A Message from the President
As the current President of the Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole and Corrections I am very pleased to introduce our new PAPPC website. As we move forward in the technological age, our association is committed to continuing growth and support of those practitioners in the Criminal Justice System. The PAPPC website provides our members the opportunity to easily check the pulse of our association.
Our Association came to fruition on January 11, 1921 with a membership of twenty-seven professionals from twelve counties. As the years have moved forward our membership has grown and flourished with individuals committed to their careers in the Juvenile, Adult and Community Correctional fields with a desire to make a difference in our communities. With the same goals as our founders, we are committed to continue to support and provide practitioners in the Criminal Justice system. The Association provides opportunities to professionally interact with each other by providing a forum to share ideas, methodology and work towards the establishment of standards in our field as well as supporting appropriate legislation to promote progressive treatment of the individuals with which we are involved.
With this in mind, PAPPC will not only continue to provide our Annual Training Conference, but also various Regional trainings, our Journal, and a useful exchange of resources accessible through our website. The website provides you with the ability to become a member or renew your membership, review and register for upcoming trainings and the Annual Training Conference, networking, resources and purchase apparel to mention a few. It also provides the ability to keep our members abreast of our current initiatives that will shape the future of our Association and will allow them to continue with active participation.
Please feel free to peruse our website. We are always looking for old members to join us again, current members to actively participate in our Association, and new members to bring the future to us. If you would like more information, please contact one of our Executive Board Members.
Sincerely,
Thomas Costa
PAPPC President 2011-2012
