Session 4: Prosecuting Serious and Violent Offenses

This module explains what types of juvenile offenders go on to commit serious and violent offenses. The research also covers risk factors for gang involvement and research-based practices for gang interdiction and family-based treatments. A discussion of the current rise in violent cases among juveniles nationally will also take place and possible interventions, including law enforcement community building, will be discussed.

Robert Kline (Moderator)

Assistant State's Attorney

Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Robert is a Deputy Supervisor in the Juvenile Division with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He has been with the office since 2007. Aside from supervising juvenile courtrooms, Robert on-boards new attorneys to the division and maintains a bi-monthly CLE training schedule for the division. Robert is a member of the 2022 cohort of the Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago, which brings together leaders from the civil and non-profit sectors from the City of Chicago. In addition to his work with Cook County, Robert is also a faculty member for the Illinois Juvenile Prosecutors’ Institute and the National District Attorney’s Association.

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Session 4: Prosecuting Serious and Violent Offenses

06/09/2022 at 3:30 PM (EDT) | 75 minutes

06/09/2022 at 3:30 PM (EDT) | 75 minutes This module explains what types of juvenile offenders go on to commit serious and violent offenses. The research also covers risk factors for gang involvement and research-based practices for gang interdiction and family-based treatments. A discussion of the current rise in violent cases among juveniles nationally will also take place and possible interventions, including law enforcement community building, will be discussed.

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