Kristin Henning to be Keynote Speaker for Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference |
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From Nov. 1-2, 2022, CJJ will host its 2022 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference in Louisville, Kentucky at the Omni Louisville. This year's theme will be "Removing the Blindfold: Investing in Young People, Communities and Healing".
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) is excited to welcome Kristin Henning as keynote speaker in November 2022. Henning will provide her experience and expertise in knowledge of the youth legal system.
Kristin Henning is a nationally recognized advocate, author, trainer, and consultant on the intersection of race, adolescence, and policing. She is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law and was previously the Lead Attorney of the Juvenile Unit at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where she has been representing children accused of crime for more than twenty-five years.
Henning is the co-founder of a number of initiatives to combat racial injustice in the juvenile legal system, including the Ambassadors for Racial Justice program and a Racial Justice Toolkit for youth defenders. She is also the recipient of many awards, including the 2021 Leadership Prize from the Juvenile Law Center. Henning has written numerous articles and other publications advocating for reform in the juvenile legal system. Her book, The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth, was just released in September 2021 and has already received rave reviews in the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post.
Stayed tuned for additional details.
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Save the Date: CJJ's Youth Summit |
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This year's Youth Summit will take place Aug. 1-2 at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington.
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CJJ's Annual Conference is happening next month! |
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Each year, CJJ hosts a national conference uniquely focused on improving juvenile justice and delinquency prevention systems, services, practices, and policies.
This year's conference will focus on the latest research, developments, and challenges facing our field today. Specifically:
- What lessons have we learned from Covid-19, and how can we use those lessons to create a new normal that works better for our young people and communities?
- How can systems collaborate with one another to more holistically address young peoples' needs?
- How can states and communities serve as leaders in shaping a better juvenile justice system for our most vulnerable youth?
- How can we improve collaborations with young people with lived experiences in the systems we work with?
- What role does advocacy play as communities seek to improve services and provide for trauma-responsive care for children and youth?
To view a draft of the agenda click here.
To make your hotel reservation, click here.
Currently, registrations for CJJ's Annual Conference are full. Please contact info@juvjustice.org to be added to the wait list.
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All attendees at this year's conference will be asked to adhere to the following:
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All attendees must submit either proof of vaccination or proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72-hours prior to arrival at the conference. The name on this card must match the name used at the time of registration. Photo copies of vaccination cards may be submitted in advance to info@jvjustice.org.
- All attendees must registration for workshops in advance to avoid overcrowding.
- Registration will be capped at 350 to ensure safety protocols can be followed.
- All attendees will be given the option of red, yellow, and green lanyards when checking in for the conference. Lanyards will be used to denote the attendees' individual preference for social contact and distancing. All attendees are expected to respect the boundaries and preferences that others have set for themselves.
- Attendees agree that if they are feeling unwell or exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19, they will not attend the event. Full refunds are available for those who are unwell.
Individuals with questions or concerns about the updated safety protocols should contact CJJ Executive Director, Naomi Smoot Evans at evans@juvjustice.org for additional information.
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President Joe Biden's proposed budget for FY'23 was released the morning of March 28th and included requests for increased funding in many areas related to youth justice. The package included $760 million total for youth justice, including:
- $157 million for Title II;
- $120 million for mentoring;
- $117 million for Title V;
- $30 million to include collaboration between child welfare and juvenile justice;
- $15 million to address barriers related to juvenile records;
- $40 million to improve juvenile indigent defense; and
- $100 million for alternatives to youth incarceration.
A full copy of the budget is available here. Relevant programs can be found on p. 755.
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June 23rd at 2:00pm ET
"If I Were White: Crime, Punishment and Injustice"
In the work, Padgett uses his voice and lived expertise to spotlight the harsh, unfair, and often racially motivated judicial system and its disproportionate effect on our minority communities.
To sign up for June's book club, click here.
To purchase the book, click here.
CJJ is looking for other authors to participate in our quarterly book club. To recommend a book, please email info@juvjustice.org.
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Restorative Practices to Address School-Based Behaviors
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022, 3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m ET
Learn about a set of positive, evidence-based practices that focuses on developing and strengthening relationships and a sense of community, which then promotes repair of those relationships when harm is done. Restorative practices are aimed at shifting disciplinary practices away from punitive approaches (punishing) and more towards helping repair the harm done to people. Provided by International Institute for Restorative Practices, restorative practices promote empathy, inclusiveness, relationship-building, and problem-solving. Restorative methods such as circles and restorative conferences bring victims, offenders, and their supporters together to address wrongdoing and repair harm caused to relationships. Participants will learn an overview of the RP foundation, social discipline windows, continuum of RP, and practical everyday interactions with youth.
Presenter:
Cuong Nguyen, Prevention Specialist and Student Support, Utah State Board of Education
This webinar is free for CJJ members. To become a member click here.
To register for this webinar click here.
Tools for Student Collaboration with Education Systems
Friday, June 24th, 2022, 3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m ET
In a time of school closures, quarantines, and lockdowns, young people involved in the justice system experienced severe levels of disruption to their educational journeys. Communities best able to serve youth in this time period forged strong partnerships that cross bureaucratic boundaries. Hailly T.N. Korman and Bonnie O'Keefe from Bellwether Education Partners will share takeaways from their work with communities across the country, along with practical tools and techniques they used and adapted to build effective youth-centered partnerships between justice systems, schools, districts, and other youth-serving systems. Learn more in advance of this session at https://lostbydesign.org/.
Presenters:
Hailly T.N. Korman (She/Her/Hers), Senior Associate Partner, Policy and Evaluation, Bellwether Education Partners
Bonnie O'Keefe (She/Her/Hers), Associate Partner, Policy and Evaluation, Bellwether Education Partners
This webinar is free for CJJ members. To become a member click here.
To register for this webinar click here.
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Would You Like to Blog for CJJ? |
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CJJ is looking for bloggers for CJJ Today to author stories and posts about juvenile justice. We're particularly interested in stories from State Advisory Group members or staff, CJJ individual or youth members, and CJJ organizational members, about issues at the state or local level, interesting programs or approaches, and perspectives about the course of juvenile justice reform at the local or state level. We also welcome blog posts from other juvenile justice system stakeholders. Blog posts can be between 400-750 words in length. Click here to see our other guidelines for blogs.
Suggested topics could include:
- School to Prison Pipeline;
- Girls in the Juvenile Justice System;
- Remedying Racial and Ethnic Disparities;
- Adolescent Brain Development;
- Evidence-Based Practices;
- Status Offenses;
- Family and Youth Involvement; or
- Promising Practices or Program Spotlights.
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Member Spotlight: Callie Hargett named Director of Minnesota Youth Justice Office |
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Big things are happening in Minnesota to positively impact youth. Last session, the Minnesota State Legislature invested in a new State Office of Juvenile Justice with a goal of reaching and supporting more youth affected by the juvenile justice system. Until now, Minnesota has lacked a centralized state office that partners with community in supporting parents, youth, law enforcement, schools and juvenile justice systems providers.
The role of the Minnesota Office of Juvenile Justice within the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs is to Identify, promote, and sustain the most effective solutions to youth crime - those that honor the promise and potential of our youth as well as the need to protect community safety. This new state office is committed to listening with empathy, reducing stigma and shame, and promoting parent involvement in their child’s programming.
Callie Hargett was named Director of the Youth Justice Office. She has served as Minnesota’s Juvenile Justice Specialist for the past six years and looks forward to the level of community partnership that can be accomplished via this new team approach. In a piece provided by CBS Minnesota, Hargett provided a few comments to share her excitement , “We haven’t had any one state-level centralized place that stakeholders, families, young people, law enforcement, educators, community-based providers can go to for answers and partnership,” said Hargett. “The goal of this office is to identify programs and strategies that the community says are useful and effective for them, and then lift up those strategies with funding and support.”
The Minnesota Office of Youth Justice aims to reduce ethnic and racial disparities in the juvenile justice system by through collaboration with all sectors of community via a variety of initiatives, such as: community-oriented policing, implicit bias training for decision-makers, restorative justice initiatives, conflict resolution training, policy reform, increased youth recreation and job training opportunities, and substance abuse reduction programming for youth.
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Other News and Announcements |
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Events and Trainings
The American Youth Policy Forum is seeking application for the Samuel Halperin Youth Public Service Award by June 6th. Youth ages 18-26 are eligible to apply. The application includes a brief cover sheet and essay about their commitment to public service. Apply today!
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New Publications and Resources
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CJJ invites you to share news from your SAG, organization, state, or region! Inclusion and editing of submissions are subject to CJJ editorial guidelines. |
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The Juvenile Justice Monitor is brought to you by staff and volunteer leaders of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and supported by membership fees paid by CJJ's State Advisory Group Members, Members at Large, Organizational Members, and allies. We are grateful to all for their ongoing support.
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
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Washington, DC 20006-1631
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