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October

Justice Reinvestment Conference
Sponsored by SURJ and the Caesar Rodney Institute
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Theatre N, 1007 Orange Street, Wilmington DE

8:30 am – 9 am Registration & Refreshments

9 am – 12:30 pm Conference

Featured Speaker: Michael Thompson, Executive Director, Justice Reinvestment Project, Justice Center of the Council of State Governments

Local Panelists: Carl Danberg, Commissioner, Department of Correction; Col. Robert Coupe, Superintendent, Delaware State Police; Dwight Holden, Chair, Board of Parole; Brendan O’Neill, Public Defender; and President Judge James T. Vaughn, Superior Court

The Justice Reinvestment Center is a project of the Council of State Governments and has worked with policymakers in states including Michigan, Nevada, and Texas to advance fiscally sound, data driven criminal justice policies. It is funded in part by the Pew Foundation and the Open Society Institute. Mr. Thompson will speak on national best practices in reducing state spending on corrections while promoting public safety. Local panelists will respond to the address, commenting on the potential for implementing best practices in Delaware.

PDF of conference flyer

PDF of RSVP form

PowerPoint Presentation by Michael Thompson

November

Visions of Justice X: Preventing Violence in Families and Relationships
Sponsored by SURJ, The Delaware Center for Justice, Child Inc, Children and Families First, and the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Embassy Suites, 654 S. College Avenue, Newark DE

8:30 am – 9 am Registration & Refreshments

9 am – 12 noon Keynote address and panel response

12 noon – 1 pm Optional buffet lunch at $20 per person (pre-registration required)

1 pm – 3 pm Optional afternoon workshop featuring David S. Lee (no charge): Using Social Media to Promote Primary Prevention of Violence

Featured Speaker: David S. Lee, MPH

David S. Lee, MPH, is the Director of Prevention Services at the California Coalition against Sexual Assault. Mr. Lee manages CALCASA’s statewide social marketing campaign, MyStrength, which targets teen men to take action to stop sexual violence, and also manages Prevention Connection, a national project to promote online discussion of prevention of violence against women. The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance public health. Mr. Lee also works with a variety of local sexual assault and domestic violence prevention agencies, focusing on prevention and the development of community responses to end violence against women. He has developed and provided training to educators, health care professionals, law enforcement, clergy, faith leaders, business leaders, social workers, therapists, welfare workers, substance abuse treatment providers, youth, men’s groups, and community organizations. Mr. Lee received his Masters in Public Health at the University of California-Berkeley.

Registration form will be posted shortly.