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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