City, State Officials Join Non-Profits to Debate
the Future of a Decentralized Juvenile Justice System that Keeps Kids Out of Jail

“HOME IS WHERE I BELONG:
JUVENILE JUSTICE SHIFTS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY”

 

WHAT:

City and State leaders are taking simultaneous steps to scale back an institutionalized approach to juvenile justice and invest resources in community education and prevention. State leaders are debating proposals to close several near-empty juvenile facilities and revamp a system that has long invested only modest resources in community-based alternatives. Meanwhile, New York City is deploying family supports and services designed to keep more young people from being locked up, send others home faster, and still ensure public safety. The Center for New York City Affairs hosts a panel of experts including policy makers and community advocates to discuss the long-term costs and benefits of moving juvenile justice from incarceration and detention to communities and families.

WHO:

Moderator: Andrew White, Director, Center for New York City Affairs

Panelists:
Gladys Carrion, Commissioner, New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Neil Hernandez, Commissioner, New York City Department of Juvenile Justice
Patricia Brennan, Deputy Commissioner for Juvenile Operations, New York City Department of Probation
Mishi Farugee, Juvenile Justice Project Director, The Correctional Association of New York
Jeremy C. Kohomban, President and CEO, The Children's Village

WHEN:

April 17, 2008, 10:00a.m - 12:00pm

WHERE:

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

RSVP:

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to 212.229.5418 or email centernyc@newschool.edu

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW SCHOOL
The Center for New York City Affairs is a nonpartisan institute dedicated to advancing innovative public policies that strengthen neighborhoods, support families and reduce urban poverty. The Center’s original, applied research, academic seminars and media projects seek to explain the politics of community change and explore solutions grounded in the real-life experience of practitioners and residents in New York’s neighborhoods. Its public programs offer community leaders and others the opportunity to meet powerful players in and around government and to learn about the context, organizations, and other factors that define the policymaking landscape in New York City and urban America. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Milano Foundation and the Sirus Fund.