CJJ | Newsletter: February 2010

Highlight of the Month: Focus on School Engagement – a Q & A with Ed Morris

- Spring Conference Planning Committee Chair and Chair of the Missouri SAG, Ed Morris, Talks about Working with Schools and Families

CJJ Leadership News from Nancy Gannon Hornberger, Executive Director

- National Symposium on Indigent Defense
- CJJ Call for Nominations for Executive Board Members

CJJ Government Relations Alert

- ACTION ALERT – Call on Senate Leaders to Reauthorize the JJDPA
- President Reveals Budget Proposal for FY 2011
- Senate Confirms New Leader for the Federal Administration for Children and Families
- U.S. House Hearing on Eliminating Sexual Assault of Youth in Custody Held February 23

CJJ Conference News

- Register Now for the Spring 2010 CJJ Annual National Conference & Council of SAGs’ Meeting to be held in Washington, D.C., April 10 - 13.

National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) News

- Update on State Compliance with the Adam Walsh Act
- Pathways to Desistence Talking Points and Teleconference Audio
- Positive Juvenile Justice Legislation Moves Forward in Virginia
- Advocates in Massachusetts Highlight Need for Data Transparency
- Arizona Governor Proposes Elimination of State Juvenile Corrections Department

Resources and Information of Note

- Juvenile Court Training Curriculum
- American Bar Association Guide to Representing Status Offenders
- Georgetown University Offers a Certificate Program on Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Integration
- National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law
- Drug-Free Communities FY 2010 Support Program
- National Disability Rights Network Updates “School is not Supposed to Hurt”
- Justice Research and Policy Call for Papers on Juvenile Justice Topics

In the News

- Two Decades of JDAI: From Demonstration Project to National Standard
- Philadelphia Enquirer Editorial: Let Luzerne be the Catalyst
- CNN: Kids Should Never be Tried as Adults, by Robert Schwartz
- Washington Post letter by Vinny Schiraldi - In D.C., a Promise Kept in Juvenile Justice
- Houston Chronicle Letter by Bart Lubow: County Opens Blinds on Juvenile Detention
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Conservative Columnist on Sexually Exploited Children
- CNN: Stigma of Youth Labeled Sex Offenders
- Colorado Springs Gazette: Progress on Prison Reform: Smart on Crime
- The Crime Report: Throw-Away Children: Juvenile Justice in Collapse
- New York Times: For Detained Youths, No Mental Health Overseer