Youth Diversion Panel Discussion
Recorded On: 09/12/2023
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On-Demand Webinar Title: Youth Diversion Panel Discussion
Live Webinar date: September 12th, 2023
Duration: 60-minute presentation
CLE: This course, originally a live webinar on September 12th, 2023, was recorded for on-demand attendance. The live webinar was approved for CLE credit in certain states; however, NDAA is not responsible for applying for or renewing 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. NDAA does not apply for CLE approval for recorded content or report on-demand CLE attendance for this webinar. 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: AR, FL, IL, KS, LA, MO, OH, PA, TN, TX]
Summary: Originally a Live Webinar on September 12, 2023, this webinar features a panel representing different prosecutor offices or court administrators across the nation that have created diversion programs to keep juveniles out of the juvenile justice system. Many other prosecutor’s offices are looking for ways to implement or augment their diversion programs. This panel will assist those prosecutors interested in implementation or augmentation and will include representatives from a small, medium, and large juvenile prosecutors’ office who have created diversion programs in their jurisdictions. In this panel webinar representatives will be discussing the creation of their diversion programs, community partners involved in the program, and describing the specifics of their diversion program.
Learning Objectives:
(1) Learn how diversion programs across the country were created and maintained;
(2) Learn the potential challenges of diversion programs directly from those running diversion programs in small, medium, and large jurisdictions, including evidence-based programs;
(3) Learn the affects of diversion programs in different counties and the impacts they have had on communities.
Cost:
Members: Free
Non-Members: Free
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On-Demand Access:
This webinar was originally recorded and made available on OJJDP's YouTube Channel by OJJDP's NTTAC. NDAA has made it available On-Demand on this platform for general education purposes.
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
Lisa Weinreb
Chief of the Juvenile Branch
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Lisa Weinreb is a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego County. She has been a prosecutor for 31 years working in the area of child abuse, domestic violence, gang prosecution, identity theft and insurance fraud and Juvenile Justice. Now retired, at the time of this webinar she was the Chief of the Juvenile Branch of the San Diego District Attorney’s Office.
For 20 years, Lisa Weinreb was an adjunct Professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego where she taught Trial Practice, Advanced Criminal Prosecution, Forensic Evidence, Culture and the Criminal Justice System and White Collar Crime. Ms. Weinreb has instructed for the California District Attorneys Association, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the National District Attorneys Association. Ms. Weinreb received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1992.
Kelsi Vinger
Diversion Coordinator
Brown County State's Attorney's Office (Aberdeen, South Dakota)
Kelsi Vinger has been employed as the Diversion Specialist in the Brown County States Attorney’s Office since 2019. Prior to that, Kelsi worked for Department of Corrections supervising juveniles and adults in the community. While working in the “deep end” of the system, Kelsi identified the need for more services to be provided at the “front end” of the system to help keep our offenders from re-offending in efforts to keep community safe. Kelsi works individually with defendants to develop a plan to divert them from the criminal justice system by connecting them to resources within the community. She also works to create trauma-informed detention alternatives within Brown County. Additionally, Kelsi serves as the President of Aberdeen Area Child Protection Team, a team made up of different entities in the area to provide education, awareness, and funding to families.
Kathie Gibson
Community Outreach Director
Office of Bruce Bartlett, State Attorney for Pinellas and Pasco Counties (Florida’s 6th Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida)
Kathie is a graduate of the University of South Florida. She’s been employed by the State Attorney’s Office since 1980. In that time, her primary focus has included developing office business policies and procedures related to the prosecutor’s office, which employs approximately 415 employees, serving a population of over 1 million. She is responsible for the development and monitoring of multiple specialty courts and grants, including Veterans’ Treatment Court and Mental Health Court. She has developed and remains the primary contact and implementation specialist for the coordinated Direct Diversion Program with the Juvenile Arbitration Program of Pinellas County, which provides juvenile misdemeanants with minimal prior record with an opportunity for diversion prior to court participation. Kathie also coordinates and assists with creation of computer software related to records management systems, police report systems, and evidence maintenance software.
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