Attending a session with Josh Weber from The Council Of State Governments Justice Center @csgovts.bsky.social where’s sharing some baseline data around the massive drop in arrests and violent crime among youth contradicting a prevailing narrative in the media that youth crime spiking.
In politics, “people want to hear their feelings reflected in what you’re saying.” If you just tell people they are wrong, they shut down. “You need to affirm a person’s feelings because then you have the ability to communicate and talk about your differences.” -Memphis Mayor Paul Young.
Memphis Police Chief shared that we are so used to chasing after crime and being rewarded for quantitative things like arrests but the model needs to shift. “You can’t arrest your way out of crime” she says.
“If we just sit and wait for people we know are headed down the wrong path, then it’s our fault” -Memphis Mayor Paul Young on diversion
Chief CJ Davis in Memphis shared the quote “culture eats policy for lunch”. What’s that mean? Without understanding the culture, working toward cultural change, policy will be meaningless and ineffective.
Second day of the National Assessment Center Association is off to a great start with Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief CJ Davis.
We had a great tour of the Shelby County Youth and Family Resource Center. Amy Kalb and her team are doing great work in a comfortable, welcoming, family-friendly space.
Language matters! While you shouldn’t be scared of the phrase “assessment center” it can invoke the wrong meaning. What’s important is the work! Washtenaw County, MI is sharing how they are developing a center with NAC support & how they’re naming it something that works for their community.
“We need questions that humanize youth” - Dr Shaneika R. Smith, The Braid Foundation
Learning about Youth Connect, an initiative providing free, low barrier therapy to youth in Shelby County. The national average wait time for youth mental health care is 48 days, with Youth Connect, it’s 6 days! Thank you Amy Kalb for sharing the great work of the Youth & Family Resource Center.
I really love the work of the National Assessment Center Association & have been honored to serve on the board since its first year. As we transition to a new Executive Director, our outgoing ED, Molli Cook shares the history of the NAC & incoming ED Karli Keator shares her vision.
Excited to be attending my first NAVA conference! Here in #Indianapolis, NAVA is hosting its 60th conference! #vexillology
The administration is promoting a tool known as the SAVE program to maintain state voter lists. Here’s why that’s a bad idea: bit.ly/4v2OaaJ
Watch Out for False Voter Fraud Claims Fueled by SAVE Program
The federal government’s SAVE tool is prone to error, and its misuse risks disenfranchising Americans and eroding trust in elections.
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Inspiring panel on the value and use of co-design in child welfare systems transformation. #childwelfare #codesign #beyondgroupplacement #detroit @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social #CaseyFamilyPrograms
Willette Benford from MK Prtizker’s office asks “why do I end up in a prison after prison & say I’m free?” We need livable wages, sustainable housing, wraparound supports when challenges arise. #rethinkjails #illinois #macarthurfoundation #womenjustice
“When you incarcerate a woman, you incarcerate the family” @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov #rethinkjails #macarthurfoundation
Illinois is making great investments, without federal funds, in violence prevention! The City of Chicago & Cook County each invested $20mil and the State of Illinois invested $40mil. #illinois #chicago #cookcounty #rethinkjails #violenceprevention
Kathryn Bocanegra from the Univ. of Chicago shared that reducing jail & prison time isn’t enough if we sentence people to “social death” at the MacArthur Safety & Justice Challenge meeting. #rethinkjails #removecollateralconsequences #justicereform
We had a great first day of our CORE Peer Exchange in Cook County on 4/14 & leading up to the final SJC Meeting. #rethinkjails #cookcounty #countiesmatter #racialequity
UNITE in advance (don’t obey in advance) - thank you @jpalfrey.bsky.social from the MacArthur Foundation
“We are about transforming lives, not just implementing a program” says Franklin County, Ohio Commissioner Erica Crawley regarding equity work in justice #rethinkjails #naco #countiesmatter
