JAIBG TRAININGS DESCRIPTIONS

WHAT:	ADVANCED GRADUATED SANCTIONS
WHEN:	November 18-20, 2002
WHERE:	The Fairmont Copley Plaza 138 St. James Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617-267-5300; fax: 617-247-6681
WHY:	Graduated sanctions is a system of targeted interventions in which sanctions increase in severity in proportion to the gravity of the crimes and the number of times the juvenile has offended. Interventions move along a spectrum from immediate (e.g., truancy intervention, victim–offender mediation, deferred prosecution, community service, restitution), through intermediate (e.g., probation, day treatment centers, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring), through placement in secure detention or corrections, to intensive aftercare programs. This topical training will provide more in-depth information on graduated sanctions and the critical aspects of program implementation. The training is designed for juvenile justice practitioners with an advanced knowledge of the graduated sanctions system. We encourage participants to consider bringing a team from their jurisdiction, to better coordinate their graduated sanctions program in the future.
WHO:	Juvenile court judges, court administrators, probation and parole administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, JAIBG Coordinators, Juvenile Justice (JJ) Specialists, and Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition (JCEC) members. Communities are strongly encouraged to attend as teams.

WHAT:	SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAMS
WHEN:	January 14-16, 2003
WHERE:	Wyndham Bonaventure Hotel 250 Racquet Club Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33326 Phone: 954-389-3300; fax: 954-384-1416
WHY:	This training program will address how schools and law enforcement can partner to address issues of school violence and youth violence in the context of the community. Understanding youth violence and developing a comprehensive approach to school safety are essential to the success of our schools. Efforts to reduce youth violence work well when school districts and local agencies—especially law enforcement, juvenile probation, and parole—work together to provide a continuum of services aimed at supporting youth and family needs while providing consistent and graduated sanctions for those who participate in delinquent activity. This training will concentrate on school programs aimed at youth gangs, as well as school resource officers, school-based probation, youth courts, and police–school partnerships. Successful techniques for school interventions, including conflict resolution, will also be discussed.
WHO:	Court and educational administrators, school personnel, probation officers and administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, school resource officers, school probation officers, JAIBG Coordinators, JJ Specialists, and JCEC members.

WHAT:	DRUG AND YOUTH COURTS
WHEN:	March 11-13, 2003
WHERE:	San Diego, CA Hotel to be announced
WHY:	Specialized courts are one of the newest movements in juvenile justice that have been implemented as a means of dealing with particular types of juvenile offenders. Youth courts—programs where juveniles are sentenced by their peers—have been shown to be an effective means of early intervention. Drug courts are another new way to handle youth who have been brought before the juvenile justice system for substance abuse offenses. In drug courts, substance abuse prevention and treatment services often are provided along with sanctions and drug testing. This training will include how these courts work, why they work, and what is involved in implementing them at the State and community levels. Sessions will present successful programs that can serve as models for others.
WHO:	Youth court administrators, drug court administrators, defense attorneys, probation and parole administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, JAIBG Coordinators, JJ Specialists, and JCEC members.

WHAT:	BALANCED & RESTORATIVE JUSTICE (BARJ)
WHEN:	May 6-8, 2003
WHERE:	S. Louis, MO Hotel to be announced
WHY:	Transforming the traditional justice process from a reliance on institutional interventions to a balance of community involvement and prevention requires new roles and new strategies for juvenile justice professionals. This training will concentrate on core principles and goals that build on community strengths to enhance the role the community plays in a restorative justice approach. It will review what competency development in the balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) approach means, basic principles about developing competencies in youth, areas of competency that may be relevant to youthful offenders, and strategies to develop community service and service learning projects that promote competency development as well as accountability. The session will also cover planning for the kinds of system and organizational change required to move from a traditional juvenile justice approach to a BARJ approach.
WHO:	Court administrators, probation and parole administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, defense attorneys, victim service agency personnel, JAIBG Coordinators, JJ Specialists, and JCEC members.

WHAT:	GENDER-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
WHEN:	July 8-10, 2003
WHERE:	San Francisco, CA Hotel to be announced
WHY:	Gender-specific programming goes beyond simply providing delinquency services for girls. It represents a concentrated effort to assist girls in positive female development by meeting their unique needs. Gender-specific programming recognizes the dangers and risks girls face because of gender and acknowledges that the delinquency patterns and subsequent interventions for girls may differ from those of boys, who have been studied much more extensively. This training will give participants a basic introduction to the gender-specific needs of adolescent girls, the fundamental principles of gender-specific programming, and the key considerations for developing gender-specific continua of care. Successful gender-specific programs in juvenile justice will be highlighted.
WHO:	Court administrators, probation and parole administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, detention workers and administrators, community Assessment Center personnel, JAIBG Coordinators, JJ Specialists, and JCEC members.

WHAT:	COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT CENTERS/RISK ASSESSMENT
WHEN:	September 16-18, 2003
WHERE:	Miami, FL Hotel to be announced
WHY:	This topical training will provide a variety of practical and theoretical information needed to plan, operate and evaluate a Community Assessment Center (CAC). Sessions will concentrate on operational issues such as: developing collaborative relationships with stakeholders and service providers, choosing and phasing in target populations, identifying case management models and selecting the one(s) that will meet the needs of your CAC, decision points for designing a management information system, and planning and conducting an evaluation. The training will include a thorough review of the assessment processes that occur within a CAC and the importance of identifying the purpose of your assessment so that an appropriate tool can be selected. Examples and descriptions of tools will be provided. The legal and policy issues concerning CACs and risk assessment will be highlighted throughout the program.
WHO:	CAC personnel, court administrators, probation and parole administrators, detention workers and administrators, community-based direct service providers, law enforcement personnel, JAIBG Coordinators, JJ Specialists, and JCEC members.