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2007 National Association of Sentencing Commissions Annual Conference National Experts on Criminal Sentencing Schedule Conference in Oklahoma City The National Association of Sentencing Commissions is coming to the Oklahoma City Skirvin Hilton Hotel this summer for its annual meeting August 5-7, 2007.  The conference draws more than 150 people from almost every state in the union to discuss a wide variety of criminal justice issues that are common to state legislatures and commissions. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission, chaired by Senator Richard Lerblance, D-Hartshorne, and Rep. Gus Blackwell, R-Goodwell, is hosting the NASC Conference in conjunction with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The conference will be held at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel, which has re-opened after a $55 million renovation restored the 96-year-old capital city landmark to its original luster.  The NASC conference coincides with the state’s Centennial Celebration.  “New Frontiers in Sentencing” is the theme for this year’s meeting of NASC, which was created in 1994 to facilitate the exchange of data, ideas, expertise, and experiences on issues related to sentencing policies, sentencing guidelines, and sentencing commissions.  Oklahoma’s commission, created in 1997, is one of 21 state commissions that study criminal justice policies and advise policymakers on how to make the best use of prison resources.  “In the past year there has been a resurgence of interest in sentencing guidelines,” said John P. “Jack” O’Connell, president of NASC and director of the Delaware Statistical Analysis Center.  California and several other states are exploring options to solve chronic prison crowding, and many of their policymakers are expected to attend the 2007 meeting.  “The purposes and philosophies of criminal sentencing have evolved,” O’Connell said. “Commissions have become the ‘go-to-source’ for systemic criminal justice information about such things as addiction treatment, drug courts, mental health courts, boot camps, risk assessments and re-entry initiatives.”  “The common thread that ties our member agencies together is that we are independent panels with a seat at the table for every player in the criminal justice system – the prosecutors, the judges, the defense bar, politicians from both parties, even victims advocates,” O’Connell said.  “We provide a balanced forum to talk about very complex problems that are hard to solve unless everybody joins in the discussion.” Tentative topics for the conference’s session include: ·         Focus on the nation’s largest prison crowding problem – California ·         Possible new commission states ·         Sex offenders and risk assessment ·         Theories underlying sentencing ·         Post-prison sanctions ·         Juvenile sentencing ·         Study of judicial sentencing practices after increases in legislated penalties ·         Drug laws, guidelines, and state/federal interaction ·         Native American justice ·         Reentry and why it works and doesn’t ·         Specialty courts ·         Communicating research to policymakers O’Connell said the NASC conference offers a rare opportunity for each state’s policy experts to have in-depth discussions on a variety of criminal justice topics with colleagues from around the country.