
classes to diversity and race issues within the framework of the
criminal justice system.
The District Attorney's Citizens Academy, a ten-week course
meeting once a week for two and a half hours, is designed to engage
minority communities in communication and participation with representatives
from the criminal justice system. The mission of the academy is to provide
information and resources to participants, mutual learning, critical
analysis of issues, and exchange of ideas and perspectives. The vision
of the Academy is to achieve improved relations and communication between
minority communities and members of the criminal justice system.
If you are interested in attending the next District Attorney's
Citizens Academy, please email your name, mailing address and telephone
number to Shelly Orio at orios@sacda.org.
Graduating Class of Spring 2008
Welcome Citizens Academy Class of 2009!
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