Understanding and reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact

• In Event: Lightning Talk: Disproportionate Representation of Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Is Race and Unconscious Bias the Root Cause or is Access to Services by No Other Means?

Abstract

Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact through ProfessionalDevelopment and Leadership – The speaker lays out his 7 point plan forjuvenile justice practitioners and its leaders to addressdisproportionate minority contact (DMC). The presentation focuses ondistinguishing the roles between juvenile justice practitioners andleaders in order to reduce court referrals. The focus will be toencourage practitioners to be more creative in diverting youth fromadjudication through community service, counseling and familypreservation programs. The session is designed to be interactive andidea driven.

Author

• Glennie Edwin Burks, Public Policy Associates