This week there are some great opportunities for work, training and community building in juvenile defense.
Job Post Reminder and a Nice Little Feature
We want to remind everyone that the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NCCRED) will be closing applications for its executive director position on Feb. 15. The organization seeks an executive director who can provide organizational leadership, racial equity coalition building, and can manage its commission committees and initiatives. Top candidates will have a passion for racial justice and criminal justice reform, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a wide variety of organizational priorities, comfort with conflict and engaging in robust dialogue with people of differing views and experience in criminal justice reform. Please find the details about the position and how to apply here.
If you haven’t already heard, the UNC School of Government recently added a post promoting the General Counsel Office of the Administrative Office of the Courts. This post is a Q&A with LaToya Powell, former law professor of UNC and the new assistant legal counsel for the Office of General Counsel, working primarily in juvenile justice. In the article, written by Austine Long, Powell discusses challenges in her new role, making an impact on Raise the Age, and her personal interest in juvenile justice. You can read Austine’s post here.
Training for a Better You
On June 12-14, 2018, Global Youth Justice will host its 19th Global Youth Justice Training Institute in Cape Cod, MA. Through more than 25 presenters, sessions, and workshops, participants will learn strategies to establish or enhance local volunteer-driven juvenile justice and youth justice diversion programs called Teen/Youth/Student/Peer Court or Peer Jury. Topics will include youth and adult volunteer training; quality community service placements, programmatic enhancements, and operational strategies, administrative tips, grant writing, identifying funding opportunities, and more. This will be the first year that both adults and youth will be able to attend. To register and learn more about this exciting event, please check the website here.
The UNC School of Government is excited to announce that the “2018 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents” seminar has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 1 and
registration is now open. This full-day seminar provides training for attorneys who represent alleged contemnors in child support enforcement proceedings. The seminar will begin with sessions on the requirements for civil and criminal contempt and the dispositional alternatives available to the trial court. It continues with presentations on understanding the state and federal regulations, community resources for your clients, and advocacy in child support contempt cases. The seminar also includes a one hour ethics session. This training is open to public defenders and private attorneys who do appointed work and is geared toward attorneys who represent respondents in child support enforcement proceedings. Pre-registration is required, there will be no onsite registration, and space is limited. The registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 19. To register online, as well as to find directions and other program information (including our cancellation and refund policy), please visit here. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Tanya Jisa, Program Manager, jisa@sog.unc.edu or 919-843-8981, or Austine Long, Program Attorney, at along@sog.unc.edu or 919.962.9594.
Registration is still open for the “Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder” training until Feb. 15. We want to make sure that everyone, especially those in the juvenile defense community, have a chance to take advantage of this valuable training. Please be sure to check it out here and we will continue to offer light reminders in the coming weeks.
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform(CJJR) is accepting applications for its Youth in Custody Certificate Program until March 2. This program will take place June 11–15, 2018, at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The training is designed for juvenile justice system leaders and partners working to improve outcomes for youth in post-adjudication custody. The curriculum covers critical areas, including culture change and leadership, addressing racial and ethnic disparities, family engagement, assessment, case planning, facility-based education and treatment services, and reentry planning and support. Upon approval of a Capstone Project Proposal initiating or building on local reform efforts, participants receive an Executive Certificate from Georgetown University and join the CJJR Fellows Network of more than 850 individuals. For further details on this program and how to apply, please check out the link here.
That will be all for this week. We will have more to come soon and we encourage you all to check back soon for updates and fresh announcements.
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