From the monthly archives: March 2011
Committee Considers Plan To Expunge Certain Juvenile Records John Dillon – Montpelier, Vt. (Host) The state Senate is considering a plan that would permit adults to get some criminal records erased if the crime happened when they were juveniles. Bennington Senator Dick Sears says he introduced the bill after a constituent was prohibited from going [...]
Continue Reading →Register Now for OJJDP’s 2011 National Conference! On October 12-14, 2011, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host its National Conference, “Children’s Justice & Safety: Unite, Build, Lead,” at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Workshops, plenaries, and presentations by leading experts and researchers will promote [...]
Continue Reading →White House To Host Conference on Bullying Prevention On March 10, 2011, President Obama, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will host a conference on bullying prevention at the White House. The conference will bring together students, parents, and teachers to discuss how communities can work together [...]
Continue Reading →Attorney General Holder Calls for Improvements to Juvenile Justice System In remarks to the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference on March 7, 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder discussed his vision for the future of the juvenile justice system. Holder emphasized the Department’s priority on improving the effectiveness of the country’s juvenile justice system, calling for [...]
Continue Reading →On March 23 and 29, 2011, at 3 p.m. E.T., Well Aware will host two Webinars on youth suicide prevention. The first Webinar, “Generation Wired,” discusses using social networking to engage youth in suicide prevention. The second, “Cyberbullying & Suicide,” examines bullying in the digital age and describes how schools can work to protect students and [...]
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