Thursday, December 12

7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Maryland Foyer
Registration
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
James
Juvenile Justice Online Demonstrations
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Maryland Foyer
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
Aberdeen High School
Harford County Boys & Girls Club
Aberdeen, Maryland
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Maryland Ballroom
Introductions
Opening Session
Juvenile Justice At The Crossroads
Shay Bilchik
Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Presiding
John J. Wilson
Deputy Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Presentation of Colors
Maritime Academy Color Guard
Walbrook Senior High School
Baltimore, Maryland
Pledge of Allegiance
Samirah Easter and George Wiley
National Anthem
Aberdeen High School
Harford County Boys & Girls Club
Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke
Mayor
Baltimore, Maryland

Laurie O. Robinson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.

Introduction
The Honorable Lynne A. Battaglia
United States Attorney
District of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Janet Reno
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Maryland Ballroom
Speaker
Plenary Session
State of the Nation and Juvenile Crime
Alfred Blumstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Urban Systems and Operation Research
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Speaker
Delbert S. Elliott, Ph.D.
Director
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Maryland Foyer
Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Maryland Ballroom
Plenary Session
Critical Juvenile Justice Issues at the Federal, State, and Local Levels: Policymakers Respond
Presiding
Susan Kidd
News Anchor
WRC-TV/NBC4
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Shay Bilchik
Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
The Honorable Michael P. Lawlor
State Representative
Hartford, Connecticut
Panelist
The Honorable Wayne Curry
County Executive
Prince George's County
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Maryland Foyer
Break
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Maryland Ballroom
Lunch and Keynote Address
A Balanced Approach to Effective Youth Policy
12:15 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Booker T. Washington Middle School
Art Academy Jazz Ensemble
Baltimore, Maryland
Presiding
Shay Bilchik
Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Keynote Speaker
Stuart O. Simms
Secretary
Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice
Baltimore, Maryland
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Maryland Foyer
Break
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Salon D

Moderator
Concurrent Workshops (A)
Forecasting the Future: Scenarios for the
Year 2010
Jan M. Chaiken, Ph.D.
Director
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Howard Snyder, Ph.D.
Director of Systems Research
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Panelist
David Huizinga, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Panelist
Michael Petit
Deputy Director
Child Welfare League of America
Washington, D.C.
Salon F
Moderator
Changing State and Local Legislation
Frank M. Porpotage
Assistant Director, Training and Technical Assistance Division
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Patricia McFall Torbet
Senior Research Associate
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Panelist
Mary Louise Preis
Delegate
District 34 of Maryland State Legislature
Bel Air, Maryland
Panelist
Mary A. Fairchild
Program Principal, Children and Families Department
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, Colorado
Homeland
Moderator
Taking a Strategic Approach
Stephen Rickman
Acting Director
Executive Office for Weed & Seed
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
J. David Hawkins, Ph.D.
President
Developmental Research and Programs
Seattle, Washington
Panelist
Frank S. Romero, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Office of Educational and Community Initiatives
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California
Kent

Moderator
Community Assessment Centers: Problem
or Solution?
Eric Peterson
Social Science Specialist
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Roberta Cronin
Research and Evaluation Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Jo-Ann Wallace
Director
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Mark Gleeson
Juvenile Intake Specialist
Kansas Supreme Court
Office of Judicial Administration
Topeka, Kansas
Panelist
Richard Dembo, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Gibson

Moderator
Juvenile Justice Data: How To Find It
and Use It
Joseph Moone
Program Analyst
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Marianne W. Zawitz
Statistician
Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Jeffrey A. Butts, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Federal Hill
Moderator
Delinquency Prevention Begins Before Birth
Kristen Kracke
Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
David Olds, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Director
Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Panelist
Emily Fenichel
Associate Director
ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Ann Segal
Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Service Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C.
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maryland Foyer
Break
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Salon D

Moderator
Concurrent Workshops (B)
New Challenges Posed by Girls in the Juvenile
Justice System
Travis A. Cain
Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Ilene R. Bergsmann
Executive Director
Interventions Inc.
Lafayette, Indiana
Panelist
Eileen Poe-Yamagata
Research Analyst
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Panelist
Marian D. Daniel
Director
Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelist
Arika Speights
Student
Baltimore, Maryland
Salon F
Moderator
Federal Juvenile Justice Legislation
Marsha Renwanz, Ph.D.
Special Assistant
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Gordon A. Raley
Executive Director
National Assembly of National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Ann Rosewater
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Kent Markus
Counsel to the Attorney General for Youth Violence
Office of the Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Kent
Moderator
Unsafe Schools: Responding to the Crisis
Bill Modzeleski
Director
Safe and Drug Free Schools Program
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Pamela L. Riley, Ed.D.
Director
North Carolina Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Raleigh, North Carolina
Panelist
Neil Shorthouse
President
Communities in Schools of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Panelist
Joseph Canzanella, Jr.
Commissioner
Board of Young Adult Police Commissioners
New Haven Police Department
New Haven, Connecticut
Panelist
Janette Hernandez
Commissioner
Board of Young Adult Police
Commissioners
New Haven Police Department
New Haven, Connecticut
Panelist
Chaperone
Thomas Morrissey, Jr.
Detective, Community Youth Coordinator and Advisor
Board of Young Adult Police Commissioners
New Haven Police Department
New Haven, Connecticut
Homeland
Moderator
Graduated Sanctions
Jeff Slowikowski
Program Manager
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Barry Krisberg, Ph.D.
President
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
San Francisco, California
Panelist
William H. Carbone
Director
State of Connecticut
Office of Alternative Sanctions
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Pride of Baltimore

Moderator
Policy Boards: A Resource for Sound Juvenile Justice Policy and Programming
Rodney L. Albert
Assistant Director, State Relations and Assistance Division
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Linda Stewart
Project Director
Wyandotte County Regional Prevention Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Panelist
Camille Cain
Director of Planning and Grant Administration
Office of the Governor
Austin, Texas
Panelist
Jonathan Cloud
Senior Project Staff
Developmental Research and Programs
Seattle, Washington
Federal Hill
Moderator
Serving Youth With Multiple Needs
Joan Hurley
Assistant Director, Research and Program Development Division
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Zili Sloboda, Sc.D.
Director
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, Maryland
Panelist
Ron Prinz, Ph.D.
Carolina Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychology, Barnwell College
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Panelist
Bettina M. Scott, Ph.D.
Acting Associate Administrator
Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland
Panelist
Karl W. Dennis
Executive Director
Kaleidoscope
Chicago, Illinois
Gibson
Moderator
Communities in Action to Combat Illegal Drugs
Gina E. Wood
Director, Concentration of Federal Efforts Program
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Panelist
Elizabeth Griffith
Project Director
Comprehensive Communities
Mayor's Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice
Baltimore, Maryland
Panelist
Judi Kosterman, Ed.D.
Director of Technical Assistance
Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America
Alexandria, Virginia
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Maryland Foyer
Reception
Jointly Sponsored With the Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council

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