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April 28, 2014

In This Issue

Public Policy

Conferences and Trainings

Information Sharing and Updates

Articles of Interest

Other Items

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Public Policy
For the most updated information on the budget as well as other legislative activity impacting county operations, visit the CCAP budget news page. Back to top

Future Conferences and Trainings

Training Opportunity

JDCAP is planning a training on LBGTQ sensitivity presented by The Attic Youth Center. The training will be held at the Lancaster Youth Intervention Center. Lunch will be served. Click here for registration details.

20th National Symposium on Juvenile Services

October 19-23, 2014 * Greensboro, NC
Sheraton Four Points Hotel

The National Symposium on Juvenile Services is a unique forum that brings together the leadership and direct care professionals from juvenile services and other human services professionals for training and the opportunity to network and share innovative program service approaches being implemented within the juvenile justice system throughout the country. We hope you will have a participatory role in shaping the agenda and future direction of our juvenile justice system.

SYMPOSIUM GOALS

To convene a diverse representation of juvenile service practitioners, trainers, and educators
To provide an open forum for an exchange of ideas and a discussion of issues
To build partnerships for enhanced service delivery
To be innovative in planning for the profession's future
To educate all participants on the critical issues in juvenile justice
To share best practices
To celebrate our successes

SYMPOSIUM TRAINING

20th National Symposium training sessions, focus groups and policy discussions will address topics related to the following conference tracks:

TRACK A: Current & Emerging Issues for the Juvenile Justice Practitioner

TRACK B: PREA Issues and Updates

TRACK C: Training and Performance Improvement for Staff

TRACK D: Implementing & Evaluating Effective Educational Strategies for Youth

TRACK E: Leadership Issues

TRACK F: Strategies for Understanding and Effectively Addressing DMC

TRACK G: Providing Services for Youth in Adult Facilities

TRACK H: Community-Based Services

For more information visit: http://npjs.org/symposium/

Download a registration form here (save pdf to desktop before printing or filling out).

Information Sharing and Updates

PREA Resources

Addition of New FAQs to the Website
The PRC has added new FAQs to its website in the following sections: Audit and Compliance (questions 10, 12, and 13); Screening (question 3); Cross-Gender Supervision (question 4); and Inmate Education.

In addition, the PRC has migrated the previously released FAQs regarding the impact of PREA on DOJ grants into the PRC FAQ page for easy reference. Click here to access the grant program specific FAQs regarding the Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Title II Part B Formula Grants, and the Office of the Violence Against Women STOP Formula Grants.

Click here to view the FAQ page.

The Juvenile Audit tool has been released!

Audit Instrument Juvenile Facility

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Trauma Informed Care

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) National Center for Youth in Custody (NCYC) will present "Trauma Informed Care," the first Webinar in the series "What Works? A Practitioners Response to Theory and Evidence."

To Register: Registration Information

Articles of Interest

Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women and Girls under Correctional Custody

Reduce overdose deaths

Study: Illinois law requiring kids to face adult charges for certain crimes may discriminate

Ohio Sued Over Seclusion of Mentally Ill Youth

The Importance of Education for Troubled Youths

In Latest Reform, Kentucky Softens Approach to Juvenile Offenders

Bill would hike age of adults in criminal justice system to 18

'IT'S KILLING OUR KIDS' Bucks County District Attorney's office launches full-scale war against dealers with heroin-fighting initiatives

Other Important Items

Save the Dates

The JDCAP Training committee will hold our next meeting at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center on Thursday May 8

Additional Information

Survey Finds Youth Benefit From Violence Prevention Programs

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal has published "Youth Exposure to Violence Prevention Programs in a National Sample." This paper is based on research from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), a study that OJJDP sponsors on the prevalence of children's exposure to violence. The survey findings show that two-thirds of children ages 5-9 and three-quarters of youth 10-17 years old have benefitted from formal bullying or violence prevention programs. The researchers found that school-age children had lower levels of both peer victimization and perpetration, while older youth made more disclosures about victimization to parents and authorities.

NatSCEV, funded by the Department of Justice, consisted of a national sample of 4,500 children and youth ages 1 month to 17 years in 2011.

Resources:

Learn about the Attorney General's Defending Childhood initiative.

Webinar to Discuss Trauma-Informed Care in Juvenile Detention Facilities

On April 30, 2014, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP's National Center for Youth in Custody will present "Trauma-Informed Care," the first Webinar in the series "What Works: The Practitioner's Response to Theory and Evidence." This Webinar will provide training and a testimonial to the use and success of trauma-informed care in juvenile detention centers. Presenters will explain trauma-informed care, how to implement it in a facility, and what is being done in facilities to provide trauma-informed care.

Resources:

Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical report:

Title: Aftercare Services for Juvenile Parolees with Mental Disorders: A Collaboration Between the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) and Columbus Children's Research Institute (PDF, 40 pages)�

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