June 9 – June 12, 2007
Washington, DC
The CJJ Summit brought together SAG members and other key leaders from across the nation to learn, discuss and strategize about the pending reauthorization of the JJDPA, as well as to conduct Hill visits with their congressional delegates. The Summit included:
- Dialogue groups among members regarding ways to strengthen the federal partnership in support of state and local needs;
- Examples of excellence in addressing the core purpose areas and core requirements of the JJDPA;
- Advocacy and Hill training sessions;
- Discussion sessions with other national organizations working to ensure a strong and progressive reauthorization; and
- Opportunities to share state insights with congressional staff.
The Summit also featured award presentations of the A. L. Carlisle Child Advocacy Award, the Spirit of Youth Award and the Tony Gobar Outstanding Juvenile Justice Specialist Award. Included as well in the agenda were: CJJ Regional Coalition Business Meetings; the Juvenile Justice Specialists’ Business Meeting, the DMC Coordinators’ Meeting and CJJ Leadership Committee Meetings; the CJJ Board of Directors’ Meeting; and a Hill Training & Hill Day.
Handouts and Conference Information:
Leadership Training for SAG Members
Session: Saturday, June 9
Presented by: Sue Kamp, Vermont; Vicki Blankenship, Alaska; Scott Pestridge, Office Manager, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This leadership training session was for all new State Advisory Group (SAG) members, as well as anyone else interested in learning more about the work of the SAGs. Opportunities for SAG leadership and best practices related to SAG responsibilities under the JJDPA were highlighted.
Please click [1] here to view the conference slides.
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice Systems
Session: Saturday, June 9
Presented by: Mark Soler, Center for Children's Law and Policy, Washington, DC
This presentation covered the DMC reduction work done with the Models for Change Initiative and an advance overview of the four-site DMC Action Network that will be conducted through the Center for Children's Law and Policy.
Please click [2] here to view the conference slides.
Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders
Session: Sunday, June 10
Presented by: Annie Salsich, Senior Program Officer, Vera Center on Youth Justice, New York; Michael Lens, Research Associate, Vera Center on Youth Justice, New York; Mary C. Winter, Commissioner, Onondaga County Probation Department, New York
The Vera Institute, through a research and technical assistance project, has worked for several years with New York State jurisdictions to improve services for status offenders (in support of compliance with the DSO core protection). The reforms are helping non-delinquent youth to make positive gains—with decreased reliance on the courts and out-of-home placements—and yielding significant cost-savings. This panel focused on Onondaga County (Syracuse), New York and New York City.
Please click [3] here to view the conference slides.
Effective Family-Community-Court Partnership for Truancy Prevention
Session: Monday, June 11
Presented by: Krystina A. Finlay, Ph.D., Senior Research and Policy Analyst, National Center for School Engagement, Colorado; Judith A. Martinez, Director, National Center for School Engagement, Colorado
Truancy is a status offending behavior that often leads to further court involvement and delinquency. It is also an area where jurisdictions too frequently use detention to try to resolve the problem. This session provided an overview of the complexities of truancy and outlined an effective community-based approach to its resolution. Highlighted was an OJJDP-supported “National Truancy Demonstration Project” which engages families and community partners in a continuum of support.
Please click [4] here to view the conference slides.
Presentation of the MacArthur Foundation Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Research Network
Session: Monday, June 11
Presented by: Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., Temple University; Director, MacArthur Adolescent Development-Juvenile Justice Research Network; Elizabeth E. Cauffman, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine; former member of the Girls Study Group; Alex Picquero, Ph.D., Center for Studies in Criminology and the Law, University of Florida; Judge Michael A. Corriero, Manhattan Youth Part and New York City Supreme Court
Leaders from the MacArthur Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Research Network presentrf their findings regarding juvenile competence, culpability, desistance, girls’ needs, mental health, DMC and proactive approaches to prevention of youth involvement in gangs. They tied their research themes to reauthorization of the JJDPA and an effective federal role in juvenile justice. The panel was co-hosted by the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition—a collaboration of more than 80 national organizations.
Please click below to view the conference slides:
- [5] Findings from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
- [6] The Pathways to Desistance: Girls
- [7] The Growth and Decline in Violent Crime by Juveniles
School Leadership to Improve the Lives of Youth and Prevent Juvenile Justice Placements
Session: Monday, June 11
Presented by: Nancy Reder, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Virginia; Judith Storandt, Senior Staff Attorney, National Disability Rights Network, Washington, DC
Nationwide, there is a disproportionately high number of children with disabilities in the juvenile justice system. This presentation provided information about a joint initiative of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education and the National Disability Rights Network to help educators safely and successfully address social, emotional and behavioral issues that emerge in school settings without having to resort to law enforcement and juvenile justice referrals. A guidebook and compendium of best practices were shared.
Please click [8] here to view the conference slides.
How Changes to the JJDPA (2002) Are Negatively Impacting States' Sight and Sound Seperation Compliance
Session: Monday, June 11
Presented by: Elissa Rumsey, Compliance Monitoring Coordinator, OJJDP, Washington, DC; Lana Holman, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Oregon; Brent Buerck, Division of Youth Services, Missouri; Tim Decker, Division of Youth Services, Missouri; Bill Heberle, Division of Youth Services, Missouri
Many states—including those highlighted here, Missouri and Oregon—have had long histories of complying with the core protections of the JJDPA and have provided for appropriate treatment of children and youth in secure custody. Yet, these states, and others, are now at risk for non-compliance with the core protection regarding Separation. This presentation documented and described each state’s efforts to remain compliant and stimulated discussion regarding this issue in other states and with respect to definitions, such as that of “adult inmate,” in the JJDPA.
Please click below to view the conference slides:
- [9] Compliance with the Separation Core Requirement: The Oregon and Missouri Experience
- [10] Dual Jurisdiction in Missouri
Closing General Session: Taking Our Voices to the Hill and Our Communities
Session: Monday, June 11
Presented by: Liz Ryan, Campaign for Youth Justice, Washington, DC
A brief overview of the work of the “Act-4-Juvenile Justice Initiative” to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) was presented.
Please click [11] here to view the conference slides.
Hill Day and Hill Training
As in past years, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and its Government Relations Committee encouraged all conference attendees to take advantage of Hill Day, scheduled for June 12, to meet with congressional delegations and share information about state juvenile justice needs and accomplishments.
Attendees were provided with a "JJDPA Today Hill Packet." It included:
- [12] Sample Documents - Click here for instructions for scheduling appointments for members and staff of your State Advisory Group (SAG) with your state’s Congressional Delegation; and
- [13] Sample Handouts and [14] Sample Templates (Two separate downloads) - Click here for sample handouts and templates you may wish to tailor and provide to Members of your Congressional Delegation when you visit, e.g., documents that illustrate the impact of federal funding in your state, lists of federal juvenile justice grants in each member’s district and descriptions of current programs funded through your SAG.
[1]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/SAG Leadership Training June 2007.ppt
[2]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/DMC Coordinators
[3]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Concurrent I - Status Offenders.ppt
[4]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Concurrent IV - Truancy Prevention.ppt
[5]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ 06-11 AD-JJ research network.ppt
[6]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ 06-11 Cauffman AD-JJ research network.ppt
[7]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ 06-11 Piquero AD-JJ research network.ppt
[8]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Concurrent VII - School Leadership.ppt
[9]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Concurrent VIII - Sight and Sound Separation from Elissa Rumsey.ppt
[10]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Concurrent VIII - Sight and Sound Separation from Missouri.ppt
[11]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/Closing General Session - Act4JJ Presentation - final.ppt
[12]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ Hill Day Packet--Sample Documents.pdf
[13]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ Hill Packet--Handouts(1).doc
[14]: http://juvjustice.org/media/fckeditor/CJJ Hill Day Packet--Templates.doc