This document provides information about the 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference taking place from June 24-26, 2009 in Washington, DC, with optional pre-conference and post-conference workshops. The conference aims to reduce recidivism and help reintegrate former juvenile offenders into society through sessions on topics like preventing recidivism, addressing substance abuse, and developing aftercare services. The target attendees are professionals working in juvenile justice, probation, parole, mental health, and social services.

1. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference 2009 | Washington, DC
June 24–26,
Optional Pre-Conference Workshop: June 24, 2009
Optional Post-Conference Workshop: June 26, 2009
The 2009
Reduce Recidivism and Reintegrate Former Juvenile Offenders into Society
Featuring Two Interactive and
Informative Workshops:
• Plan for the Future: Strategies for Winning
Grants and Managing Resources
• Create a Plan for After-Care Coordination
and Services
You Will Learn to:
Prevent Recidivism and the Likelihood of Juvenile Re-Offenses Address Substance Abuse and Other Behavioral Problems
Create a jurisdiction-wide model which utilizes programming Provide treatment and programs to help rehabilitate users
to reduce arrests and re-offense and prevent future delinquent behavior
Encourage Positive Youth Development through Devise Quality After-Care Services to Promote
Mentor Programs Successful Reintegration
Learn to communicate to forge lasting relationships that help Engage probation, parole and after-care staff to provide
at-risk youth seamless transition for juvenile ex-offenders
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2. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Who
Pre-Conference Workshops are hands-on, interactive sessions with specially
designed exercises and projects that have immediate application. With this
application session, you will enhance your training experience by establishing
Should Attend: a reference point of knowledge, language and methodologies for the rest of the
event. This workshop will examine how to navigate the grants landscape to improve
your expertise and gain additional knowledge of practical tools to implement from
field experts. Enrollment space is limited, so register today to reserve your place.
• Transition Coordinators
• Probation Officers
Day One: June 24, 2009
• Parole Officers
• Mental Health Providers 8:30
Breakfast & Registration
• Correctional Institute Staff
9:00
Pre-Conference Workshop
• Special Education Providers
Plan for the Future: Strategies for Winning Grants and
Managing Resources
• Social Workers
With growing competition for grants, organizations and agencies are under pressure
to measure, evaluate and improve program outcomes to secure and maintain funding.
• Case Managers
Performance management is an important tool that enables more effective grant
management. In this workshop, explore vital aspects of grant and proposal development and
• Counselors develop a framework for measuring and reporting the performance of your programs.
You will learn to:
• School Administrators
• Understand emerging accountability and transparency issues in grants management
• Create grant applications that set your organization apart by linking performance
… and anyone interested in
measures to the effectiveness of your grant
assisting with the juvenile
• Evaluate your grants and report back to funders
reentry process
• Target agencies that can help you reach your goals as well as focus on methods of
fostering these relationships to build long-lasting partnerships
• Link performance-based grants to organizational performance measures
Heather B. D’Amore
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
Law Enforcement Grants Coordinator
12:00
Pre-Conference Workshop Adjourns/Lunch Break/Conference Registration
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3. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Reasons Day One, Continued: June 24, 2009
to Attend: 1:00
Keynote Address
Effectively Reducing Arrests and Re-Offenses in Juveniles: The
Miami-Dade Approach
1. Develop a system-wide Since 1998, the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department has reduced arrests by
34%, reduced repeat offenders by 71%, saved police departments 21.9 million dollars, and
aftercare coordination
saved the Juvenile Justice System over 46 million dollars through its innovative programming,
plan to assist youth including the Civil Citation Initiative. This initiative reforms the protocol on how police and the
in need community address juvenile first-time misdemeanor offenders by referring juveniles to Miami-
Dade County’s Juvenile Services Department for assessment and treatment services as opposed
2. Implement necessary to an immediate arrest. In this keynote address, hear about this dynamic model for the
juvenile justice arena and how to replicate this system to reduce arrests and repeat offenders.
steps to reduce
Wansley Walters
juvenile substance
Director
abuse and reduce
Miami Dade Juvenile Services Department
behavioral problems
through treatment
2:30
3. Create a step-by-step Break & Refreshments
plan of action to reduce
2:45
juvenile arrests and
Prepare for Parole, Probation and After-Care Coordination
recidivism
To make parole and probation services effective, a plan for success must begin before the
release of an incarcerated juvenile into society. Determine the point when planning should
4. Build and implement
begin, who should be involved, and what should be assessed. Ensure juveniles have
successful public-private the highest chance of success in the community by getting a head start on an effective
partnerships to encourage reintegration plan.
youth success in TeNeane P. Bradford - ABD, MAMNGT, MAHRDV
the community Intensive Supervision State Coordinator/Reentry
SC DJJ Office of Community Justice
5. Identify and obtain
program grants and other 4:00
Day One Adjourns
resources to improve
juvenile reentry
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4. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Day Two: June 25, 2009
8:30 1:45
Continental Breakfast Break & Refreshments
9:00
2:00
Keynote Address
Juveniles and Web 2.0: A High-Crime Connection
Communicate with and Engage At-Risk Youth
Today’s youth use the internet for research, homework, downloading
Effective communication is essential to working with any at-risk youth
music, networking with peers and updating their blogs. Unfortunately,
because many times they tune out authority figures or those they
this technology brings impressionable youth within a click of the
believe don’t understand their situation. However, with a correctly
world of crime, gangs, drugs and other destructive behaviors. Hear
targeted messages and proper follow-up, the right communication
how Web 2.0 technologies reach youth and how to promote safe
promotes dialogue between youths and professionals. In this session,
and productive use of technology. Also, learn to engage youth
learn the importance of effective communication and the techniques
through Web 2.0 using creative and positive approaches.
to overcome any barrier to achieving your mission.
Randy Avila
Carol Shapiro
Juvenile Detective
President
San Diego Sheriff’s Department
Family Justice
3:00
10:15
Help Overcome Substance Abuse and
Break & Refreshments
Violent Behavior
10:30
Many juvenile offenders abuse substances or behave violently,
Interagency and Community Collaboration: A
contributing to their crimes. However, many juvenile courts do not
Winning Partnership
identify teens’ substance abuse or provide treatment during the court
In a time when resources are at a premium, institutional and process, causing youth to reenter the community and repeat the cycle
community collaboration is an easy and effective way to help of substance abuse and crime. In this session, learn specific steps
juveniles re-enter society successfully. In this session, learn to juvenile courts can take to provide drug and alcohol assessment,
implement proven practices to sustain partnerships, promote evidence-based treatment, community-based services to help the
awareness and improve the juvenile reentry process through family, and follow-up to ensure teens stays on track.
community-wide partnerships. Examine how to engage probation,
schools and community coalitions to help facilitate success within the
community and juvenile justice system. 4:00
Conference Adjourns
Gary Blair
Chester County Juvenile Detention Center
11:45
Lunch Break
12:45
Establish Performance Measures for Reentry Programs
To establish program performance measures that support successful
reentry practices, you must define program goals and objectives.
In this session, experts review how to implement a system that
meets offenders’ needs and avoids common pitfalls of performance
measurement. To enhance your reentry program, attend this session
to decide what to measure and what performance indicators to
consider from city, state and national initiatives.
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5. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Answering
Post-Conference Workshops are practical, supplementary application sessions
which incorporate and review tools, techniques and methods presented during the
event. Participants will obtain a further understanding of how to use newly acquire
the Call tools and cutting-edge strategies to aftercare coordination and collaboration.
Through group exercises and scenario-based learning, you’ll walk away with
the expertise and resources needed for immediate and practical application.
Enrollment space is limited, so registered today to reserve your place.
The Law Enforcement
Development Center has
Post-Conference Workshop: June 26, 2009
teamed up with The Police
Policy Studies Council to create
8:30
Answering the Call, a quarterly Post-Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
journal for law enforcement
and first responders. 9:00
Answering the Call provides Post-Conference Workshop
an in-depth look at today’s Create a Plan for After-Care Coordination
hottest issues, including law An effective aftercare program not only involves the coordination of basic probation/parole
services, but the details to ensure attendance and follow through. In this session you will
enforcement management,
work to create a complete aftercare/transition plan for a newly released juvenile. Actively
emergency preparedness, use work with fellow attendees to ensure basic conditions of probation/parole are being met,
of force, funding and grants, from education and employment placements, to working out transportation, mentoring
and counseling. Ensure that every aspect of the juvenile’s action plan is accounted for and
technological
capable of being met.
innovations,
• Determine how an after-care plan can leverage resources to become more
and more!
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• Creating community collaborations and a shared youth vision to support connecting
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Rutgers University
To download the latest issue T.E.E.M. GATEWAY / Youth Success Center
of Answering the Call, please
visit 12:00
Post-Conference Workshop Adjourns
PerformanceWeb.org/ATC
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6. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Sponsorship Post-conference webinars are an extension of learning beyond the two-day event.
This 90 minutes webinar will enhance your program experience and provide
additional resources for immediate implementation of identifying ways to help
Opportunities the success of achieve effective program coordination.
As a conference and training
Post-Conference Webinar: July 8, 2009
provider, The Performance
Institute is an expert in
Effective Program Coordination: The Tools for Successful Reentry
bringing together leaders
to share and discuss best
Date: July 8, 2009
practices and innovations. We
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM EST
connect decision makers with
respected solution providers. Upon release from a detention or correctional facility, juveniles are placed into the hands
of a number of different care providers who must all coordinate with each other to ensure
the highest chance of success. During this interactive webinar, learn the best strategies and
The Institute offers four practices to ensure proper coordination and adequate aftercare to allow for the probability
different pre-designed of successful change.
sponsorship packages: Priority Code: F607
To register for the webinar, visit www.PerformanceWeb.org/Reentry
• Event Co-Sponsor
• Session Sponsor
• Luncheon Sponsor
• Exhibit Booth Sponsor
For more information on
sponsorships or to get started,
contact Jessica Ward at
703-894-0481 x 215 or
Ward@PerformanceWeb.org
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7. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
In-House Training
About One of the more popular vehicles for accessing the Institute’s educational offerings is
the delivery of on-site trainings and management facilitations. Bringing a training or
The Performance facilitation in-house gives you the opportunity to customize a program that addresses
your exact challenges and provides a more personal learning experience, while
Institute: virtually eliminating travel expenses. Whether you require training for a small group
or for an organizational-wide initiative, the advanced learning methods employed by
The Performance Institute (PI) will create an intimate training atmosphere that maximizes
knowledge transfer to enhance the talent within your organization.
Called “the leading think tank in
performance measurement for
CUSTOMIZATION
government” on OMB’s ExpectMore.
gov, The Performance Institute has We realize that not all obstacles can be overcome by applying an “off-the-shelf
solution”. While many training providers will offer you some variation of their standard
been a leader in Performance
training, PI’s subject matter experts will work with you and your team to examine
Management training and policy
your programs and determine your exact areas of need. The identification of real
since the 2000 administration
life examples will create a learning atmosphere that resonates with participants and
transition. As part of the Government
provides immediate return on your training investment. Using interactive exercises that
Performance Coalition, a group of
employ actual projects or scenarios from your organization, instructors can address
good government organizations, the
specific challenges and align the curriculum of each session to your objectives. While
Institute worked in 2000 to deliver the majority of on-site trainings are focused on smaller groups, PI also has the ability to
recommendations to the then new accommodate organizational-wide training initiatives. Utilizing multiple instructors, PI
administration on what would become has the capacity to deliver courses to groups of up to 300 participants per day.
the President’s Management Agenda.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
In 2009, the Institute is leading
Innovations in Government: From On-site delivery of single courses, certification programs and entire packages of specialized
Transition to Transformation, or courses are available in the following areas:
InnoGOV.org, a collection of forums, • Strategic Planning
research and recommendations to bring
• Performance Measurement
insight and transformation to the federal
• Project Management
government. The goal of InnoGOV.
• Lean Six Sigma
org is to centralize the importance
• Workforce Management
of performance, accountability and
transparency in government and to • Performance-Based Budgeting
disseminate the leading best practices • Performance-Based Contracting
to government managers. • Performance Reporting
• Program Evaluation
The Performance Institute has published
• Administrative Management
several research reports regarding
performance management initiatives • Leadership and Change
and trains over 10,000 government
managers per year on performance-
For more information about in-house training options available to you, please contact
based topics. Dedicated to improving
Tara Shuert at 703-894-0481 x 225 or email her at Shuert@PerformanceWeb.org.
citizen services and taxpayer
transparency, the Institute uses a best-
practices foundation to deliver the most
effective and tested methodologies for
improving performance.
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8. The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference
Logistics & Registration Registration
Venue & Hotel 1. ONLINE at www.PerformanceWeb.org
2. VIA FAX to 703-894-0482
The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference will be hosted at The Performance Institute’s
Training Center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange 3. VIA PHONE to 703-894-0481
Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building for $10/
4. VIA MAIL to 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor
day. Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.
Arlington, VA 22201
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The tuition rate for The 2009 Juvenile Reentry Conference is as follows:
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Early Bird Rate Regular Rate
Conference Only $699 $799
Pre-Conference Workshop -------- $399 Telephone Fax
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Post-Conference Webinar -------- $299
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For live events: The Performance Institute will provide a full refund less $399 administration fee for cancellations four
weeks before the event. If cancellation occurs within two weeks prior to conference start date, no refund will be
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issued. Registrants who fail to attend and do not cancel prior to the event will be charged the entire registration fee.
For webinars: The Performance Institute will provide a full refund less $50 administrative fee for cancellations
four weeks before the event. If cancellation occurs within two weeks prior to conference start date, no refund
will be issued. Registrants who fail to attend and do not cancel prior to the meeting will be charged the entire
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All the cancellation requests need to be made online. Your confirmation email contains links to modify or cancel
registrations. Please note that the cancellation is not final until you receive a written confirmation.
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of payment must be presented at the time of registration in order to guarantee your participation at the event.
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The Performance Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience pos-
sible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the Priority Code: L269-WEB
evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to
request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to:
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• All ‘Early Bird’ Discounts must require payment at time of registration and before the cut-off date in order to receive
Note: As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in
any discount.
the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable
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speaker is located to participate in the program.
the time of registration.
If for any reason The Performance Institute decides to cancel this conference, The Performance Institute accepts no re- • All discount offers cannot be combined with any other offer.
sponsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests. • Discounts cannot be applied retroactively
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