The Importance of Having Specialized Juvenile Prosecutors
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On-Demand Webinar Title: The Importance of Having Specialized Juvenile Prosecutors
Live Webinar Date: January 11, 2024
Duration: Approximately 77 minutes
Presenter: Anthony Pierro, former Chief Juvenile/Domestic Violence Attorney at the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office located in Toms River, New Jersey.
Summary: This course explores the importance of having specialized juvenile prosecutors and bureaus/units given the critical role that juvenile prosecutors play in the rehabilitation of youth, delinquency and crime prevention, the development of school and community partnerships, and community safety. The course includes the areas of expertise that juvenile prosecutors must possess, including risk assessment instruments, mental health, evidence-based programs and practices, juvenile interviews and admissions, knowledge of rehabilitative programs, addressing problem sexual behavior, waiver/transfer statutes, and supporting victims of juvenile crime. The course emphasizes how specialized juvenile prosecutors contribute to community safety, community outreach, and better outcomes for youth.
Learning Objectives:
(1) Attendees should be able to describe expertise that a specialized juvenile prosecutor or a specialized unit of juvenile prosecutors should have to aid them in using appropriate discretion when assessing a case and making filing/charging decisions- for ex. developing adolescent brains, adolescent mental health traits, adolescents with substance use disorders, interviews of youth/admissions after Miranda, and benefits of diversion/detriments of system-involvement;
(2) Attendees should be able to describe how a specialized juvenile court prosecutor advocates for community safety (through coordinating with law enforcement, probation and courts, partnering with schools and community, and reducing recidivism/[re]habilitation through use of risk assessments and evidence-based programs);
(3) Attendees should be able to describe the specialized knowledge that a juvenile court prosecutor must have about special populations of youth, both those accused and those victimized, such as intimate partner violent youth, those with fire-setting behavior, those with problematic sexual behavior, commercially sexually exploited, unsheltered, LGBTQ+, tribal, and dual-status (with a prior or open child welfare/dependent abuse/neglect case).
CLE: This course, originally a live webinar on January 11th, 2024, was recorded for on-demand attendance. The live webinar was approved for CLE credit in certain states; however, NDAA does not apply for CLE approval or renewal of approval for recorded content or report on-demand CLE attendance for this webinar. NDAA is not responsible for applying for CLE approval or reporting CLE credits for this on-demand webinar. Attendees are responsible for ensuring their state accepts their applications for self-study CLE credits. Upon completion of your on-demand course (video, quiz and survey), you will be able to access a CLE Uniform Certificate of Attendance. If your state accepts self-study credits, you can submit this Certificate and other required materials directly to your state bar. Attendees must self-submit this course for approval in their home state. All attorneys are responsible for any fees associated with CLE filing. Attorneys seeking CLE credit should contact their state bar associations for more information. General questions or additional information regarding CLE credit can be directed to cle@ndaajustice.org.
[States that previously approved CLE credit for this course: DE, GA, IL, UN, KS, MN, MS, NV, OH, TN, and WA]
Cost:
Members: Free
Non-Members: Free
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On-Demand Access: This webinar was originally recorded on January 11th, 2024, and made available On-Demand by NDAA with the help of OJJDP's NTTAC.
Attribution & Disclaimer:
This project is supported by Grant #2019-MU-MU-K002 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.
OJJDP Priorities
•Treating Children as Children
•Serve Children at Home, with their Families, In their communities
•Open Up Opportunities for Young People Involved in the Justice System
Anthony Pierro
Former Chief Juvenile/Domestic Violence Attorney
Anthony V. Pierro, now retired, was the Chief Juvenile/Domestic Violence Attorney at the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office located in Toms River, New Jersey. Mr. Pierro earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Seton Hall University and his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from New England Law-Boston.
Anthony was Chief of the Juvenile Justice Unit since 2003 and in 2017 was promoted to his current role overseeing the Ocean County Juvenile Justice and Domestic Violence Units. From 2003, Anthony has been involved in a variety of initiatives aimed at the prevention and reduction of juvenile delinquency. In addition to his primary responsibility of prosecuting juvenile offenders, Anthony speaks at conferences across the country regarding the juvenile prosecutor’s role in juvenile justice reform and the many ethical dilemmas facing the juvenile prosecutor. Additionally, Anthony has been an invited lecturer at colleges and universities across the State on issues related to juvenile law, policy, and competency. In 2021, the County Prosecutor’s Association of New Jersey awarded Mr. Pierro the Outstanding Advocacy over a Career award.
In 2020, Anthony was appointed to the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and served on the Juvenile Justice and Youth Crime Working Group. In addition to that appointment, in 2019, Anthony was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, which advises the President and Congress on matters related to juvenile justice and advises the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) on the work of OJJDP. In 2014, he was appointed to the New Jersey Governor’s Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Committee and is also currently a member of the New Jersey Council on Juvenile Justice System Improvement. Anthony was a member of the National District Attorneys Association’s Juvenile Prosecutors Advisory Panel and was selected to participate in the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Leadership Network.
Anthony remains active on numerous state and local committees and is a member of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Education and Law Enforcement Working Group, the Rutgers University Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice and Youth Development, and the New Jersey Council on Juvenile Justice System Improvement (CJJSI). He is also the Co-Chair of the Ocean County CJJSI, President of the Ocean County Juvenile Officer’s Association, Chairperson of the Ocean County Youth Services Commission, and is a Certified Instructor by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Police Training Commission.
During his tenure, Anthony and his colleagues created the New Jersey Juvenile Prosecutors’ Leadership Network comprised of juvenile prosecutors throughout the State that provide expertise on issues facing the juvenile justice system.
Nevada - Approved 1hr CLE credit through 12.31.2028
All other attorneys seeking self-study CLE credit should contact their state bar for more information. General questions or additional information regarding CLE credit can be directed to cle@ndaajustice.org.
Members are responsible for ensuring their state accepts self-applications for self-study CLE credits.
If you have any questions regarding CLE credit, please direct to CLE@ndaajustice.org for assistance.
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