Girls' Summit on the Status
of Females in the Juvenile Justice System
The inaugural Girls' Summit was held October
12, 2007. Participants
discussed information provided and made recommendations
about steps to be taken to address this issue.
The Executive
Summary gives an overview of preliminary data as well
as policy implications; the full
report is also available.
The following are links to presentations
presented during the Summit:
- IT'S
A GIRL! How does our Reflection create opportunities for
girls?, presented by Bonnie Rose, National Council
on Crime and Delinquency (PowerPoint presentation)
- Iowa
Data Packet, presented by Dave Kuker of the Iowa Division
of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (Word document)
- The
Iowa Delinquency Assessment Tool, presented by Candice
Bennett, Chief Juvenile Court Officer (PowerPoint presentation)
- Iowa
Juvenile Home/State Training School for Girls Profile,
presented by Deb Hanus, Superintendent of the Iowa Juvenile
Home (PowerPoint presentation)
- Inside
Voices, presented by Dr. Kathy Fejes, Professor in
the Department of Education at Drake, University (PDF)
- Inside
Voices, presented by Lori Rinehart, Chair of the Iowa
Gender Specific Services Task Force (PowerPoint presentation)
The following are links to other information/data
provided to participants during the Summit:
The 2nd Summit was held on October 29, 2008.
- Iowa
Data, Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Planning
Questions: contact Kathy Nesteby,
email: kathy.nesteby@iowa.gov
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