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Juvenile Justice: Passages, Prevention, and Intervention
February 19 and 20, 2010
Sponsored by:
Juvenile Justice Project
Center for Children and Families
University of
In collaboration with the Center for Race and Race Relations,
Co-sponsors: Child Advocacy Project,
Plenary Speakers: Geoffrey Canada, founder of the
Shay Bilchik, director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University
Juvenile Justice Project website: http://www.law.ufl.edu/centers/childlaw/
Conference website:
http://www.law.ufl.edu/centers/childlaw/juvenile justice/conferences/
Program:
Juvenile Justice: Passages. Prevention, and Intervention
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
I. Contexts of Delinquency
Claudia Wright , Juvenile Justice Monitor, Office of the Attorney General,
Leslie Harris, Dorothy Kliks Fone Professor,
Alonzo DeCarlo, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,
Emily Buss, Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law,
(moderator, Professor Meshon Rawls,
II. Disproportionate Minority Contact
Rhyna Jefferson, State of
Theresa Glennon, Feinberg Professor of Law,
Judge Irene Sullivan, Unified Family Court 6th Circuit (FL), Commissioner on the Florida Blue Print Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform , Commentator (Presides over dependency and delinquency cases; working in support of the Blue Print report to effect legislative reform of the juvenile justice system)
(moderator, Professor Monique Haughton-Worrell, University of Florida College of Law)
LUNCHEON PLENARY SPEAKER: SHAY BILCHEK, Research Professor and Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown Public Policy Institute,
The Ebb and Flow of Juvenile Justice in
Over the past 20 years we have seen extreme changes in the philosophical underpinnings of the juvenile justice systems across the country. This swing of the pendulum is not new to us, but in the past we made our case for a more appropriate, proportionate and consistent response to juvenile offending without the strong research that now exists in support of this position. Our Luncheon Speaker, Shay Bilchik, will address our ability to use this research to create and sustain this more effective response to juvenile crime, and the policy, practice and leadership implications related to these efforts. He will explore these issues from both a developmental and multi-system perspective, focusing on the use of data, the reengineering of how we structure our work, and the need to partner in the development of family and community resources in preventing delinquency, reducing recidivism and achieving better outcomes for our system involved youth.
III. Gender Issues
Lawanda Rivoira, Director of the
Tamar Birkhead, Assistant Professor,
Sarah Valentine, Legal Research Coordinator and Associate Law Librarian,
Joy Patton, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (girls/risk and preventive factors)
Jen Woolard, Associate Professor, Psychology Department,
(moderator: Melissa Bamba, Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations,
IV. Paradigms for Change
Laurie Garduque, Program Director, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Program on Human and Community Development, Models for Change Program (overview of MacArthur’s Models for Change approach)
Mark Fondacaro, Professor, Department of Psychology,
Carlos Martinez, Public Defender,
(moderator: Lonn Lanza-Kaduce, Professor, Department of Criminology,
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20
V. Developmental Perspectives
Elizabeth Scott , Harold R. Medina Professor of Law,
Alex Piquero , Criminology, Professor,
Barbara Woodhouse, L.Q.C. Lamar Professor of Law and Co-Director, Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic, Emory University School of Law ecological model and juvenile justice/ comparative look at EU
Chris Slobogin, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry,
(moderator: Dr. Lauren Fasig, Research Director, Center for Children and Families,
VI. Programs for Change
David Katner, Professor of Clinical Law and Director,
Bart Lubow, Funding Officer for Juvenile Justice Initiatives, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Commentator (Efforts focused on reforming juvenile justice system so that they lock up fewer youth, rely more on proven, family-focused interventions, and create opportunities for positive youth development (prevention and early intervention). The site is: http://www.aecf.org/OurWork/JuvenileJustice.aspx)
(moderator: Professor Kristin Henning, Deputy Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic,
LUNCHEON PLENARY SPEAKER: GEOFFREY