Each spring, the Commission , supports, assists, and cohosts the Villanova Sentencing Workshop, held at Villanova University School of Law.  The heart of the workshop is student-judge interaction and discussion of real cases (redacted) submitted by the participating judges.

The Workshops are held over two instense multi-day sessions and directed by Professor Steven L. Chanenson, Commission Member and Villanova School of Law Professor.  The sessions bring together approximately 12 Villanova Law students, 6 county criminal court sitting judges, 2 members of the Board of Probation and Parole, a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and other professionals to discuss sentencing policy through the lens of pre-screened, real cases.

More recently, a parole component has been included in the Workshops.  Participants are provided post-sentencing documents used to consider a decision to grant parole and set any parole requirements or conditions.

For more information on the Sentencing Workshop, please contact the Commission's Executive Director.  For information on Professor Chanenson's PA Institute on Criminal Sentencing at Villanova University School of Law, visit: http://pasentencing.org