Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office
Second Presenter's Institution
Riverside, CA
Third Presenter's Institution
Riverside, CA
Fourth Presenter's Institution
NA
Fifth Presenter's Institution
NA
Location
Session 5 (Verelst)
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Relevance
Presenter will provide.
Brief Program Description
Ideal for law enforcement, educators, and all citizens working with youth at risk, this unique presentation explains how prosecutors in one of the nation’s largest counties have engaged local school districts, community-based organizations, and even ex-gang members to create an award-winning Crime Prevention Unit designed to keep youth in the classroom and out of the criminal justice system.
Summary
Ideal for law enforcement, educators, and all citizens working with youth at risk, this unique presentation explains how prosecutors in one of the nation’s largest counties have engaged local school districts, community-based organizations, and even ex-gang members to create an award-winning Crime Prevention Unit designed to keep youth in the classroom and out of the criminal justice system.
Evidence
Presenter will provide.
Biographical Sketch
Hunter Taylor, JD, Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Riverside, CA
Gerry Lopez, JD, Managing Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Riverside, CA
Evelyn Essenwanger, JD, Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Riverside, CA
Presentation Year
2019
Start Date
3-5-2019 10:15 AM
End Date
3-5-2019 11:30 AM
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Hunter; Lopez, Gerry; and Essenwanger, Evelyn, "Flipping the Switch: Prosecutors Keeping Youth Out of the Criminal Justice System" (2019). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 158.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2019/2019/158
Flipping the Switch: Prosecutors Keeping Youth Out of the Criminal Justice System
Session 5 (Verelst)
Ideal for law enforcement, educators, and all citizens working with youth at risk, this unique presentation explains how prosecutors in one of the nation’s largest counties have engaged local school districts, community-based organizations, and even ex-gang members to create an award-winning Crime Prevention Unit designed to keep youth in the classroom and out of the criminal justice system.
