Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Conference Addresses Children's Justice and Safety

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Oct 07, 2011, 03:09 ET

October 12-14, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 2,500 people are expected next week to attend the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) national conference, Children's Justice and Safety: Unite, Build, Lead, October 12-14, 2011.

The conference will address:

  • Anti-gang strategies
  • Children's exposure to violence
  • Disproportionate minority contact
  • Emergency planning for juvenile facilities
  • Girls on the margin
  • Family and youth engagement
  • Law enforcement partnerships
  • Mentoring
  • Protecting and advocating for children
  • Putting research into practice
  • Substance abuse
  • Tribal youth issues
  • Truancy and dropping out
  • Youth in custody

On Friday, October 14, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden; Attorney General Eric Holder; and Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson will deliver remarks on the importance of mentoring children of military families.  

From October 12-14, conference speakers will include: R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; James Cole, Deputy Attorney General; Thomas Perrelli, Associate Attorney General; Elizabeth Smart, missing children's advocate; Joe Torre, Chairman of the Board, Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation; and the Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries.  The conference agenda is available at: http://www.ojjdp.gov/2011conference/2011ConferenceProgram.pdf.

WHERE:  Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, Maryland
OPEN PRESS

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
8:30 a.m.  Conference Opening and Keynote Address
James Cole, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (continued)
8:30 a.m.  Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, (PA-02)

Christopher S. Murphy, U.S. House of Representatives, (CT-05)

9: 15 a.m.  Keynote Address
Ernie Allen, President and CEO, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Elizabeth Smart, President, Elizabeth Smart Foundation

12:00 p.m.  Luncheon Address
The Impact of Entertainment and Fashion on Young People
Sharon Cooper, M.D.

Thursday, October 13
8:30 a.m.  The Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., Founder, Homeboy Industries

Robert C. Scott, U.S. House of Representatives, (VA-03)

Michael Bocian, Founding Partner, Gerstein Bocian Agne Strategies

12:00 p.m.  Luncheon Address
Thomas Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice

Joe Torre, Chairman of the Board, Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation

Friday, October 14, 2011
9:00 a.m.  Town Hall:  Children's Justice and Safety: A Dialogue with Leaders of DOJ's Program Offices
Facilitator: Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs

Presenters:
Denise O'Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance

Dennis Greenhouse, Deputy Director, Office for Victims of Crime

Linda Baldwin, Director, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking

Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Joshua A. Ederheimer, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Susan B. Carbon, Director, Office on Violence Against Women

Friday, October 14, 2011 (continued)
10:15 a.m.  Remarks
R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

11:00 a.m.  Closing Remarks
Children's Justice and Safety: A Partnership to Support Military Families

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden

Eric Holder, Attorney General, Department of Justice

Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs

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