Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency



Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Quarterly Meeting

September 8, 2006

Office of Justice Programs, Main Conference Room

810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531

Abstract

At the September 2006 Quarterly Meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Council members received an overview of recent research on critical issues in juvenile justice. A panel of researchers that included Howard Snyder, Rolf Loeber, Joseph Cocozza, and Andrea Sedlak presented findings on a wide range of issues including juvenile suicide rates, risk factors for victimization and delinquency, the growth in arrest rates for violent crime among juvenile females, early indicators of community crime, mental health disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system, educational problems among youth in custody, youth in custody with children, and youth in custody with a history of prior of abuse. Following the presentation, Council members had an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists and to discuss the implications of the research findings for member agencies.

Council members then heard presentations on three critical issues that the juvenile justice system is currently facing: disproportionate minority contact, waivers and transfers of juveniles, and youth gangs. In addition, members were briefed on research proposals recently submitted to OJJDP.

The presentations provided Council members with a common set of references and will help them prepare for the December Quarterly Meeting, when the Council will discuss strategies and set priorities for its future work.

In addition, several attendees provided legislative and program updates on behalf of their agencies.

No action items emanated from this meeting.

Meeting Summary

Call to Order and Opening Remarks

J. Robert Flores, Vice Chair, Coordinating Council; Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

Mr. Flores called the September 8 quarterly meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) to order. He welcomed the members of the Council and members of the public.

He introduced Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D., a new designee to the Council. Dr. Madras is Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Dr. Madras remarked that she is happy to serve on the Council and looks forward to learning more about the functions of the Council and about what ONDCP can do to contribute to its mission.

Mr. Flores referred Council members to the minutes of the June 2 Council meeting. Council members voted to certify the minutes as correct.

Mr. Flores reported that the focus of this meeting is to provide an overview of recent research on critical issues in juvenile justice. This information will provide Council members with a common set of references and help them prepare for the December retreat, when the Council will discuss strategies and set priorities for its future work. He encouraged members of the audience to submit written questions to the panelists during the break. Questions will be answered at this meeting or on the Council Web site.

Mr. Flores reminded Council Planning Team members that a meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. to plan the December retreat. That meeting will not be open to the public.

Administrative Announcements

Robin Delany-Shabazz, Designated Federal Official, OJJDP

Ms. Delany-Shabazz referred Council members to their packets, which contain a wealth of information organized by agenda topics. She remarked that copies of the materials are available on the table for the public. She reminded participants to complete and return their meeting evaluation forms after the meeting.

Conversation with the Researchers. Overview: At Risk Youth, Juvenile Justice Issues, and Trends

Lisa Trivits, Moderator, Research and Policy Analyst, Office of Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Mr. Flores said that the Coordinating Council has assembled a group of experts to share their knowledge of what they have learned from their research, to identify critical issues, and to suggest implications of the data. He observed that OJJDP and the Coordinating Council member agencies all are committed to the notion that research must inform policy. Solutions to juvenile crime and delinquency are complex and must involve every system in our community working together. He introduced panel moderator, Lisa Trivits, who asked the panelists to introduce themselves.

Facts To Consider

Howard Snyder, Director of Systems Research, National Center for Juvenile Justice

Dr. Snyder presented four key issues for Council members to consider.

1. Mental Health Concerns. Much juvenile violence is self-inflicted, and juveniles are almost as likely to be a suicide victim as a homicide victim. Juvenile suicide rates are highest in states that have a large population of Native Americans, and Native American youth have the highest suicide rate of any group in the country. In 33 states, juvenile suicide victims outnumbered juvenile murder victims (1981–2001).

2. Community Context. Living in a disadvantaged community influences a youth’s risk of victimization, as does lack of supervision.

3. The Level of Juvenile Violence. The juvenile arrest rate for violent crime was lower in 2004 than in any year since 1980. The juvenile arrest rate for murder declined steadily from 1993 to 2004, so the 3- to 5-percent increase in 2005 is relatively small by comparison.

4. Increases in Violence by Juvenile Females. Both males and females experienced a similar decline in arrest rates for murder, robbery, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and drug violations. However, the growth in arrest rates for aggravated assault, simple assault, and weapons offenses was proportionately greater for females than males. This may not reflect an actual increase in offenses, but rather a change in police response to domestic violence. Previously, a girl who hit her mother was charged with incorrigibility and treated as a status offender, and today she is treated as a violent offender.

Crime Waves and the Need for Multi-Agency Report Cards of Early Indicators of Community Crime

Rolf Loeber, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Loeber’s presentation addressed three key questions: (1) Is it possible to predict crime waves? (2) What are community needs for indicators of future crime waves? (3) What is the role of interagency collaboration?

Dr. Loeber observed that community crime trends are not a function of chance, are an aggregate of age-crime curves of successive age cohorts, and are most influenced by peak offending age of juveniles and by high-rate offenders. He remarked that peak offending age and the number of high-rate offenders can vary from age cohort to age cohort.

Researchers from the Pittsburgh Youth Study found a large difference in reported violence between two age cohorts, with the older cohort (who grew up around 1994) showing a higher rate of crime and a larger number of years to outgrow violence than the younger cohort. Study investigators found that predictors of violence include 11 broad risk factors (e.g., low socioeconomic status, high-risk neighborhood, low school motivation). The more risk factors present, the higher the probability of later violence among young males. Surveys of risk factors and surveys that measure the general well-being of juveniles help us to understand the risk factors that youth are being exposed to.

Today policymakers are faced with a major choice—whether to continue with mostly reactive systems of intervention that address juvenile delinquency or to use information about predictors of violence to expand proactive systems of intervention.

Dr. Loeber suggested that the Coordinating Council consider the following recommendations:

1. Put together a working group to explore early marker systems and report on available data sources, barriers, and feasibility issues. The Council is in an ideal position to do this.

2. Explore options to tie this work on predictors into existing programs such as the Helping America’s Youth initiative.

3. Support state and county development of local early marker systems.

Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Issues and Trends

Joseph Cocozza, Director, National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ)

Dr. Cocozza reported on NCMHJJ’s recent OJJDP-funded study of mental health disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system. The multistate study, which was conducted across a continuum of settings, found high rates of mental health disorders, regardless of geographic location or type of residential setting. The study found that approximately 70 percent of justice-involved youth met the criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder. Many of these youth experienced multiple and severe disorders. For example, 55.6 percent met the criteria for at least two diagnoses, 60.8 percent of youth with a mental health disorder also had a substance use disorder, and 27 percent had disorders serious enough to require immediate and significant treatment.

Dr. Cocozza described other factors that are fueling the growing sense of crisis surrounding youth with mental health disorders. The number of youth entering the juvenile justice system is increasing. Youth are being inappropriately placed, and many of these youth do not need to be in the juvenile justice system. In addition, mental health services are often unavailable or inadequate.

A number of services and strategies are being developed to support the better identification and treatment of these youth.

1. Standardized mental health screening and assessment procedures. For example, the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI–2) is now used systemwide in 39 states.

2. Evidence-based interventions and promising practices. As researchers have begun to study the effect on criminal recidivism of different types of programs for juvenile offenders, there is a growing understanding of “what works” and what does not.

3. Comprehensive mental health and juvenile justice programs and models. These include the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Policy Academy on Improving Services for Youth with Mental Health and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Involved with the Juvenile Justice System, the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative, and OJJDP/NCMHJJ’s Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.

Even though progress is being made, much needs to be done. Throughout the juvenile justice system, there is a need for effective treatment diversion programs, expanded community-based mental health services, gender-specific services, increased use of evidence-based practices, integrated programs for youth with co-occurring disorders, and linkages at reentry. At the federal level, there is need for greater recognition and support for the needs of these youth and the systems that serve them and a need for modeling and cross-agency collaborative actions.

Dr. Cocozza concluded that youth with mental health problems present a major challenge for the juvenile justice system, the resolution of which requires collaboration across systems.

Educational Problems, Childbearing, and Prior Abuse Among Delinquents in Custody

Andrea Sedlak, Vice President, Westat, Inc.

Dr. Sedlak presented information on three important findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement, a survey that involved interviews with a nationally representative sample of 7,000 youth in residential placement (YRP) because of offenses.

1. Educational problems of YRP. YRP report far higher rates than the general population for dropping out of school, being suspended or expelled from school, repeating a grade, performing below grade level, or having a learning disability. However, fewer than half of nongraduates with learning disabilities receive special education in their facility and 20 percent of nongraduates report that they have no plans for school after their release.

2. Childbearing. One in seven YRP have children and one in five YRP have children or are currently expecting a child. These rates are far higher than those for the general population. Among YRP, the rates are higher for boys than for girls, which is opposite of the trends in the general population. Youth with children have more educational problems (e.g., more youth with children have learning disabilities and more youth with children have dropped out of school).

3. Prior abuse of offenders in custody. Of YRP, 30 percent report prior physical or sexual abuse. Youth who did not have a biological parent caregiver when growing up experienced higher rates of prior abuse. Youth who experienced abuse are more likely than other YRP to have committed more serious crimes, to have drug/alcohol problems, to be gang members, to report emotional problems, to engage in fights in their facility, and to have educational problems.

In addition, Dr. Sedlak presented findings from the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect. The number of children in the country who experience maltreatment goes far beyond the children who are investigated by the child protective services (CPS) system. Professionals in a number of other community agencies—particularly schools—come into contact with children who have been maltreated.

Dr. Sedlak summarized the implications of these findings. (1) Schools play a key role in the identification of abuse and identification of educational problems, so they have the potential for delinquency prevention, early intervention, and aftercare for reentering juvenile offenders. (2) Programs and services for youth in custody should include early identification of victimized youth and of their needs for services, programs addressing educational needs, support for school plans after release, and identification of youth with children and support for their special needs.

Research Proposals Submitted to OJJDP

Janet Chiancone, Research Coordinator, OJJDP

Ms. Chiancone reported that in May OJJDP released the solicitation for its Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Program. Applicants from the field were invited to conduct research studies or evaluate programs focusing on prevention, intervention, or treatment of juvenile delinquency and/or child victimization. OJJDP received more than 140 applications, which demonstrates the need for continued support of research studies. Many of the proposals reflected the themes raised by the researchers at this Council meeting (e.g., proposals to examine the nexus between victimization and delinquency, proposals to conduct research studies or evaluate programs that address mental health issues, proposals to evaluate residential programs and reentry programs for delinquent and foster care populations, proposals focusing on evidence-based programs and learning more about “what works”). Fifteen proposals will be funded, and OJJDP hopes to release the solicitation again next year. Information about the funded studies will be posted on the Coordinating Council Web site ().

Conversation with the Researchers (Continued). Discussion: Import and Implications for Member Agencies

Dr. Trivits observed that the panelists had presented a tremendous amount of information about what research has been accomplished and the needs for future research. She encouraged Council members to think about how the Council as a body can conduct policy and program planning to address some of the issues identified by the panelists. She opened the floor for Council members to engage in discussion and ask questions of the panelists.

Can you describe the profile of juvenile suicide victims?

Dr. Snyder responded that information can be gathered from coroners’ reports about suicide victims’ method, age, gender, and ethnicity, but little is known about their mental health backgrounds. The suicide rate for Native American youth is five times higher than for white youth, and the rate among whites is higher than among blacks. The high suicide rate among Native American youth suggests that this population has a high need for improved mental health and substance abuse services. A possible explanation for the relatively low juvenile suicide rates in some urban states (e.g., California, New York, and New Jersey) is that these states have better mental health services than more rural states.

Mr. Flores said that an OJJDP report on this issue will be released soon. The report will be posted on the OJJDP and Coordinating Council Web sites. He observed that the National Center on Child Fatality Review (NCFR) is an important resource. Every state is required to have a board that reviews what has happened when a child dies. Some states have well-supported boards, and others do not. He suggested that OJJDP and HHS could work together to lend support to the child fatality review effort. Ideally, all state boards should examine not only coroners’ reports but also information from law enforcement, mental health services, public health officials, CPS, etc. This information would allow researchers to put together longitudinal studies about juvenile suicide victims. A list of state contacts is available at the NCFR Web site, . See also .

All of these presentations seem to be talking about the same group of kids. Would it be possible to link together the various research studies to provide a better sense of what is driving the problems that we are seeing?

Dr. Loeber responded that a great deal is known about factors that drive children to delinquency. He and his colleagues have identified 53 predictors of delinquency (including maltreatment and educational problems), a dozen of which are particularly important. He said that his book, Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, is a good place to begin to learn about these markers.

Dr. Cocozza added that the more we learn from the research, the more we understand that youth in the juvenile justice system have common problems (e.g., they tend to live in high-risk neighborhoods, to have mental health problems, and to have experienced abuse). There is a clear overlap between youth in the child welfare system, youth faring poorly in the educational system, and those in the juvenile justice system. We need to do a better job developing comprehensive services and programs to help these youth earlier so that they do not end up in the juvenile justice system.

Can you discuss the issue of resiliency, as many at-risk juveniles do alright or better than alright?

Dr. Loeber responded that a great deal of work has been done on resiliency and protective factors. Researchers are finding that desistance (from crime and delinquency) takes place at different times along the development course for different youth. A number of factors influence desistance including family (e.g., parental supervision), education, etc.

In this time of scarce resources, how can federal agencies assist state and local professionals to identify and meet the mental health and substance abuse needs of children?

Dr. Cocozza said that some impressive work has already been done. The basic approach is to bring together teams of the main administrators from the relevant agencies and ask them to figure out how to do a better job addressing a particular problem. For example, SAMHSA led the effort to convene the National Policy Academy; with relatively little money, this initiative has resulted in significant changes in the way in which youth with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders are dealt with.

How can we get a more accurate, complete profile of a juvenile offender before he or she is sentenced?

Judge Steven Jones, Sullivan County, Tennessee, said that his jurisdiction established an observation and assessment center for testing, screening, observing, and providing a physical examination of juvenile offenders. A team of psychiatrists, counselors, and medical doctors observes the child for up to 30 days, identifies the child’s specific problems, and makes recommendations for appropriate services; most of the children who go through the center get the help that they need without going into state custody. He remarked that such centers should be funded throughout the United States. Judge Jones said that his jurisdiction also has a respite center, where juveniles can be separated from their families for a “cooling-off period” and then gradually integrated back into their home environments.

Dr. Sedlak said that in the 1990s she conducted an evaluation of runaway and homeless youth shelters and learned that approximately one-third of the youth who came to these shelters reported that they went there to seek respite from their families.

Dr. Cocozza congratulated Judge Jones on his county’s observation and assessment program. He observed that a few of these programs exist across the country; however, they tend to be isolated cases, and there has been no general encouragement of such programs or recognition of their importance. A movement in this direction is needed.

What are some of the key prevention strategies, early-intervention strategies, or intervention points that could have the most impact in terms of reducing delinquency and victimization?

Dr. Snyder observed that researchers and policymakers have been emphasizing the idea of evidence-based programs but have not identified numerous programs that “work.” An important next step is the evaluation of existing good programs and the identification of additional evidence-based programs that can be replicated across the country.

Ms. Chiancone said that OJJDP strongly encourages the states to spend their formula grant funds on evidence-based programming, and OJJDP is being measured on its ability to support evidence-based programming. She suggested that perhaps Council agencies could work together to reach common standards on what is meant by evidence-based programming.

Dr. Loeber agreed with Dr. Snyder’s observation on the need to evaluate more programs in order to increase the variety of evidence-based programs. For example, programs that address gender-specific issues are underdeveloped, and more information is needed about culturally relevant programs for various ethnic groups. In addition, some excellent programs may not be ready to disseminate because they do not have good manuals. OJJDP could facilitate the development of strong programs for replication.

Ms. Chiancone responded that OJJDP’s Field-Initiated Demonstration Program focuses on the development of program models that advance juvenile justice practice.

Richard Morris, U.S. Department of Labor, referred back to the question about key intervention points. He observed that we know that the problems described by the researchers are concentrated in “discrete pockets.” He observed that it makes sense to implement evidence-based models inside these discrete pockets and at the same time ensure that there is an infusion of resources to allow these models to work.

Speaking of evidence-based programs, please comment on the earlier slide indicating that Scared Straight–type programs and juvenile boot camps are not effective.

Dr. Cocozza responded that research studies have consistently found that these types of programs have not been effective in reducing recidivism or reducing the crime rate.

The slide referring to Scared Straight and juvenile boot camps indicates that these programs actually increased recidivism. What does this mean?

Dr. Cocozza responded that, because these programs are not cost-effective, they should not be funded. The emphasis upon evidence-based practices is getting practitioners to realize the need to evaluate what they are doing. If a practice does not work, we should not be funding it.

Dr. Snyder added that, if a program has negative results, it is important to make people aware of that.

Do programs such as Scared Straight and juvenile boot camps target more serious offenders who are more likely to be repeat offenders? Could this be the reason that they have not been effective in reducing recidivism?

Dr. Cocozza responded that most studies of these programs have been controlled for such factors, and there is little disagreement among researchers that these programs are not effective.

In Memphis, a growing number of girls are involved in gang activity. Of those juveniles who acknowledge gang affiliation at intake, 25 to 30 percent are girls. Could this phenomenon be contributing to the growth in arrest rates for assault and gun possession among girls?

Dr. Snyder responded that no uniform data are collected on whether juveniles who enter the courts are gang-involved. The trend in Memphis could be a local phenomenon in terms of how gang is defined and how law enforcement responds to these juveniles.

Ms. Chiancone referred to OJJDP’s Girls Study Group (GSG), which is examining a variety of research related to girls and delinquency. The GSG has not found a change in girls’ self-reported behavior over time, although the growth in arrest rates for violent crime has been greater for girls than for boys. OJJDP hopes to release a Bulletin on the GSG findings in November.

Mr. Flores thanked the panelists and remarked that this conversation will continue in December, when the Coordinating Council will discuss these issues and identify priorities that should be addressed over the next several years.

Focus on Critical and Current Issues

Mr. Flores said that this portion of the agenda will examine three topics that are of special concern to OJJDP—disproportionate minority contact (DMC), waivers and transfers, and youth gangs. They are statutory areas of focus and have all been identified as priority areas by the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice. DMC and waivers are controversial issues among practitioners and among the public, and it has been a challenge to have a principled discussion and develop principled strategies. He observed that often our first instinct is for immediate justice; although the demand for justice is a necessary function of our system, the system must be perceived as fair. Mr. Flores then introduced the three presenters.

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Michael Shader, Social Science Specialist, OJJDP

Mr. Shader said that minorities make up about one-third of the general population but about two-thirds of those in contact with the justice system. In 2002, Congress modified the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act to broaden the DMC initiative from disproportionate minority confinement to disproportionate minority contact, because minority youth are disproportionately represented at all levels of the juvenile justice system. The Act requires system improvement efforts to ensure equal treatment of all youth.

A number of theories have been posited on the causes of DMC. These include discrimination, institutional bias, higher involvement of minorities in delinquent acts, and lack of access to counsel. OJJDP’s Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency, which collects data on self-reported offending, found that DMC cannot be explained solely by differences in offense rates. Recent studies have found that there is a bias in how African American youth are processed in the justice system.

OJJDP has been working with the states to address DMC. Some states, especially Washington and Colorado, have undertaken significant system improvement efforts to reduce DMC. Promising approaches to reduce DMC include alternatives to detention, objective risk assessment instruments, cultural competency training, legislation addressing DMC, funding to provide legal representation for minority juveniles, and uniform guidelines.

Mr. Shader observed that minorities are overrepresented not only in juvenile justice but in the child welfare system, among youth at risk of academic failure, etc. Many of the agencies represented on the Coordinating Council are faced with disproportionality, but OJJDP is the only agency that is mandated by law to address this issue. He concluded by observing that it is important for agencies to work together to address this issue, to identify promising approaches, to conduct rigorous and focused evaluations, and to identify effective interventions.

Waivers and Transfers

Gordon Martin, Jr., Practitioner Member, Coordinating Council

Judge Martin said that, in response to the high rates of juvenile violent crime in the 1990s, there was a rash of legislation to expand states’ ability to transfer juvenile cases to adult criminal court. Since this wave of legislation, many studies have been conducted on the comparative impact of juvenile versus criminal court sanctions on recidivism. Generally, these studies have found that there is a higher rate of recidivism among transferred youth than among retained youth.

Judge Martin suggested that the Coordinating Council and member agencies should be taking measures to reduce the likelihood that children reach the stage where the difficult decision must be made regarding whether to transfer them to criminal court. For example:

• DOJ should encourage cooperation between the U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and local law enforcement to support community policing.

• Federal agencies should work together to address the problem of school dropouts. This problem reflects multiple issues including the need to reduce teen pregnancy, the need to increase funds for Head Start, the need to provide assistance when a child falls below grade level, and the need to provide classes and incentives for dropouts to return to school.

• Federal agencies should work together to provide adequate community health centers, drug treatment programs, summer job programs, afterschool programs, and public housing.

Judge Martin concluded that many of our nation’s youth will not succeed without increased federal assistance and intelligent federal monitoring.

Gangs

Phelan Wyrick, Gang Program Coordinator, OJJDP

Mr. Wyrick pointed out that the National Youth Gang Survey results indicate that gang activity has steadily declined since 1996, but by 2004 there was a leveling off or even a small increase in gang activity. Juveniles who join gangs tend to be among the highest-risk youth, and the more risk factors that are present, the more likely an individual is to join a gang. Gang members offend at higher rates, commit more serious crimes, and are more likely to be involved in adult criminal enterprises than nongang members.

The renewed media attention on gangs is fueled in part by the growth in immigrant gangs, particularly among immigrants from Central America. Immigrant youth often experience difficult circumstances before they come to the United States (e.g., many are initially left behind when their parents come to the United States) and then have a difficult time fitting in when they are brought here. These youth are being heavily recruited by gangs. DOJ is working with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take an international approach to this problem.

OJJDP emphasizes a multi-sector, multi-strategy, long-term approach to respond to gangs that includes prevention, intervention, enforcement, and reentry strategies. Recent DOJ initiatives have included OJJDP’s Gang Reduction Program and the Attorney General’s Anti-Gang Initiative, which was launched in six jurisdictions across the country. In addition, Project Safe Neighborhoods has expanded its focus to include gang prevention, and all 93 U.S. Attorneys have been asked to convene gang prevention summits in their districts. DOJ has developed Web-based resources to support multi-strategy approaches to gangs, and states are beginning to tie their anti-gang funding to this model.

Mr. Wyrick concluded by referring to the earlier discussion of the need for evidence-based programs. He observed that practitioners across the country must deal with the challenges posed by gangs, regardless of whether they have evidence-based programs to meet those challenges. Public health approaches (multi-sector, long-term approaches that involve multiple strategies) are notoriously difficult to evaluate. For this reason, he urged caution in tying funding exclusively to evidence-based approaches.

Legislative and Program Updates, Announcements, and Other Business

HHS

Jerry Regier, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Harry Wilson, Associate Commissioner, Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)

Stan Chappell, Director, Research and Evaluation, FYSB

Randy Muck, Lead Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA

• Helping America’s Youth (HAY) Initiative. This summer the White House hosted two regional HAY conferences, in Denver and Indianapolis. Three working groups representing 10 federal agencies were formed to facilitate the conferences. All agencies were asked to identify evidence-based programs, and the HAY Program Tool currently identifies 180 evidence-based programs.

• Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) Program. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) hopes that Congress will approve its proposed voucher program, so that children of prisoners can be linked with any of the 4,100 existing mentoring programs around the country. In addition, ACF is selecting sites to conduct an evaluation of MCP.

• Child Welfare. ACF has submitted a bill that requests $40 million for grants to improve outcomes for children affected by methamphetamine use. In addition, ACF supports legislation that would permit states to administer their foster care programs more flexibly; this would allow states to work with children who are not yet part of the system as a prevention alternative to foster care.

• Office of Community Services (OCS). OCS is about to announce awards for the Community Empowerment Youth Grants, which allocate funds to build community systems and organizational capacity to improve services to youth.

• Transitional Living Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth. FYSB will soon begin a followup evaluation of long-term outcomes among older homeless youth in residential transitional living programs.

• Interagency Agreement Between SAMHSA and OJJDP. The agreement focuses on three areas: (1) OJJDP and SAMHSA will convene summit meetings to bring together practitioners and researchers who focus on prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health disorders within community settings and within juvenile justice settings to share common knowledge, instrumentation, and information about approaches that are working in both settings. (2) SAMHSA will hold a planning forum on tribal juvenile justice and substance abuse/mental health issues as a means of improving policy coordination in that arena. (3) OJJDP and SAMHSA will hold a series of partnership meetings between the two agencies.

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Richard Morris, Work Force Development Specialist, Employment and Training Administration

• Shared Youth Vision Federal Collaborative Partnership. The partnership will hold Youth Vision Forums in Atlanta to provide technical assistance to 16 state teams.

• YouthBuild Transfer Act. Congress has approved a bill to transfer the YouthBuild initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban and Development (HUD) to DOL. This bill will now go before the President for his signature.

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNS)

Theresa Clower, Executive Director/Senior Advisor, CNS; Executive Director, Federal Mentoring Council

• Federal Mentoring Council. The Federal Mentoring Council held its first meeting in July. Eight departments are represented on the council: HHS, DOJ, DOL, Education, Defense, Agriculture, HUD, and CNS. The meeting provided an overview of federal mentoring programs. Participants identified 54 primary, partial, or potential mentoring programs. The October meeting will focus on training and technical assistance.

Adjournment

Mr. Flores adjourned the meeting at 12:35 p.m.

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Quarterly Meeting

Friday, September 8, 2006

Final Attendance List

Ron Ashford

Director

HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

451 7th Street SW

Washington, DC 20410

202-708-0614

202-401-2370 (fax)

Ronald_T._Ashford@

Bray Barnes

Attorney/Practitioner

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

1924 Kenilworth Court

Toms River, NJ 08753

732-255-4748

732-255-0278 (fax)

bbbtrcolt@

Renee K. Carl

Director of Policy and Government Relations

National Collaboration for Youth

1319 F Street NW, Suite 402

Washington, DC 20004

202-347-2080

202-393-4517 (fax)

renee@

Stan Chappell

Director, Research and Evaluation

Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration

for Children and Families

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1250 Maryland Avenue SW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20024

202-205-8496

schappell@acf.

Janet Chiancone

Research Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-305-8273

Janet.chiacone@

Theresa B. Clower

Executive Director/Senior Advisor

Corporation for National and Community

Service

Federal Mentoring Council

1201 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20525

202-606-6755

202-606-3476 (fax)

tclower@

Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D.

Director

National Center for Mental Health

and Juvenile Justice

Policy Research Associates, Inc.

345 Delaware Avenue

Delmar, NY 12054

518-439-7415, ext. 227

518-439-7612 (fax)

Javier M. Cordova

Senior Policy Analyst

Office of National Drug Control Policy

750 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20503

202-395-6166

202-395-6744 (fax)

Jcordova@ondcp.

Catherine Davis

Chief of Staff

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20202

202-205-4169

catherine.davis@

Robin Delany-Shabazz

Designated Federal Official

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW, Room 3327

Washington, DC 20531

202-307-9963

202-354-4063 (fax)

robin.delany-shabazz@

Mary Downs

Research Officer

Institute of Museum and Library Services

1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

202-653-4682

mdowns@

Daryel A. Dunston

Senior Meeting Planner

EDJ Associates, Inc.

2100 Reston Parkway

Suite 350

Reston, VA 20191

703-738-9175

703-738-9149 (fax)

ddunston@

Thaddeus Ferber

Program Director

The Forum for Youth Investment

7064 Eastern Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20012

202-207-3333

202-207-3341 (fax)

thaddeus@

Kathleen Ferrier

Senior Policy Associate

YMCA of the USA

1101 17th Street NW

Suite 705

Washington, DC 20036

202-835-9043

katie.ferrier@

Patrick Fitzgerald

Government Relations Coordinator

National Association of Service and Conservation

Corps

666 11th Street NW

Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20001

202-737-6272

202-737-6277 (fax)

pfitzgerald@

J. Robert Flores

Administrator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-307-5911

202-307-2093 (fax)

robert.flores@

John A. Foster-Bey

Senior Advisor

Corporation for National and Community Service

1201 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20525

202-606-6635

jfosterbey@

Elizabeth Gaines

Program Manager

Forum for Youth Investment

7064 Eastern Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20012

202-207-3714

elizabeth@

William Gibbons

District Attorney, Shelby County, Tennessee

State of Tennessee

201 Poplar Avenue, Third Floor

Memphis, TN 38103

901-545-5900

901-545-3937 (fax)

linda.russell@

Kathi L. Grasso

Senior Juvenile Justice Policy and Legal Advisor

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 Seventh Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-616-7567

202-307-2093 (fax)

kathi.grasso@

Adele Grubbs

Judge

Superior Court of Cobb County

30 Waddell Street

Marietta, GA 30090-9643

770-528-1826

770-528-1830 (fax)

agrubbs@

Sheila Harley

Senior Vice President

DB Consulting Group, Inc.

8403 Colesville Road, 10th Floor

Silver Spring, MD 20602

301-589-4020 ext. 143

301-589-4122 (fax)

sdjohnson@

Steven H. Jones

Judge

Sullivan County, Tennessee

200 Shelby Street

Kingsport, TN 37660

423-224-1750

423-224-1732 (fax)

SHJones24@

Joan LaRocca

Public Affairs Specialist

Office of Justice Programs

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-514-8875

202-514-5958 (fax)

joan.larocca@

Donni LeBoeuf

Special Assistant to the Administrator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 Seventh Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-616-3642

202-307-2093 (fax)

donni.leboeuf@

Suzanne M. LeMenestrel

National Program Leader, Youth Development

Research

National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Avenue SW

MS 2225

Washington, DC 20250

202-720-2297

202-720-9366 (fax)

slemenestrel@csrees.

Rolf Loeber, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and

Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of

Pittsburgh Medical Center

3811 O'Hara Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-647-7118

412-647-7225 (fax)

loeberr@upmc.edu

Beth P. Lovell

Director for Children, Youth, and Families

Volunteers of America, Inc.

National Headquarters

1660 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-3427

703-341-5060

703-341-7001 (fax)

bethp@

Phillip Lovell

Vice President, Public Policy

America’s Promise

909 North Washington Street, Suite 400

Alexandria, VA 22314-1556

703-535-3862

703-535-3904 (fax)

phillipl@

Bertha K. Madras, Ph.D.

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction

Office of National Drug Control Policy

750 17th Street NW

Washington, DC 20503

202-395-6751

202-395-6744 (fax)

Vwoodberry@ondcp.

Gordon A. Martin, Jr.

Associate Justice (retired)

31 Grant Avenue

Newton Centre, MA 02459-1308

617-244-4670

617-244-4670 (fax)

gamartinjr@

Marion Mattingly

Washington Editor

Juvenile Justice Update

Civic Research Institute, Inc.

8801 Fallen Oak Drive

Bethesda, MD 20817

301-469-6580

301-469-8013 (fax)

wmattingly@

Angela Moody

CEO/President

EDJ Associates, Inc.

2100 Reston Parkway

Suite 350

Reston, VA 20191

703-738-9150

703-738-9149 (fax)

Amoody@

Martha Moorehouse

Director

Children and Youth Division

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20201

202-690-6963

202-690-6562 (fax)

Martha.Moorehouse@

Karen Morgan

Senior Program Analyst

U.S. Department of Defense

4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 2E319

Washington, DC

703-693-5049

703-697-2519 (fax)

Richard G. Morris

Workforce Development Specialist

Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N4511

Washington, DC 20210

202-693-3603

202-693-3861 (fax)

morris.richard@

Randolph Muck

Lead Public Health Advisor/Team Leader

Adolescent Programs

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1087

Rockville, MD 20857

240-276-1576

240-276-2970 (fax)

randy.muck@samhsa.

Denis Murstein

Executive Director

Youth Network Council

200 North Michigan Avenue

Suite 400

Chicago, IL 60601

312-704-1257 ext. 304

312-704-1265 (fax)

murstein@

Cheryl S. Neverman

Senior Program Manager

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

400 7th Street SW, NTI-111, Room 5118

Washington, DC 20590

202-366-2696

202-366-2766 (fax)

cheryl.neverman@

Catherine M. Nolan

Director

Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Bureau

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1250 Maryland Avenue SW, 8th Floor

Washington, DC 20024

202-260-5140

cnolan@acf.

John Pogash

National Juvenile Coordinator

Detention and Removal Operations

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

425 I Street NW, Suite 900

Washington, DC 20536

202-307-6007

202-305-2919 (fax)

john.pogash@

Sarah Potter

Child Care Program Specialist

Program Operations Division

Child Care Bureau

Portals Building, Suite 800

1250 Maryland Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20024

202-205-8388

202-690-5600 (fax)

spotter@acf.

Deborah A. Price

Assistant Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 1E110

Washington, DC 20202-6450

202-205-4169

202-205-5005 (fax)

Deborah.Price@Tracy

Tracy.Catoe@

Maria Queen

Grants Manager

HOPE IV Community and Supportive Services

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

451 Seventh Street SW

Washington, DC 20410

202-708-0614

202-401-2370 (fax)

Maria-Lana_Queen@

Jerry Regier

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 405F

Washington, DC 20201

202-690-7409

202-690-6562 (fax)

jerry.regier@

Victor Rodriguez

Chief of McAllen Police Department

P.O. Box 220

1601 North Bicentennial Boulevard

McAllen, TX 78501

956-972-7351

956-972-7355 (fax)

vrodriguez@

Luke Rose

Consultant

S. Margaret Gallagher Foundation

509 Pine Road

Fort Washington, MD 20744

202-558-6955

info@

Linda A. Rosen

Program Manager

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-353-9222

linda.rosen@

Andrea J. Sedlak, Ph.D.

Vice President

Westat, Inc.

1650 Research Boulevard

Rockville, MD 20850

301-251-4211

301-315-5934 (fax)

andreasedlak@

Michael Shader

Program Manager

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW, Room 3327

Washington, DC 20531

202-616-2605

Michael.shader@

Adam Shepherd

Associate

Alcalde & Fay

2111 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, VA 22301

703-841-0626

shepherd@alcalde-

Margaret D. Smariga

Writer

EDJ Associates, Inc.

6508 Jefferson Boulevard

Frederick, MD 21703

301-473-8299

301-371-8919 (fax)

smarigas@

Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D.

Director of Systems Research

National Center for Juvenile Justice

3700 South Water Street, Suite 200

Pittsburgh, Pa 15203

412-227-6950

412-227-6955 (fax)

snyder@

Francesca Stern

Senior Program Specialist

EDJ Associates

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-616-3551

francesca.stern@

Kerri Strug

Special Assistant to the Administrator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 7th Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-305-0702

202-514-6382 (fax)

kerri.strug@

Abby Swetz

Program Specialist, Strategic Partnerships

Institute of Museum and Library Services

1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

202-653-4692

aswetz@

Lisa Trivits

Research and Policy Analyst

Division of Children and Youth Policy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue SW

Humphrey Building, Room 404E

Washington, DC 20201

202-205-5750

202-690-5514 (fax)

lisa.trivits@

Jessica Weiss

Editor

Substance Abuse Funding News

8204 Fenton Street

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-588-6380, ext. 132

301-588-6385 (fax)

lainsley@

Dennis L. White

Research Analyst

Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence

George Washington University

2121 K Street NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20037-1830

202-496-8491

202-496-6244 (fax)

dlw@gwu.edu

Harry Wilson

Associate Commissioner

Family and Youth Services Bureau

Administration for Children and Families

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1250 Maryland Avenue SW, Eighth Floor

Washington, DC 20024

202-205-8102

202-205-9721 (fax)

Harry.Wilson@

Phelan Wyrick

Gang Program Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Justice

810 Seventh Street NW

Washington, DC 20531

202-353-9254

202-353-9096 (fax)

phelan.wyrick@

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