REMINDER - UPCOMING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
This program is the fourth in a series of audio-teleconference presentations produced by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) and the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) with a focus on the relationship of the judicial and probation communities and the issues related to underage alcohol abuse.
TITLE: Judges to Judges: What is the Impact of underage drinking on the courts’ caseloads
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The impact of underage drinking is not well discussed or even acknowledged because the related problems that occupy a significant amount of the Court’s time do not carry a label “underage drinking”. Yet the illegal activity of drinking by the underage youth creates many associations for additional illegal activities. Judges and court staffs around the country are looking for information and seeking best practices to provide youthful offenders with the best possible outcomes.
The U.S. Surgeon General’s “Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking” called for increasing the knowledge of judges and others in the justice system about the nature and scope of underage drinking. The education needs include how to identify the underage drinking problem in your case load when alcohol is not part of the charged offense. How do the judges identify the alcohol risks for a child on the Children in Need of Service docket and experiencing stressful events such as divorce or abuse may be at increased risk for alcohol involvement? Our program panel of judges will share how they identify the impacts of underage alcohol problems for the young people in their courts (adult and juvenile) and discuss what information they would like to have in the future to address these problems.
LOCATION: Online Audio Teleconference
DATE: September 30, 2009 3:00-4:15 Eastern Time
PRESENTERS:
Judge Lucinda Masterton
Circuit 22 Family Court
Kentucky Court of JusticeLexington, KY
Judge Michael McPhail
Forrest County Youth Court
Hattiesburg, MS
Judge Thomas Bamberger,
Associate Justice
State of New Hampshire District Court System
Nashua, New Hampshire
NO REGISTRATION FEE: Register on line at: http://www.udetc.org/audioconf_judicialregistration.asp
Course Objectives, Outline and CLE Certificate Provided Upon Request
INQUIRIES:
Aidan J. Moore
Senior Program Manager
Judicial-Probation Outreach Project
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
amoore@pire.org
603-369-1766
