Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice

Upcoming Webinars

Wendy Hummell

12 / 07 / 2023

Building a Wellness Program from the Ground Up

Wellness programs are appearing more frequently in our public safety organizations. Agencies vary in culture, size, and resources which means implementing a wellness program is not “one size fits all.” [...]

Chris Chandler Yates

12 / 12 / 2023

Self-Care for First Responders: Essential Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Performance

First responders are known for their courage and bravery in high-pressure situations. However, the demanding nature of their work can take a toll on their physical and emotional well-being, leading [...]

Courtney

12 / 13 / 2023

Breaking the Bondage of Debt: Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals

Do you have debt that’s holding you back in life? Do you feel that you’ll be hostage to the monthly car payment and credit card payments until you [...]

Gary F. Cornelius

Kevin E. Courtright

12 / 14 / 2023

Staff Development: Resisting the Offender Manipulator

Correctional staff training has generally followed a model of academy recruit training, instructor-based in-service training, and more recently online training. While these have presented much information about offenders, more training [...]

Amy Durall

Caroline Huffaker

01 / 17 / 2024

Incorporating Victim Services into Agency Response and Practices

Incorporating law enforcement-based victim services can help promote victim-centered, trauma-informed practices throughout the agency and the community it serves. Victim services personnel can provide a wide range of services that [...]

Nancy Swigert

Amber Burgess Cox

01 / 18 / 2024

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia for First Responders

The Alzheimer’s disease epidemic continues to grow. More than 70% of people with dementia live at home, and as a first responder, it’s critical to be prepared to face [...]

Marc Hildebrand

01 / 23 / 2024

Overcoming Burnout: Finding Meaning and Purpose in Your Career and Life Again

Have you been feeling burned out? Overwhelmed? Tired? It's easy to go down this path with all we have going on within our profession right now. At the same time, [...]

Joe Smarro

02 / 01 / 2024

Effective Communication and Active Listening

In today's fast-paced world, effective communication has become more crucial than ever. Whether in your personal or professional settings, the ability to convey our thoughts, needs, and ideas clearly can [...]

Michael Gomez

02 / 22 / 2024

Building and Maintaining Career Sustaining Narratives in the Face of Burnout

Several years have passed since the bomb that was COVID-19, and rates of burnout across every single helping profession (legal, education, child welfare, mental health, medical, etc.) come to a [...]

David Chewiwie

02 / 27 / 2024

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Resources for Tribal Law Enforcement and Native Communities

This webinar will provide a description of the NCMEC resources and services available to tribal law enforcement, families, and Native communities, for the prevention, preparation, and response to missing, abducted, [...]

Wes Dotson

02 / 27 / 2024

New Case Studies in Criminal Justice Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This webinar will briefly describe the characteristics of individuals on the autism spectrum as well as a brief description of common situations in which individuals with autism encounter law enforcement [...]

Ray Nash

03 / 05 / 2024

Ask Me Anything: about Investigative and Inductive Interviewing

Got questions? We've got answers! During this special webinar presentation, Ray will briefly recap what we've covered in his previous presentations and then open the floor to take your questions [...]

Tamara Glover

03 / 21 / 2024

Stop! Don’t Slime: Lessons in Debriefing for Criminal Justice Professionals

When most people hear the word slime they think of the gelatinous, sticky, gooey substance that has recently taken youth by storm; or maybe they feel a bit nostalgic and [...]

Katie Campbell

03 / 28 / 2024

The Power of Pets: How Pet-friendly Domestic Violence Shelters Aid Healing, Build Morale, and Support Fundraising

What happens when we support people in crisis and their pets? Join this interactive discussion to learn how creating a pet housing program not only removes a significant barrier to [...]

Michael Gomez

06 / 18 / 2024

The Last Solution to the Problem: Children, Self-Harm, Suicide and Trauma

An adage that is tragically true is that from the perspective of the person attempting it, suicide is a "solution" to a problem. This webinar will focus on how a [...]

Wendy A. Dutton

06 / 27 / 2024

Approaching Pretrial Interviews and Trial Testimony with Confidence: Assessing and Defending Forensic Interviews

This webinar is intended for professionals who investigate or prosecute crimes against children, and is appropriate for forensic interviewers, law enforcement investigators, child protection workers, and prosecutors. This presentation will [...]

Brenda Dietzman

07 / 16 / 2024

Ask Me Anything: Managing the Younger Generation – Generation Z

Have you ever been confused about what works and what doesn’t with the younger generations? Have you ever wondered what motivates them or questioned their work ethic? Every generation [...]

Phil Arkow

07 / 16 / 2024

The Missing LINK in Social Work: Addressing Animal Abuse to Improve Delivery of Services to Vulnerable Victims

For far too long, social work has conspicuously ignored companion animals’ impact on human well-being and functioning, the powerful human-animal attachments that enhance or hinder clients’ responses to interventions, and [...]

Lindsay M. Gephardt

Kate Loudenslagel

07 / 18 / 2024

From Start to Finish: Organizing and Handling Your Family Violence Caseload

Whether you’re a brand-new prosecutor or an experienced trial attorney, Family Violence cases present their own unique set of issues and obstacles against a successful prosecution. Whether you’re [...]

Tamara Glover

10 / 03 / 2024

Emotional Labor: Are You Working Double Time?

Working with people creates a daily adventure, which means no two work days are ever the same. And although fulfilling, there are daily challenges as well, with some days being [...]

Wes Dotson

10 / 08 / 2024

Ask Me Anything: About Individuals with Autism and the Criminal Justice System

Your Questions – Answered! After a brief introduction and overview of ASD and common issues related to the experiences of individuals with ASD in the justice system, Dr. Dotson will take [...]

Phil Arkow

11 / 19 / 2024

Connecting the Dots in Military and Civilian Families: Animal Abuse’s Links to Other Family Violence

Victim advocates, law enforcement officers and social services agents who understand how animal cruelty co-occurs and predicts crimes against military and civilian survivors -- and how abusers exploit the intense [...]

Andrew Campbell

12 / 03 / 2024

School Shooters and Adverse Childhood Experiences

This webinar includes the presenter’s detailed analysis and review of 58 school shooting incidents occurring in the U.S. since 1990. Topics include expanding the list of adverse childhood experiences, appropriately [...]

Rachel Ramirez

01 / 28 / 2025

Ask Me Anything: Working with Domestic Violence, TBI and Strangulation Survivors

Got questions? We've got answers! During this special webinar presentation, Rachel Ramirez will briefly recap what we've covered in her previous presentations and then open the floor to take your [...]

Wendy Hummell

Building a Wellness Program from the Ground Up

Andrew Campbell

Here, There, and Everywhere: How Harm Perpetrated in the Home Impacts the Entire Community

The bidirectional relationship between abuse in the home and community violence states that when family violence is occurring, it increases the risk of community violence and when community violence is [...]

Gary F. Cornelius

Kevin E. Courtright

What Happened? Exploring Case Studies of Manipulation in Corrections

Kevin Courtright and Gary Cornelius lead this session’s discussion to delve into the risk of manipulation faced by those in contact with inmates. From petty contraband trafficking to sexual [...]

Sara Weston

Call to Action: Lifting Each Other Up to Rise Together

People tend to cower from leading because they either feel not empowered to lead or feel helpless to lead. It is imperative, however, especially for women, to take on that [...]

Wendy Hummell

Side Hustles and Second Careers: Reimagining Your Professional Passion after Retirement

Retirement is typically seen as the end of a career. In reality, retirement is the beginning of a spectrum of possibilities. This discussion explores the retirement journey, navigating the transition [...]

Courtney

Breaking the Bondage of Debt: Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals

Do you have debt that’s holding you back in life? Do you feel that you’ll be hostage to the monthly car payment and credit card payments until you [...]

Wes Dotson

Ask Me Anything: About Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Justice System

Individuals on the autism spectrum are 4-7 times more likely to have encounters with law enforcement than the general public. Distinct traits and challenges that those with Autism Spectrum Disorder ([...]

Amy Morgan

Don’t Wait Until Retirement to Live a Good Life

For those who are tired of day-to-day work and the stress, and in the case of law enforcement and public safety – the trauma, that comes with it, retirement seems like [...]

Jonathan Lifshitz

Traumatic Brain Injury from Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Individuals

A Sports Illustrated feature on the rate of recurrence of concussions in sports generated much attention to the effect of brain injury on athletes. However, at least three decades earlier, [...]

Ronna Martin

Corrections Staff Wellness: A Team LIFT Approach

When we think about corrections settings, the last thing we associate with it is the idea of wellness. Jails and prisons tend to paint a picture of gloom, isolation, and [...]

Jenna DeRango

Explaining the Unexplained: Investigating Child Fatalities for Successful Prosecutions

It is law enforcement’s duty to protect the most vulnerable in the community. Victims of unexplained child fatalities do not have a voice and can't tell us what has [...]

Diana Knapp

Management by Committee: How to Improve Engagement, Inclusivity, and Retention without Breaking Your Budget

It’s been said that people leave bosses, not companies. With this in mind, leaders then are in the driver’s seat when it comes to engaging employees, shaping an [...]

Michael Menefee

Understanding the Impact of Virtual Meetings with People on Probation

Technology plays an indispensable role in modern life, revolutionizing various sectors, including the criminal justice system. In particular, the adoption of virtual meetings offers the potential to enhance probation supervision. [...]

Amber Burgess Cox

Law Enforcement and Department of Juvenile Justice: Partners in Successful Investigations

Handling crimes perpetrated by juveniles requires a collaborative approach that balances holding the offending juvenile accountable while also putting rehabilitative supports to decrease if not completely eradicate the potential for [...]

Chris Schopen

Sara Micflikier

The Victim Interview: Adapting the Forensic Interview Model to Sexually Trafficked Minors

The relationship between the victim and the pimp can get convoluted. The pimp may use the threat of violence or manipulation to establish control of the victim. The victim then [...]

Tira Hubbard

The Changing Face of Probation: Supervising Justice Involved Women – The pathway in and out of the system

Understanding the unique needs and challenges faced by women on probation is crucial for effective rehabilitation and reintegration into society. This discussion explores lessons and guidelines based on Tira Hubbard’[...]

Jeff Bragg

Angie Jones

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a State-wide Peer Support Network for First Responders

Peer support teams offer value by providing a safe space for personnel to share experiences, cope with trauma, and access resources, especially in the first responder professions where the likelihood [...]

Michael Gomez

The Magic Decoder Ring: How Criminal Justice Can Work Better with Therapists and Psychologists in Youth and Family Cases

The Justice System and the Behavioral Health professions do not always see eye-to-eye when it comes to approaches when managing system-involved youth. Dr. Michael Gomez provides guidelines to both justice [...]

Rachel Ramirez

Ask Me Anything: About Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation and Domestic Violence

According to research by domestic violence survivors, 86% of survivors have been hit or hurt in the head, and 83% have been choked or strangled. Unfortunately, conversations around traumatic brain injuries (TBI) [...]

Ray Nash

Building Rapport: The Critical Interview Skill That Is Often Overlooked, But Cannot Be Overemphasized

When it comes to interviewing in the law enforcement setting, rapport-building tends to be overlooked. Building rapport is crucial to extract as much information from suspects, victims, or witnesses. This [...]

Dr. Alyse Folino Ley

Frank Straub, PhD

Management in Community Context: The Critical Next Step in the Threat Assessment Process

Research has revealed insights on averted school attacks, and one of the most notable components is the community. The community plays a role in both shaping the individuals that turn [...]

Jack Harris

Anger Management: An Essential Part of Helping Keep Good People Good

In branches of the criminal justice field, people are exposed to situations where anger is likely. And while everyone experiences anger, how we express, manage, and respond to it may [...]

Rachel Ramirez

Concussions Caused by Domestic Violence

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions cause long-term problems and potential disabilities. Conversations surrounding these however center around sports when the reality is concussions and TBIs occur more often in [...]

Amanda Stamps

Beyond Checking a Box: Ensuring Your Crisis Response Grows and Thrives within Your Community

This webinar is the second part of a two-part series on Crisis Response. The first session looked into the current mental health response situation, an overview of different crisis response [...]

Courtney

Take the Stress Out Of Your Money: Life Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals

The policing profession is a stressful and demanding industry by itself that requires individuals to be performing at their best to effectively serve the communities they swore to protect. The [...]

Amanda Stamps

One Size Does Not Fit All: Developing Community-Specific Crisis Response

Communities are advocating for more compassionate and specialized approaches in collaboration with mental health professionals when responding to those experiencing a mental health crisis. Agencies are now thinking of ways [...]

Wendy A. Dutton

The Power of Suggestion: What Justice Professionals Need to Know When Questioning Witnesses

Eyewitness memory can be influenced by suggested information from external sources – this is something worth considering during the investigative and court process to better capture the facts of a case. [...]

Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy

Dr. Hirsch Handmaker

Intimate Partner Violence and Resultant Concussions in Rural Locations, including Indigenous Populations

Concussions are often associated with athletics, accidents, and combat. One segment of concussion sufferers that don’t get as much attention however are the victims of domestic violence (DV) who [...]

Terry Clark

Mindfulness for Law Enforcement: Surviving and Thriving in Life and on the Job

Mindfulness can play a crucial role in supporting police work. By cultivating present-moment awareness and non-judgmental acceptance, police officers benefit in a greater sense of self-regulation, resilience, and empathy which [...]

Michael Gomez

‘They didn’t teach us this in law school’: How to Create a Legitimate Trauma Informed Court

The courts are highly familiar with the laws within the jurisdictions they operate in – but something that the criminal justice profession as a whole needs to brush up on is [...]

Rachel Ramirez

The Long-Term Impacts of Non-Fatal Strangulation

Strangulation is the ultimate act of power and control – the ability to inflict pain and even cause death with just the abuser’s hands. It becomes even more harrowing when [...]

Sara Micflikier

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Basic Investigation and Prosecution

Unlike drug trafficking and arms trafficking which are easily identifiable based on the items and are centred on things sold once and it is gone, sex trafficking is a little [...]

Ray Nash

Body of Lies: Identifying Behavioral Leakages as Indicators of Guilt

A lot of innovations in the field of investigations have been and are still being developed to better solve crimes and make offenders accountable. Despite all the progress thus far, [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Intergenerational Trauma and the Role of Family Culture

Researches made thus far have revealed that the effects of trauma can be passed down genetically, prenatally, developmentally, and culturally. This presentation will cover the different ways trauma is passed [...]

Fred Fletcher

Caroline Huffaker

Not Just Feeling Words: How Victim Services Can Lead to Success in Law Enforcement

Victim services and law enforcement are similar in how these two distinct professions tend to apply skill sets or practices that intersect with other professions to be fully effective in [...]

Wes Dotson

More Case Studies in Criminal Justice Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seven times more likely to have encounters with law enforcement than the general public. The difference in their brain function and inherent characteristics [...]

Michael Gomez

‘My court date is next week’: How We Can Best Help Traumatized Youth in the Legal Sphere

A trauma-informed approach is highly effective for justice-involved youths who can still change the trajectory of their lives to have better, more positive outcomes. But what does it mean to [...]

Andrew Campbell

‘Someday’ Never Comes: Breaking Generational Cycles of Familial Abuse

The nature vs. nurture debate is one that sparked interest in behavioral communities. In cases of children raised in abusive households, it seems like the odds are not in their [...]

Wes Dotson

Ask Me Anything: about Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Criminal Justice System

Dr. Wes Dotson has done numerous Justice Clearinghouse webinars on people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He provides guidance on their distinctive characteristics and behaviors, how first responders and the [...]

Michael Gomez

Intervening with Trauma and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in Families

Youth that becomes entangled in the justice system tend to come from two specific groups – those that have experienced some form of trauma or those that may have intellectual and [...]

Jarriel Jordan, Sr

Megan Price

Michael Delaney

Positive Impact: Connecting and Communicating with Justice Involved Youth

The deeper why to the criminal justice system profession is to maintain peace and public safety, to prevent crime from occurring, and when an individual has already committed an offense – [...]

Wendy A. Dutton

Conducting Forensic Interviews with Children: What Justice Professionals Need to Know

This is the second part of the webinar series on Forensic Interviews with Children. The first installment provided guidance on the types of information to gather that are valuable when [...]

Wendy A. Dutton

Preparing for a Forensic Interview of a Child: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know

Witness and victim interviews are critical in investigations. Challenges however arise when the victim or witness is a child who may not be able to fully articulate what they experienced [...]

Wes Dotson

Case Studies in Integrating Social Skills Instruction into Criminal Justice Interactions

People entangled in the criminal justice system commonly struggle with social skills. With this in mind, it makes sense that those who are assigned to help them navigate the criminal [...]

Michael Gomez

Beyond Self-Care: The CE-CERT model for Secondary Trauma and Burnout

Anyone who has experienced vicarious trauma (VT) or secondary trauma (ST) and burnout, or is helping others with these, know too well the conscious effort it takes to manage let [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Managing Trauma Triggers

People tend to use the term trigger loosely to describe anything that causes them any form of adverse response. In this session, the focus is on trauma triggers – those elicited [...]

Amy Morgan

Suicide Explained: What Leads Someone to that Moment

What drives people to end their lives? Amy Morgan leads the discussion on the factors that lead to suicide ideation, common myths surrounding it, and what can be done to [...]

Wes Dotson

What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Understand about Autism Spectrum Disorder

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are more likely than the general population to have an involvement with the criminal justice system because of characteristics and behavior distinctive to them [...]

Michael Gomez

Addressing Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSBs) in Children and Adolescents

Children and adolescents may exhibit problematic sexual behaviors. When such manifests, it is important to remember that it is not a sexual problem but a behavior issue. Here to unpack [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Intergenerational Trauma

People who find themselves entangled in the system are dealing with some form of trauma. This does not only refer to the victims, as even perpetrators may also have been [...]

BJ Wagner

John Snook

988 and the Future of Crisis Response: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know (Part 2)

Communities across the nation are participating in an unprecedented effort to transform mental health emergency response. Two years ago, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, easy-to-remember 3[...]

Amy Morgan

A Trusted Source of Mental Health Resources

When faced with a critical event, an agency will not try to just handle everything on its own. It will call in every possible resource from partner agencies and even [...]

Sandra K. Antoniak

“Can’t I Just Go Home?” Interview Techniques, Neurodevelopment, and the Twin Specters of False Allegation and False Confession

This course is the third part of a webinar series on issues related to violence perpetrated by children and adolescents. While the previous sessions looked into risk assessment instruments for [...]

Case Studies in Law Enforcement Encounters with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

People with autism are 4 to 5 times more likely than the general population to have an encounter with law enforcement. The reasons lie in the characteristics and behavior distinctive to those [...]

Dean Jenkins

James Newman

Discover the It Factor of Behavior Change

For many clients, the difference between rehabilitation and recidivism is the ability to create sustainable habits. All too often it is assumed that motivation is the most important factor in [...]

Joe Smarro

Lessons on Compassionate Policing from Joe Smarro of the HBO documentary ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS

Compassionate policing is a mindset and culture that must be adopted across law enforcement agencies to be fully effective in the community. Not only does it provide community members with [...]

Shannon Scully

John Snook

988 and the Future of Crisis Response: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know

In 2020, Congress the Federal Communications Commission made 988 the universal three-digit dialing code for mental health crisis in the United States. It is an expansion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’[...]

Callie Stewart

Trauma and Our Digital Selves

In a survey of 1000 Americans, it’s been found that on average, people check their phones 262 times a day. This only confirms the impact of technology and social media in [...]

Bobby Kipper

Scott Geller, PhD

Actively Caring for People: Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals

Different approaches to policing are being introduced and implemented – some require complicated models, technical skills, and some of the most cutting-edge technology. However, it is typically the foundational concepts that [...]

LaShae Brown

Across the Lifespan: Serving Older Survivors of Sexual Violence (Part 2)

This webinar is the second installment of a two-part webinar series on serving older survivors of sexual violence. The first part provided insights into the extent of sexual violence for [...]

Wes Dotson

Helping Clients Navigate the Justice Systems: Integrating Social Skills into Daily Interactions

Having established social skills is linked to a better quality of life and success. If a person is well-adjusted and adept in social skills, it is highly unlikely that they’[...]

Sandra K. Antoniak

Risk Assessment Tools for Legally Involved Youth

Transitional age brain happens between the age of 13 to 25 years old where there’s a mismatch between the areas of the brain involved in emotions and pleasure and the region [...]

Bobby Kipper

Spiritual Wellness for Criminal Justice Professionals

In the last couple of years, there has been a shift in the criminal justice training arena towards the ‘soft skills’ to help criminal justice professionals manage the people they [...]

Wendy A. Dutton

Lindsay M. Gephardt

Forensic Interviews of Children: What Justice Professionals Need to Know

The best people to provide clarity in any case are the ones who actually experienced or witnessed it. But when your top witness is a child, it may not be [...]

LaShae Brown

Across the Lifespan: Serving Older Survivors of Sexual Violence (Part 1)

Sexual violence is an already complex issue to address but it even gets even more intricate when it happens to older adults. Several concepts and factors come into play that [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

How a History of Sexual Exploitation and Racial Violence Funnels Women and Girls of Color into the Abuse to Prison Pipeline

Native and Black women and girls are often the targets of sexual exploitation, forcing a narrative that their bodies are for the sexual gratification of men. Cherice Hopkins and Rebecca [...]

Grant McDougall

Millennials and Generation Z in Law Enforcement: The strengths, limitations and unique characteristics of the “Me” generations.

The law enforcement field is facing systemic challenges brought about by a mass exodus of law enforcement officers hired in the 90s that are retiring simultaneously and the difficulty of [...]

Sandra K. Antoniak

“I Wanted to Know What it Feels Like”: Childhood Psychopathy and Extreme Violence Committed by Youth

One in every ten violent crimes committed in the US is perpetrated by a person younger than 18 years old. Violence perpetrated by youth is truly unsettling. It also makes us, [...]

Lindsay M. Gephardt

Make the Call: Child Discipline or Abuse

Determining between physical discipline and child abuse essentially boils down to a balancing test between the right of the parent/s to raise their children as they please and the [...]

Wendy Hummell

Understanding Compassion Fatigue for First Responders and Criminal Justice Professionals

Who helps the helpers when they’re the ones who need help? Work for those in the helping professions – law enforcement, medical, EMT, animal control, fire, dispatch – seeing people suffering, [...]

Sean Goodison

Police Response to Homelessness: Promising Practices and Partnerships for Criminal Justice Professionals

Law enforcement has been the first responder and default go-to entity for so many incidents that they really shouldn’t be involved in the first place. With the realization that [...]

Chris Jones

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Importance of Law Enforcement Recognition and Intervention

It’s been said that most of the things we are dealing with in our adulthood are actually remnants of our childhood. We may not see it outright, but once [...]

Alexis Calleros

Julie Schoen

The Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (EAGLE): It’s Not Just for Law Enforcement!

There are stereotypes and stigma associated with elders that create barriers preventing older adults from reporting incidents of elder abuse. In a world inundated with information, there are critical things [...]

Shane Nolte

Krista Thronson

BJ Wagner

Dr. Margie Balfour

John Snook

Successful Mental Health Diversion Programs: What Law Enforcement Needs to Know

Emergencies are typically grouped based on who can resolve them: fire, medic, or police. It’s easy to determine which ones fall under fire and medic. For all the gray [...]

John Schow

Joe Barton, Ph.D.

Tim Hardy

Rick Miller

The Application of Kids at Hope: A Cultural Strategy

Kids at HOPE made us understand the importance of believing in kids – no exceptions, connecting with kids and providing them with meaningful relationships, and time traveling with kids to help [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

Family Violence and the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rights4Girls is one of the organizations at the forefront of ensuring that domestic violence is prevented, focusing particularly on the impact that family [...]

Rick Miller

Examining the Power & Science of Hope: Understanding Kids@Hope for Justice Professionals

The Justice Clearinghouse has quite a catalog of webinars that delve on the topic of trauma. In most of these, hope is identified to be the antidote to risk and [...]

Gipsy Escobar

Using Data and Performance Measurement to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes

Various factions are claiming differing positions as facts that most of us may no longer be sure which of these to believe. In these times of information overload, one thing [...]

Michelle (Shelley) Turner

Camie Borsdorf

Laura Farmer

A Proactive Response to Domestic Violence (Part 2)

This is a continuation of the discussion on the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Office of Victim Services (OVS) efforts to address domestic violence in a proactive manner. While the [...]

Andrew Campbell

Domestic Violence: The Forgotten Frontier

This webinar will describe the desperate need to bridge critical gaps that currently exist in domestic violence research and literature. We'll cover improving batterer intervention programs to better address mental [...]

Sandra K. Antoniak

The Worst of Both Worlds: Risk Taking, Violence, and the Transitional Age Brain

Juvenile justice has made progress over the last century in terms of defining the age of criminal liability. While there are still areas that require fine-tuning, the understanding of neurosciences, [...]

Tina Frundt

Rebecca Burney

Asking the Right Questions: Collaborative Approaches and Strategies to Identify and Serve Child Sex Trafficking Survivors

Sexual exploitation of children and minors has got to be one of the worst things in our society and everyone probably agrees that we must do everything within our power [...]

Wes Dotson

Building Competence and Confidence in Our Clients: Incorporating Social Skills Instruction into Already-Occurring Interactions

Conditions surrounding a person typically dictate their outcomes. We cannot change things like the environment we’re raised in or the experiences we’ve gone through. But if given a [...]

Audrey Cress

Janet Good

A Proactive Response to Domestic Violence: Understanding and Identifying Incarcerated Batterers

Settling on a reactive approach when it comes to addressing domestic violence may actually be too late. Abusive behavior is recurring and can be difficult to shake off, thus releasing [...]

Beth Bouchard

Lisa Goldblatt Grace

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

Combating Domestic Child Sex Trafficking: A Multi-disciplinary Response

By virtue of the sensitive nature of the crime, the vulnerability of the victims, the various agencies involved to address the problem, the long-term support required to keep survivors from [...]

Andrew Campbell

More than Words: The Emotional Maltreatment of Children

Webinar Video Clip: More Than Words - The Emotional Maltreatment of Children There are different types of abuse, but regardless of the type of abuse a victim experiences, the [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

Intersectionality and Reducing Girls Justice System Involvement

Rights4Girls, in partnership with the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative, worked on a study that looked at DC’s juvenile justice system paying special attention to the girls in its [...]

Daniel McDonald

Saving Money While Saving Lives: Building a Business Case for a Homeless Outreach Team (HOT)

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, we are all told to stay home and stay safe. But what happens to those who do not have homes? Under normal circumstances, there are more [...]

Andrew Campbell

All Eyes on DV: Developing a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective to Domestic Violence

This webinar provides a unique take on domestic violence prevention, identification, and intervention by enabling participants to develop a multi-disciplinary perspective of violence in the home. Results from my national [...]

Naomi Smoot

Youth Homelessness and Juvenile Justice: Supporting Youth Across Systems

It is not unusual for people who become entwined in the justice system to experience certain hindrances and limitations when it comes to their opportunities in life. Securing education, housing [...]

Duane T. Bowers, LPC

Causes and Conditions of Childhood Trauma: A Practical Approach for Justice Professionals

Traumatic events can have lasting effects on people – more so if it is children who have limited understanding and lack awareness when it comes to regulation their own behavior and [...]

Daniel McDonald

How to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team in Three Easy Steps

After answering the whys for a law enforcement agency to launch their own Police Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), Daniel McDonald’s second webinar in the series will deep-dive into the [...]

Herb Sinkinson

James Newman

Michelle Hart

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Leveraging Conversational Language to Engage Clients

How a message is delivered is just about as important as the message itself. Sometimes, we think that people may have problems acting upon things we tell them. But did [...]

Alan Lawitz, ESQ

Karen Webber

Investigating Financial Exploitation: New York’s FEIST-y New Approach

Elder abuse incidents go unnoticed and unreported especially if it does not cause apparent injuries. One aspect of elder abuse that is rarely discovered until it’s too late is [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

From Child Welfare to the Juvenile Justice System: Disrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline For Girls

There is a problem with the child welfare system. Children are directed to the child welfare system in hopes of providing them with better outcomes by healing and rehabilitating them [...]

Daniel McDonald

The Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team

The state of homelessness is getting worse, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development highlighted the magnitude of the issue reporting that more than half a million [...]

Stacy Ledvina

Kids at Hope: Believing, Connecting and Time Traveling in Youth Justice

Hope is probably the one secret ingredient that can turn a person’s outlook and life around however bleak things may be. In a sense, its presence is what distinguishes [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Combat Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

It is truly heartbreaking when children end up involved with the juvenile justice system over issues that they rarely have control over, worse, when they’re the victims and yet [...]

Cherice Hopkins

Rebecca Burney

Building Resiliency for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System by Disrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline

Unfortunate is an understatement when we talk about the fate of a lot of children who end up in juvenile detention. They wind up even more traumatized over reasons that [...]

David J. Rogers

Cultural Awareness for Probation Officers and Justice Professionals

Justice professionals are typically exposed to people from different walks of life. As such, it is imperative that they are aware and educated about cultural nuances to better understand and [...]

Vicki Assegued

Restorative Justice & Victim Offender Dialogue

The concept of Restorative Justice may seem new and unfamiliar for most people, but this system’s roots go as far back into history and is used throughout the world, [...]

Victoria Riechers, MA

Lindsay Ashworth

Understanding Sexual Violence and Appropriate Responses to Survivors

Over the last two years, survivors of sexual violence and harassment are coming forward and speak out about their experiences. Stories are being told about how sexual violence can happen [...]

Cassie Johnson

Restorative Justice Intervention Program: a Case Study

The Restorative Justice model aims to resolve juvenile offenses/cases by ensuring responsibility of the juvenile offender and some way to make things right for the victim. Through this process, [...]

Roger Blevins

Dyanne Greer

Understanding Medical Records for Your Child Abuse Investigation and Prosecution Efforts

Medical reports and records make all the difference when it comes to proving child abuse cases. The medical field is one of the most prestigious career paths that entail years [...]

Trish Ieraci

Autism Awareness for Justice Professionals

“Autism Awareness” has become an increasingly important topic as the numbers of people with this diagnosis continue to grow. More than 3.5 million Americans live with an Autism Spectrum Disorder – or, [...]

Scott Russell

Edward Rafailovitc

Ending the Cycle of Homelessness

Students will learn proven methods Broward County Sheriff’s Office Homeless Outreach Team used to end the cycle of homelessness by providing information on how to innovate, implement, and sustain [...]

Meryl Nass

Ebola in America

This LIVE interview with Dr. Meryl Nass will discuss the current state of Ebola internationally and how the United States might be impacted in the next 6 to 12 months.

Mirella Monica Mircescu

Combating Infectious Disease A View from the Front Lines

Dr. Monica Mircescu will discuss the numerous infectious diseases that first responders may come into contact with and how to mitigate their own risk of infection.

Adrienne Lindsey

Motivational Interviewing for Criminal Justice Professionals

During this webinar you will learn: The core tenets of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and the “MI Spirit”. Techniques to avoid discord in the working relationship to avoid arguments or confrontation [...]

Michael Prus

Reducing Recidivism Through the Fidelity Bonding Program (FBP) of Michigan

Reducing recidivism is a major concern for all correctional facilities. Research has shown that prisoners are likely to return to prison within three to five years from their release and [...]

Karl Webner

Erin Haas

Michael Baier

Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams

Case review provides an interesting lens through which to better understand causes of death and unique trends, and to determine innovative ways to prevent future similar deaths. To address a [...]

After the Webinar: Ask Me Anything about ASD and the Criminal Justice System. Q&A with Dr. Wes Dotson

Webinar presenter Dr. Wes Dotson answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Ask Me Anything: About Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Criminal Justice System. Here are just a [...]

After the Webinar: TBI from IPV in Pregnant Individuals. Q&A with Jonathan Lifshitz

Webinar presenter Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Traumatic Brain Injury from Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Individuals. Here are just a few of [...]

Thoughts on Child Abuse from Michael Gomez

Dr. Michael Gomez shared so many impactful insights during his webinar, The Magic Decoder Ring: How Criminal Justice Can Work Better with Therapists and Psychologists in Youth and Family Cases. &[...]

Thoughts about Politeness from Diana Knapp

Diana Knapp shared so many great insights during her webinar, Management by Committee: How to Improve Engagement, Inclusivity, and Retention without Breaking Your Budget. Here's just one: "Please and Thank [...]

After the Webinar: Burnout and Resilience. Q&A with Katharine Manning

Webinar presenter Katharine Manning answered a number of your questions after her webinar. Burnout and Resilience: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know. Here are just a few of her [...]

After the Webinar: Explaining the Unexplained. Q&A with Jenna DeRango

Webinar presenter Jenna DeRango answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Explaining the Unexplained: Investigating Child Fatalities for Successful Prosecutions. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Management by Committee. Q&A with Diana Knapp

Webinar presenter Diana Knapp answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Management by Committee: How to Improve Engagement, Inclusivity, and Retention without Breaking Your Budget. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: The Victim Interview. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar Presenters Sara Micflikier and Chris Schopen answered a number of your questions after their presentation, The Victim Interview: Adapting the Forensic Interview Model to Sexually Trafficked Minors. Here are [...]

After the Webinar: Supervising Justice-Involved Women. Q&A with Tira Hubbard

Webinar presenter Tira Hubbard answered a number of your questions after her webinar, The Changing Face of Probation: Supervising Justice-Involved Women - The Pathway In and Out of the System. [...]

After the Webinar: How Criminal Justice Can Work Better with Therapists in Youth and Family Cases. Q&A with Michael Gomez

Webinar presenter Dr. Michael Gomez answered a number of your questions after his presentation, How Criminal Justice Can Work Better with Therapists in Youth and Family Cases: The Magic Decoder [...]

After the Webinar: Ask Me Anything about TBI, Strangulation and DV. Q&A with Rachel Ramirez

Webinar presenter Rachel Ramirez answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Ask Me Anything: about Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation and Domestic Violence. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: How to Investigate Human Trafficking Step by Step. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar Presenters Bill Loucks and Jeff Bolettieri answered a number of your questions after their presentation, How to Investigate Human Trafficking Step by Step. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: First Responding Officer Duties in Sex Crimes Investigations. Q&A with Amber Burgess Cox

Webinar presenter Amber Burgess Cox answered a number of your questions after her webinar, First Responding Officer Duties in Sex Crimes Investigations. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Concussions Caused by Domestic Violence. Q&A with Rachel Ramirez

Webinar presenter Rachel Ramirez answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Concussions Caused by Domestic Violence. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience Question: Often [...]

After the Webinar: Anger Management. Q&A with Jack Harris

Webinar presenter Jack Harris answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Anger Management: An Essential Part of Helping Keep Good People Good. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Beyond Checking a Box. Q&A with Amanda Stamps

Webinar presenter Amanda Stamps answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Beyond Checking a Box: Ensuring Your Crisis Response Grows and Thrives within Your Community. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: Take the Stress Out of Your Money Q&A with Courtney from Heroes Financial Coaching

Webinar presenter Courtney of Heroes Financial Coaching answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Take the Stress Out of Your Money: Life Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals. Here [...]

After the Webinar: One Size Does Not Fit All – Developing Community Specific Crisis Response. Q&A with Amanda Stamps

Webinar presenter Amanda Stamps answered a number of your questions after her webinar, One Size Does Not Fit All: Developing Community-Specific Response. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

Thoughts about Dangerous Abusers from Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez had so many great insights during her webinar, The Long-Term Impacts of Non-Fatal Strangulation. Here's just one. "People who strangle are among the most dangerous abusers." Click [...]

Thoughts about Domestic Violence TBIs from Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez shared so many important statistics and insights during her webinar, The Long-Term Impacts of Non-Fatal Strangulation. Here's just one. "Forty-nine percent of Domestic Violence survivors say they have [...]

After the Webinar: The Power of Suggestion. Q&A with Dr. Wendy Dutton

Webinar presenter Dr. Wendy Dutton answered a number of your questions after her webinar, The Power of Suggestion: What Justice Professionals Need to Know When Questioning Witnesses. Here are just [...]

Thoughts on Leadership from Dr. Ed Sherman

Dr. Ed Sherman always has such great insights during his webinars. Here's just one that he shared during the webinar, Be the Leader You Wish You Had. "The title [...]

After the Webinar: Creating a Legitimate, Trauma-Informed Court. Q&A with Dr. Michael Gomez

Webinar presenter Dr. Michael Gomez answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Creating a Legitimate, Trauma-Informed Court: They Didn't Teach Us This in Law School. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: Body of Lies – Identifying Behavioral Leakages as Indicators of Guilt. Q&A with Ray Nash

Webinar presenter Ray Nash answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Body of Lies: Identifying Behavioral Leakages as Indicators of Guilt. Here are just a few of his [...]

Thoughts on Connection from Joe Smarro

We loved this reminder that Joe Smarro shared during his webinar, Making Connections to Gain Compliance: Lessons from Law Enforcement Professionals. "You need to have a connection before you can [...]

After the Webinar: Organizational Stress from the Front Line Perspective. Q&A with Brenda Dietzman

Webinar presenter Brenda Dietzman answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Organizational Stress from the Front Line Perspective. Here are just a few of her responses. Audience [...]

After the Webinar: Order in the Court – Offender Abuse and Control via the Court System. Q&A with Sara Mahoney

Webinar presenter Sara Mahoney answered a number of your questions after her webinar, Order in the Court: Offender Abuse and Control via the Judicial System. Here are just a few [...]

After the Webinar: Achieving Effective Outcomes through Staff Communication. Q&A with Dr. Ed Sherman

Webinar presenter Dr. Ed Sherman answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Achieving Effective Outcomes through Staff Communication. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience [...]

After the Webinar: Intergenerational Trauma and the Role of Family Culture. Q&A with Duane Bowers

Webinar presenter Duane Bowers answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Intergenerational Trauma and the Role of Family Culture. Here are just a few of his responses. [...]

After the Webinar: More Case Studies in Criminal Justice Interactions with People with ASD. Q&A with Dr. Wes Dotson

Webinar presenter Wes Dotson answered a number of your questions after his presentation, More Case Studies in Criminal Justice Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Here are just a [...]

Thoughts on Self Care from Dr. Michael Gomez

We loved this reminder that Dr. Michael Gomez shared during his webinar, "Beyond Self Care: The CE-CERT Model for Secondary Trauma and Burnout." "Self Care is more than a bubble [...]

Kudos from One of Our Audience Members

Awww... Nicole, you totally made our day! Check out our whole lineup of webinars here.

After the Webinar: The Power of Your Passion. Q&A with Sara Weston

Webinar presenter Sara Weston answered a number of your questions after her webinar, The Power of Your Passion: Lessons for Dispatch and Criminal Justice Professionals. Here are just a few [...]

After the Webinar: My Court Date is Next Week. How We Can Best Help Traumatized Youth in the Legal Sphere. Q&A with Dr. Michael Gomez

Webinar presenter Dr. Michael Gomez answered a number of your questions after his presentation, My Court Date is Next Week: How Can We Best Help Traumatized Youth in the Legal [...]

Thoughts on Survivors of Strangulations from Rachel Ramirez

What a powerful statement Rachel Ramirez made during her 2-part webinar series, "The Invisible Epidemic: Addressing Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation and Domestic Violence (part 2)." "Strangulation stays with a survivor forever." &[...]

Thoughts on Breaking the Cycle of Abuse from Andrew Campbell

During his webinar, Someday Never Comes: Breaking Generational Cycles of Familial Abuse, Andrew Campbell shared a number of important insights. This is just one. "In order to break the cycle [...]

Thoughts on Abuse from Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell is a groundbreaking researcher who is able to pair facts with feelings, and concepts with concrete next steps. This is just one of his many insights he shared [...]

After the Webinar: Offender Manipulation – Safeguarding Your Staff (part 2). Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Gary Cornelius and Dr. Kevin Courtright answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Offender Manipulation: Safeguarding Your Staff, Part 2. Here are just a few of their [...]

After the Webinar: “Someday” Never Comes – Breaking the Generational Cycles of Familial Abuse. Q&A with Andrew Campbell

Webinar presenter Andrew Campbell answered a number of your questions after his presentation, "Someday" Never Comes: Breaking Generational Cycles of Familial Abuse. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Intervening with Trauma and IDD in Families. Q&A with Dr. Michael Gomez

Webinar presenter Dr. Michael Gomez answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Intervening with Trauma and Intellectual-Developmental Disabilities in Families: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know. Here [...]

Online Course: Jekyll and Hyde – Managing the Narcissistic, Coercive and Controlling Domestic Violence Offender

Sara E. Mahoney

All too many times, Criminal Justice professionals hear from friends, co-workers, and community members that a domestic violence suspect/offender couldn’t possibly be guilty of the crime of domestic [...]

After the Webinar: Managing High-Risk Adolescents. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Sammie Wicks and Dr. Frank Straub answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Managing High-Risk Adolescents: A Case Study of the Averted Paw Paw High School [...]

After the Webinar: Advocacy for Firearm Awareness and Risk (part 1). Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Gray

Webinar presenter Dr. Elizabeth Gray answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Advocacy for Firearm Awareness and Risk (AFAR): Improving Victim Advocate Response: Rationale and Understanding Laws (Part 1). [...]

After the Webinar: Positive Impact – Connecting and Communicating with Justice Involved Youth. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Jarriel Jordan, Dr. Megan Price, and Michael Delaney answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Positive Impact: Connecting and Communicating with Justice-Involved Youth. Here are just [...]

Online Course: Applying the Science of Hope for Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice and Social Services Professionals

Rick Miller

Hope demands to be understood, no different from other disciplines. This course not only provides a scholarly analysis, but also adds to the general discussion about hope, and how [...]

After the Webinar: Preparing for a Forensic Interview of a Child. Q&A with Wendy Dutton

Webinar presenter Wendy Dutton answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Preparing for a Forensic Interview of a Child: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Know. Here are [...]

After the Webinar: Invisible Epidemic Part 1. Q&A with Rachel Ramirez

Webinar presenter Rachel Ramirez answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Invisible Epidemic: The Intersection of Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation, and Domestic Violence (part 1). Here are just a [...]

Kind Words from our Members

Awww, Nicole, you made us blush. Thank you for your kind words! To learn more about our upcoming webinars, click here. To learn how to become [...]

After the Webinar: Suicide Explained. Q&A with Amy Morgan

Webinar presenter Amy Morgan answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Suicide Explained: What Leads Someone to that Moment. Here are just a few of her responses. [...]

After the Webinar: What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Understand about ASD. Q&A with Dr. Wes Dotson

Webinar presenter Dr. Wes Dotson answered a number of your questions after his presentation, What Criminal Justice Professionals Need to Understand about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Here are just a few [...]

Thoughts on Measurement from Michael Daniels

Michael Daniels’ webinar, MERCI: How the Maslow-Enhanced Re-Entry Capital Index Benefits Re-Entry Success, had so many insights. Here's just one that caught our attention. "Remember, we get what we [...]

Thoughts on Statistics from Michael Daniels

Michael Daniels' webinar, MERCI: How the Maslow-Enhanced Re-Entry Capital Index Benefits Re-Entry Success, was so eye-opening, breathing new life into standard concepts such as the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid. [...]

After the Webinar: Addressing Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. Q&A with Dr. Michael Gomez

Webinar presenter Dr. Michael Gomez answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Addressing Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

Thoughts on Dealing with Problems from Tracy Ertl

Problems, no matter the type, typically are better addressed proactively, as Tracy Ertl reminded us during her webinar, Protecting Interpersonal Work Relationships: Lessons for Criminal Justice Professionals. Here's just one [...]

After the Webinar: Pets and Evictions – Keeping Families Intact in a Crisis. Q&A with Jessica Simpson

Webinar presenter Jessica Simpson answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Pets and Evictions: Keeping Families Intact in a Crisis. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

Thoughts on Caring for Crime Victims from Katie Monroe

We learned so much from Healing Justice's presentation, Serving Crime Victims in Post-Conviction Exonerations, but this one quote from Katie Monroe really captured our attention. "Crime victims are the first [...]

After the Webinar: Can’t I Just Go Home? Q&A with Dr. Sandra Antoniak

Webinar presenter Dr. Sandra Antoniak answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "Can't I Just Go Home?" Interview Techniques, Neurodevelopment and the Twin Specters of False Allegation and [...]

After the Webinar: Digitizing the Handle with Care Process. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Todd Wagner, Chad Sullivan and Jennifer DeLett-Snyder answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Digitizing the Handle with Care Process. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Risk Assessment Tools for Legally Involved Youth. Q&A with Dr. Sandra Antoniak

Webinar presenter Dr. Sandra Antoniak answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Risk Assessment Tools for Legally Involved Youth. Here are just a few of her responses. [...]

After the Webinar: Forensic Interviews of Children. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Dr. Wendy Dutton and Lindsay Gephardt answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Forensic Interviews of Children: What Justice Professionals Need to Know. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: How a History of Sexual Exploitation and Racial Violence Funnels Women and Girls of Color into the Abuse to Prison Pipeline. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Cherice Hopkins and Rebecca Burney answered a number of your questions after their presentation, How a History of Sexual Exploitation and Racial Violence Funnels Women and Girls of [...]

After the Webinar: Childhood Psychopathy and Extreme Violence Committed by Youth. Q&A with Dr. Sandra Antoniak

Webinar presenter Dr. Sandra Antoniak answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "I Just Wanted to Know What it Feels Like": Childhood Psychopathy and Extreme Violence Committed by [...]

After the Webinar: Building a Community Advisory Board. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Alexandra Appleton and Claire Barrera answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Building a Community Advisory Board for those Impacted by Violence. Here are just a [...]

After the Webinar: Adverse Childhood Experiences. Q&A with Dr. Chris Jones

Webinar presenter Dr. Chris Jones answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Importance of Law Enforcement Recognition and Intervention. Here are just a few [...]

After the Webinar: The Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement – It’s Not Just for Law Enforcement! Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Julie Schoen and Alexis Calleros answered a number of your questions after their presentation, The Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement: It's Not Just for Law Enforcement. Here [...]

After the Webinar: Making Personal Safety a Priority. Q&A with K Campbell

Webinar presenter K Campbell answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Making Personal Safety a Priority: Lessons for Public Officials, Criminal Justice Professionals, and Victim Advocates. Here are [...]

After the Webinar: The Prosecution of Child Neglect Cases. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Roger Blevins and Frankie Grimsman answered a number of your questions after their presentation, The Prosecution of Child Neglect Cases. Here are just a few of their responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: The Medical Aspects of Child Neglect. Q&A with Roger Blevins

Webinar presenter Roger Blevins answered a number of your questions after his presentation, The Medical Aspects of Child Neglect. Here are just a few of his responses. Audience Question: [...]

After the Webinar: The Application of Kids at Hope. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Rick Miller, John Schow, Tim Hardy, and Dr. Joe Barton answered a number of your questions after their presentation, The Application of Kids at Hope: A Cultural Strategy. [...]

After the Webinar: Family Violence and the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Cherice Hopkins and Rebecca Burney answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Family Violence and the Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls. Here are just a [...]

After the Webinar: Examining the Power and Science of Hope. Q&A with Rick Miller

Webinar presenter Rick Miller answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Examining the Power and Science of Hope: Understanding Kids@Hope for Justice Professionals. Here are just a [...]

After the Webinar The Worst of Both Worlds: Q&A with Dr. Sandra Antoniak

Webinar presenter Dr. Sandra Antoniak answered a number of your questions after her presentation, The Worst of Both Worlds: Risk-Taking and the Transitional Age Brain. Here are just a few [...]

After the Webinar: Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets through Collaboration. Q&A with Katie Campbell

Webinar presenter Katie Campbell answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets through Collaboration. Here are just a few of her responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Cultural Competence and Elder Abuse. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Kimmy Moon and Eden Ruiz-Lopez answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Cultural Competence and Elder Abuse. Here are just a few of their responses. [...]

After the Webinar: Asking the Right Questions. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Rebecca Burney and Tina Frundt answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Asking the Right Questions: Collaborative Approaches and Strategies to Identify and Serve Child Sex [...]

After the Webinar: A Proactive Response to Domestic Violence (part 1) Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Audrey Cress and Janet Good answered a number of your questions after their presentation, A Proactive Response to Domestic Violence: Understanding and Identifying Incarcerated Batterers. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: Building Competence and Confidence in Our Clients. Q&A with Dr. Wes Dotson

Webinar presenter Dr. Wes Dotson answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Building Competence and Confidence in Our Clients: Incorporating Social Skills Instruction into Already-Occurring Interactions. Here are [...]

After the Webinar: Suicide Screening and Triage Systems for Juvenile Detention Centers. Q&A with Greg Handleton

Webinar presenter Greg Handleton answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Suicide Screening and Triage Systems for Juvenile Detention Centers. Here are just a few of his responses. &[...]

After the Webinar: Combating Domestic Child Sex Trafficking. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Rebecca Burney, Beth Bouchard and Ann Wilkdinson answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Combating Domestic Child Sex Trafficking: A Multi-Disciplinary Response. Here are just a [...]

Thoughts on Moments of Truth from Stacy Levina

Stacy Ledvina shared a number of excellent insights and advice during her webinar, Kids at Hope: Believing, Connecting and Time Traveling in Youth Justice. Here’s just one reminder she [...]

Thoughts on At-Risk-Youth from Stacy Ledvina

Stacy Ledvina shared a number of excellent insights and advice during her webinar, Kids at Hope: Believing, Connecting and Time Traveling in Youth Justice. Here’s just one reminder she [...]

After the Webinar: Intersectionality and Reducing Girls Justice System Involvement. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Cherice Hopkins and Rebecca Burney answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Intersectionality, and Reducing Girls Justice System Involvement. Here are just a few of their [...]

Statistics on Youth Homelessness from Naomi Smoot

Naomi Smoot of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice shared some incredible statistics about Youth Homelessness and their interaction with the justice system. Here's just one stat she shared from research [...]

After the Webinar: Saving Money While Saving Lives. Q&A with Daniel McDonald

Webinar presenter Daniel McDonald answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Saving Money while Saving Lives: Building a Business Case for a Homeless Outreach Team. Here are just [...]

After the Webinar: Are We Speaking the Same Language? Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Jim Newman, Michelle Hart, and Herb Sinkinson answered a number of your questions after their presentation, Are We Speaking the Same Language? Leveraging Conversational Language to Engage Clients. [...]

Thoughts on Social Issues from Dan Philips

Love this comment from Campbellsville University's Dr. Dan Philips made during his recent webinar, Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System. "Justice professionals have a front-row seat to everything [...]

Thoughts on Homelessness from Dan McDonald

We often think that we can't help others unless we have big budgets, lot's of staffing or other resources. But sometimes, the most important thing you need to help, can't [...]

After the Webinar: From Child Welfare to the Juvenile Justice System. Q&A with Cherice Hopkins

Webinar presenter Cherice Hopkins answered a number of your questions after her presentation, From Child Welfare to the Juvenile Justice System: Disrupting the Abuse to Prison Pipeline. Here are [...]

After the Webinar: Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team. Q&A with Daniel McDonald

Webinar presenter Dan McDonald answered a number of your questions after his presentation, The Top 10 Reasons to Start a Police Homeless Outreach Team. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Kids at Hope. Q&A with Stacy Ledvina

Webinar presenter Stacy Ledvina answered a number of your questions after her presentation, Kids at Hope: Believing, Connecting and Time Travelling in Youth Justice. Here are just a few of [...]

After the Webinar: Building Resiliency for Girls in the Justice System. Q&A with the Presenters

Webinar presenters Cherice Hopkins and Rebecca Burney answered a number of your questions after his presentation, Building Resiliency for Girls in the Justice System by Disrupting the Abuse to Prison [...]

Thoughts on Respect from Vicki Assegued

Truly listening -- whether to a victim, a colleague or a partner -- starts with respect. During her webinar, “Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Dialogue,” Vicki Assegued provided excellent advice for [...]

After the Webinar: Restorative Justice Intervention Program. Q&A with Cassie Johnson

Webinar presenter Cassie Johnson answered a number of your questions after her presentation, "Restorative Justice Intervention Program: a Case Study." Here are a few of her responses. [...]

Scottsdale’s Restorative Justice Intervention Program Case Study: An Interview with Cassie Johnson

Christina McCale

Diversionary programs to keep kids out of the court system are important - but they're only as successful as the organizational partners who help to make the program possible. Scottsdale's [...]

INFOGRAPHIC: Person-Centered Case Management

Based on a webinar, this infographic focuses on how the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs reinvented their business process through a custom designed Case Management System. &[...]

Implementing Person-Centered Case Management Projects: An Interview with George Casey

Christina McCale

Let's face it, sometimes government agency systems can be... frustrating? daunting to navigate? Some might even say demoralizing to the very people who need the services the most. Clients or [...]

Elder Abuse Infographic

This infographic, based on a webinar, provides the key types of elder abuse, its frequency, and how justice professionals can identify it.

Principles of Motivational Interviewing

This infographic, based on a webinar, reviews the core principles of motivational interviewing, and the stages of change.

Prosecuting Vulnerable and Elder Adult Abuse: An Interview with Hilary Weinberg and Jim Seeger

Christina McCale

With better health care, diet and exercise, most Americans are living longer: on average 78 years – but can reach to an average of 89 years for [...]

Autism Awareness for Criminal Justice Professionals: An Interview with Trish Ieraci

Christina McCale

In 2015, The ARC’s National Center on Criminal Justice & Disability Report said that 35% of individuals with Autism have been the victim of a crime. The increase in the population [...]

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