May 2013
The National Center for Youth in Custody (NC4YC) invites you to participate in the fifth installment of the webinar series focusing on improving conditions of confinement on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:00-3:30 PM EST. This webinar will provide strategies for creating, implementing, and maintaining internal quality assurance and continuous improvement systems and external oversight measures, including efforts that value and incorporate input from youth and families.
Moderator:
Will Harrell, JD, LL.M., Lead Federal Monitor (Ohio), New Orleans Department of Public Safety Ombudsman for the New Orleans Juvenile Detention Center, former Chief Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission, JDAI Self-Inspection Team New Orleans, Houston and Harrison County, MS, former prison investigation team member for the United Nations Mission in Guatemala, NC4YC Working Group Member
Presenters:
Dr. Kelly Dedel, Federal Monitor in Ohio, Los Angeles and Mississippi, JDAI Team Leader for Montana, national expert on quality assurance and continuous improvement
Professor Michele Deitch, University of Texas Law School and LBJ School of Public Policy, national expert on independent oversight
Jason Wang, Wang Enterprises, former youth resident and first Youth Ombudsman in the Texas Youth Commission (now Texas Juvenile Justice Department)
Shari Wolf, Performance and Quality Administrator, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Performance based-Standards State Coordinator
Resources:
You can read more and register for this webinar.