OJJDP National Conference Program - Office of Juvenile Justice ...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011 –BUILD8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. PLENARY SESSIONPOTOMAC A–DBenjamin Orr Elementary School ChorusJeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, OJJDPMichael Bocian, GBA Strategies, Washington, DC—Building Your Juvenile Justice MessageFather Gregory Boyle, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles,California—Building Programs That Make a DifferenceCongressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), 3rd DistrictSenator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (invited)10:15 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONSMini-PlenaryFamily Voices in Juvenile JusticeNational Harbor 2–3Grace Bauer, ParentTracy Wells-Huggins, ParentMike McIntosh, ParentMichelle Sanchez, ParentTracy McLard, ParentModerator: Sue Badeau, Casey Family Programs Fellow, OJJDPThe panelists will share their firsthand experiences with theirchildren’s involvement in the juvenile justice system andrecommend ideas for change. Families will discuss how tocreate community dialogue, system reform, and successfulfamily engagement.WorkshopsCreating a School and/or Community-Based GangPrevention and Intervention Program(Track: Anti-Gang Strategies)National Harbor 4–5Finn Esbensen, New and Improved G.R.E.A.T. ProgramJoe Mollner, Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaLt. Raj Ramnarace, G.R.E.A.T. Midwest Atlantic RegionModerator: Linda Hammond-Decker, Bureau of JusticeAssistanceThis workshop will give attendees a comprehensiveoverview of the key components of two successful gangprevention programs—Gang Resistance Education andTraining (G.R.E.A.T.) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America’sGang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach (GPTTO). Thepresentation will discuss program components, includingschool-based curriculums, G.R.E.A.T. Families, summer andafterschool programming, how to start a G.R.E.A.T. programin one’s community, funding, and G.R.E.A.T. officer certificationtraining. GPTTO is a comprehensive gang preventioninitiative that mobilizes community leaders and club staff todiscuss local gang issues, design a communitywide strategy,and clarify their roles. Through a referral network with courts,police, other juvenile justice agencies, schools, social serviceagencies, and community organizations, as well as throughdirect outreach efforts, at-risk young people are recruitedand mainstreamed into Boys & Girls Club program activitiesto divert them from antisocial gang activity.Using Data To Support Decisionmaking:OJJDP’s Statistical Briefing BookNational Harbor 6Melissa Sickmund, National Center for Juvenile JusticeCharles Puzzanchera, National Center for Juvenile JusticeBen Adams, National Center for Juvenile JusticeModerator: Janet Chiancone, OJJDPThis session will introduce participants to OJJDP’s StatisticalBriefing Book (SBB), which, for more than a decade, hashelped fill the information needs of juvenile justice professionals,educators, the media, policymakers, and the generalpublic. The workshop will provide participants with an overviewof the SBB’s tools and resources along with practicaltips on how they can use these tools to guide their own localand state planning and decisionmaking. Presenters will alsoprovide real-life examples of how the SBB and related datatools have been used to identify program priorities and policydecisions at the state and local levels.Restorative Justice—A Reality CheckNational Harbor 10Dr. Gordon Bazemore, Florida Atlantic University,School of Criminology and Criminal JusticeDee Bell, Georgia Department of Juvenile JusticeAGENDA AT A GLANCEAGENDA: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1317