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November 13, 2009
Youth Reentry Task Force to Hold Congressional Hearing MondaySen. Benjamin Cardin will host a congressional briefing entitled, "Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community" Monday, November 16, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in the Senate Hart Office Building, Room 902. The briefing has been organized by the Youth Reentry Task Force, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition, National Alliance to End Homelessness and The Sentencing Project. National training and advocacy organizations devoted to improving the juvenile justice system will offer an educational briefing on current juvenile justice reentry issues and promising approaches. Experts will review current perspectives and scientific study of reentry services associated with juvenile offending and problematic behaviors. Community-based organizations offering comprehensive reentry services will review best practices and principles from the field. Policy analysts will offer a review of federal law and appropriations in support of reentry services and recommend ways to bolster national policy to offer meaningful reentry services to juveniles who exit secure facilities. Scheduled speakers include: Jeff Slowikowski, Laura Abrams, Ph.D.,Principal Investigator, UCLA's Juvenile Justice & Reentry Project |
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