DMC Action Network - Technical Assistance Seminar: Post-Disposition Strategies

    Overview

    The DMC Action Network has designed a series of Technical Assistance Seminars to further develop the expertise and leadership skills of local staff responsible for day-to-day operations of DMC reduction initiatives in Network sites. These intensive seminars provide practical guidance through information- and idea-sharing among peers, practice applications, and presentation opportunities.

    Staff members responsible for developing and implementing post-disposition reform strategies in Action Network sites traveled to Washington, DC on February 2, 2010, to participate in the DMC Action Network's Technical Assistance Series. Dana Shoenberg and Shauna Epps of the Center for Children's Law and Policy co-facilitated the seminar, which provided practical guidance and tools for developing graduated rewards for youth on probation, promoting seamless re-entry in a DMC reduction context, and creating culture change in a juvenile justice agency.

    Contact Lisa Garry, DMC Policy Director, to learn more about the Technical Assistance Seminars or the DMC Action Network.

    Agenda

    The agenda and materials from that seminar are listed below.

    • Session 1: Graduated Rewards for Youth on Probation - Presentation and Group Exercise.
      • Presentation - Dr. Jeffrey Butts, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (effective April 1, 2010) [ppt]
    • Session 2: Re-Entry: Promoting Seamless Re-Entry in a DMC Reduction Context and Analysis of Re-Entry Stages - Presentation and Group Dialogue.
      • Presentation - Dr. David M. Altschuler, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University [ppt]
      • Re-Entry Planning Tool - Dr. David M. Altschuler, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University [ppt]
    • Session 3: Creating Culture Change in a Juvenile Justice Agency - Presentations and Group Discussion.
      • Jeff Gregro, Deputy Chief, Juvenile Probation Office, Berks County, PA
      • Marc Schindler, Interim Director, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, Washington, DC
      • Presentation - David Muhammad, Chief of Committed Services, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, Washington, DC [ppt]