Training & Education

To further its mission, NACOLE works to bring together the growing community of civilian oversight practitioners, law enforcement officials, journalists, elected officials, students, community members, and others to meet and exchange information and ideas about issues facing civilian oversight and law enforcement.  In addition to it's annual conference, NACOLE conducts regional training and networking events, and gathers academics and scholars from different fields to discuss and encourage multi-disciplinary work on police oversight, and encourage relationships between civilian oversight practitioners, police professionals, and scholars.

  • Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 02:00 PM
    Virtual / Online

    2025 NACOLE Webinar Series (December)

    Correctional Medical Oversight in California: Critical Components and Key Takeaways
    Thursday, December 11, 2025

    2 - 3:30pm (ET)
    Duration: 1 hr. webinar | followed by optional 30 min. post-webinar discussion


    Join us for the final NACOLE webinar of 2025, where a panel of experts will provide an overview of the California Office of the Inspector General’s Medical Inspection Unit (MIU), which oversees the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), as well as California Correction Health Care Services (CCHCS), and the medical care they provide to California’s incarcerated population. The presentation will clarify MUI's approach to this oversight, its process, and reporting, including key takeaways about the reasons for each. The presentation will also discuss MUI's trend tracking and analysis, and the critical value of this information and how it has shaped the future of MUI's oversight.

    SPEAKERS


    Heather L. M. Pool, J.D.
    Chief Assistant Inspector General, OIG Medical Inspections Unit
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    Dr. Luu Nguyễn, MD, FACP
    Chief Physician and Surgeon, OIG Medical Inspections Unit
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    COST
    $25 for NACOLE members | $35 for non-members

    REGISTRATION DEADLINE
    December 10, 2025, 2:00pm ET


    PLEASE NOTE

    This webinar will address issues relevant to correctional oversight. It will last for one hour, followed by an optional 30-minute discussion, immediately afterward. Only those who attend the live webinar will be able to join the discussion. The webinar will be recorded; registrants will receive an email with instructions for accessing the recording within five days after the webinar.

  • Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 02:00 PM
    Zoom

    Investigator Forum

    NACOLE invites you to our online forum for oversight investigators on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

    These monthly one-hour meetings, facilitated by NACOLE Board member and veteran investigator Jayson Wechter, are an opportunity to share information about resources, training, technology and online tools. They’re an open conversation where investigators can seek advice; discuss challenges, frustrations, and successes; and meet and network with professional colleagues around the U.S.

    At each monthly meeting, Jayson shares information about useful websites for oversight investigators. A list of these websites can be found  HERE.
     
    If there’s a question or a subject you’d like to see discussed at an upcoming meeting, please email [email protected].

    NACOLE members and employees of agencies holding organizational memberships are invited to participate. There is no need to register for the forum, but please note that it is only open to the first 100 participants who join the online meeting. Simply click the link below to join us at 2:00 p.m. EDT:

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