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AGENDA: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12Wednesday, October 12, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.(continued)Taking an Evidence-Based Approach to EverydayJuvenile Justice Practice (Track: Reconstructingthe Ivory Tower)Chesapeake J–LMark Lipsey, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt UniversityJames C. Howell, The Comprehensive Strategy GroupSusan Terrell Whitten, North Carolina Department of JuvenileJustice and Delinquency PreventionModerator: Shay Bilchik, Georgetown Public Policy Institute,Georgetown UniversityPresenters will discuss a new, comprehensive approach toevidence-based practice that provides a practical meansto translate extensive research about the effectiveness ofjuvenile justice programs into improved everyday juvenilejustice practice. Embedding this approach within OJJDP’sComprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and ChronicJuvenile Offenders allows efforts to be focused on identifyinga sufficient array of programs; matching youth to appropriateservices, based on risk and need; and evaluating servicesto determine if they reduce juvenile recidivism rates andimprove outcomes.3:45 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONSWorkshopsSerious Adolescent Offenders Moving Into Adulthood:Life Events and the Role of DeterrenceNational Harbor 4–5Edward P. Mulvey, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineThomas Loughran, Department of Criminology and CriminalJustice, University of MarylandJoseph J. Cocozza, National Center for Mental Health andJuvenile JusticeModerator/Presenter: Carol A. Schubert, Western PsychiatricInstitute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineIn this research-to-practice presentation, speakers willdiscuss findings from the Pathways to Desistance study,a multisite, longitudinal study of serious adolescentoffenders, and will suggest ways that practitioners can usethis information when developing evidence-based approachesto work with these youth. The panel will describe youthoffending patterns during the 7-year period when they movefrom adolescence to early adulthood and the differencesamong subgroups of youth who follow different patterns ofantisocial behavior. A juvenile justice practitioner will discussthe implications of this research for the field.Creating Conditions for Learning: StoppingSchool Dropouts and Improving Graduation Rates(Track: Truancy and Dropping Out)National Harbor 10Jonathan Cohen, National School Climate CouncilKen Seeley, National Center for School EngagementModerator: Bill Modzeleski, U.S. Department of EducationThis session will focus on current research and practicesregarding school climate, school engagement, and the creationof learning conditions that promote high school graduation.The session will feature the National School ClimateStandards and discuss how local educators can use them toimprove school engagement. In addition, the workshop willhighlight the Council’s resource center, provide an overviewof its materials on best practices and research-based strategies,and summarize the latest research on connectionsamong bullying, truancy, delinquency, and engagement. It willalso focus on creating conditions that can improve outcomesfor at-risk youth.Safety, Fairness, and Stability: Strengthening theEngagement of Families Across SystemsNational Harbor 12–13Diana Denboba, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S.Department of Health and Human ServicesNora Wells, Family VoicesBill Heberle, Missouri Division of Youth ServicesJudge Ernestine Gray, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, LouisianaModerator/Presenter: Shay Bilchik, Georgetown UniversityThe panelists—youth and family representatives andpractitioners—will describe their experiences in constructingpartnerships to improve the well-being of children and families.The panel will highlight improvements that the Children’sBureau, OJJDP, the Substance Abuse and Mental HealthServices Administration, and the U.S. Department of Educationare considering when they partner with families. The panelistswill discuss their work, which has engaged youth and theirfamilies as essential partners and has built upon what hastaken place in the special and mental health systems of care.Participants can expect to deepen their understanding of theprinciples and practices that actively engage young people andfamily members in their institutional work.Juveniles and Hate Crime: Toward PreventingPerpetration and VictimizationPotomac 1–3Michael Lieberman, Anti-Defamation LeagueTy Cobb, Human Rights CampaignAlice Cahn, Cartoon NetworkModerator: Karen J. Bachar, OJJDPChildren are not born hating others; however, the attitudesand beliefs that promote hate-related speech and behaviors14
Wednesday, October 12, 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.(continued)are learned early in life. This workshop will focus on increasingawareness about bias crime and will provide informationabout promising legislative, education, and counteractionstrategies of interest to a wide range of community-basedprofessionals. Presenters will also share strategies to helpindividuals working with youth better understand the potentialof using advanced communications technologies to breakdown cultural barriers and address bias.Children in Disasters: Emergency Planning for JuvenileJustice Residential FacilitiesPotomac 4–6Simon G. Gonsoulin, American Institutes for ResearchDonald M. “Doc” Lumpkins, Federal Emergency ManagementAgencyNed Loughran, Council of Juvenile Correctional AdministratorsGregory A. Thomas, The Alan Thomas Security Group, LLCModerator: Scott Pestridge, OJJDPThis panel will discuss how residential facilities can ensurethat youth receive the support and services they requirewhen natural disasters and other emergencies cause majordisruptions. Each panelist serves on the Justice WorkingGroup on Children and Disasters, which has developed aguide for juvenile justice residential facilities that will helpthem prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.The panel will explore how facilities that develop comprehensiveemergency plans can realize tangible improvements inthe safety and well-being of the most vulnerable individualsin our nation’s justice system.Planning Community Collaboratives 101Chesapeake 4–6Tom Dewar, Roundtable on Community Change, The AspenInstituteLinda Lopez, System of Care, Onondaga County, New YorkJames Czarniak, Juvenile Justice and Detention Services,Onondaga County, New YorkDamar McMullen, Youth Council of Save the KidsModerator/Presenter: Alyson Parham, Partec ConsultingThis workshop will provide tools and strategies to helpresidents and civic leaders plan effective community changeinitiatives. When developing, implementing, or sustaining reformor community change efforts that span multiple systemsand agencies, communities need coordinated, comprehensiveplanning to navigate challenges and take advantage ofopportunities. The workshop will introduce participants to thefundamentals of community planning and the difference goodplanning makes to sustaining the work of such collaborationsover the long term.The Baltimore Mentoring CollaborationChesapeake D–FBernard K. Sims, The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.Kevin Keegan, The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.Selwyn I. Ray, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the MarylandMentoring PartnershipModerator: Kellie Dressler, OJJDPPanelists will discuss the Baltimore Mentoring Collaboration,a targeted, citywide project with the Baltimore City Officeof the Mayor that pairs positive adult mentors with childrenin communities that experience historically high levels ofjuvenile crime. The panelists will discuss how this initiativeengages community organizations with proven mentoringprograms as partners and shares resources and expertise tosupport services for youth to improve their safety, communityand family engagement, and opportunities for their future.National partners include but are not limited to 4–H; BigBrothers Big Sisters; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; NationalAssociation of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues; Cal Ripken,Sr. Foundation; Center for Neighborhood Enterprise; OutwardBound; and U.S. Dream Academy.Peer-to-Peer SessionPotomac A–DThis highly interactive session provides participants theopportunity to join a small group discussion on 1 of morethan 50 topics related to juvenile justice and child protection.Each roundtable will focus on a single issue, and a subjectmatter expert will serve as the facilitator. The facilitator willintroduce the topic, provide a brief overview, and guide theconversation. Participants are invited to ask questions, shareexperiences, and serve as a resource to their peers. Theworkshop will be divided into two 45-minute sessions, whichwill allow participation in more than one discussion. Althoughsome of the discussion topics are also covered in workshopsessions, this small group forum will offer attendees thechance to ask specific questions and receive a tailoredresponse in addition to networking with others in the field.Poster SessionExhibit Hall BThe poster session allows organizations to feature theirrecent program initiatives, research findings, and otherinformation of interest and importance to the juvenile justice,delinquency prevention, and victimization communities. Presenterswill combine poster-size presentations and informaldiscussions to interact with conference attendees who arecirculating among the displays.AGENDA: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1215
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