A day-long symposium on the juvenile justice system.
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(Nov 14, 2008 at Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Sponsored by the Policy Research Institution for the Region (PRIOR), the Future of Children, and the Association for Children of New Jersey)
Description:
Pt 1: Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Richard F. Keevey, Director, Policy Research Institute for the Region
Overview of Future of Children, Juvenile Justice
- Laurence Steinberg, Distinguished University Professor & Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University
Pt 2: Youth in Multiple Systems
Introduction
- Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director, Association for Children of New Jersey
Challenges Faced by Children in Multiple Systems
- Robert Schwartz, Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center
From the Child Welfare System to Juvenile Justice
- Joseph Ryan, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
From the Mental Health System to Juvenile Justice
- Thomas Grisso, Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Pt 3: Race, Ethnicity & Gender in the Juvenile Justice System
Introduction
- Laurence Steinberg, Distinguished University Professor & Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University
Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
- Shauna Epps, DMC Policy Specialist, Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
- Elizabeth Cauffman, Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine
Pt 4: Luncheon Keynote - Adolescence & Crime: Rethinking Juvenile Justice Policy: A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Justice
Introduction
- Elisabeth Donahue, Executive Director, The Future of Children
Keynote Speaker
- Elizabeth Scott, Harold R. Medina Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Pt 5: Policy & Practice Issues
Introduction
- Mary Coogan, Assistant Director, Association for Children of New Jersey
Panelists:
- Valeria Lawson, Exec. Dir., NJ Juvenile Justice Commission
- Brian Hancock, Deputy Division Director, Div. of Child Behavioral Health, NJ Dept. of Children & Families
- Sandra Simkins, Associate Professor, Rutgers School of Law, Camden
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