Bridging Gaps for Youth - Course for Law Enforcement

Bridging Gaps for Youth - Course for Law Enforcement

This course is intended for School Resource Officers (SROs), Law Enforcement, as well as other partners such as Juvenile Officers, Educators, and Community Service Providers.

The topics discussed in this course are aimed at improving policies and practices that are designed to prevent and reduce delinquency among youth.

APPROVED FOR POST CREDIT HOURS POST

Control #28638, 6.5 course hours

4.5 Interpersonal Hours

2.0 Legal Studies

Topics Include:

• Roles of SROs and Educators when addressing student misbehavior
• The Juvenile Court process
• Adolescent Development and Mental Health Conditions
• Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices
• Crises Prevention and De-Escalation Techniques
• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System
• Behavior Threat Assessment and Management

TRAINING FACILITATORS:

Moisés Próspero, Ph.D. has worked in the criminal and juvenile justice field for over 30 years. Steve Anjewierden retired from law enforcement as Deputy Chief of Police Services with the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake. Dr. Próspero and Chief Anjewierden provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services on crime prevention efforts to law enforcement agencies, school districts and community-based organizations. Chief Anjewierden and Dr. Próspero have trained school resource officers from over 50 law enforcement agencies throughout the country on legal requirements, best practices, student’s rights, and prosocial youth development.

Dr. Próspero and Chief Anjewierden have assisted in various police reform efforts, such as co-response models (i.e., mental health), body-worn camera audits, field officer training, and law enforcement hiring practices. Dr. Próspero and Chief Anjewierden also consult with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) providing training and technical assistance on crime and delinquency prevention and racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. As a gang commander of a metro gang unit, Chief Anjewierden worked with Dr. Próspero on implementing evidence-based policing and gang-control efforts. Chief Anjewierden has served in several boards related to criminal and juvenile justice policy reforms. Dr. Próspero has assisted in the implementation and evaluation of several community-based, crime prevention models, such as the Comprehensive Gang Model, Focused Deterrence Strategies, and Communities That Care.

Marcia Hazelhorst has worked in the field of juvenile justice and child welfare for the past twenty-eight years. Marcia currently serves as the Executive Director of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association (MJJA). Solely dependent upon donations and memberships, MJJA brings together juvenile justice and child welfare system professionals and agencies, interested organizations, private corporations and individuals who are committed to improving the Missouri system for the sake of children and families. Marcia is a Department of Public Safety Peace Officer Standards and Training Program (POST) Specialist Instructor in the areas of Child Abuse and Neglect and Juvenile Justice and Procedures. She is recognized by the Missouri Department of Public Safety as the Juvenile Justice Subject Matter Expert. Marcia is the recipient of the Coalition of Juvenile Justice 2023 Marion Mattingly Lifetime Achievement Award. Marcia served as the State Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Coordinator from 2015-2022, and is a 2013 graduate of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Applied Leadership Network. Marcia worked for the 13th Judicial Circuit, Juvenile Division for seventeen years holding several positions within the Court including Deputy Juvenile Officer, Supervisor and Detention Superintendent.Marcia Hazelhorst holds a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminal Justice from Lincoln University.

Host or Publisher Missouri Juvenile Justice Assocation