Who Should Attend
- Professionals who work with at-risk youth
- Teachers
- Counselors
- Public health worker
- Probation officers
- Youth advocates
- Law enforcement officers
- Students
- Anyone interested in the welfare of children and youth
Sponsors
- Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Continuing Education and Outreach
- Des Lee Collaborative Vision
The Des Lee Collaborative Vision at the University of Missouri - St. Louis brings together key St. Louis educational, cultural, and governmental institutions to establish programs and share resources that will benefit the St. Louis community. This is done through collaboration of more than 25 endowed professors and more than 100 member and community organizations in the St. Louis region. The Des Lee Collaborative Vision is connecting St. Louis through educational and community partnerships. Financial assistance for this conference has been provided by the Des Lee Collaborative Vision.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
.75 CEUs will be awarded for full attendance at the conference. One Continuing Education Unit is awarded for 10 hours of participation in a CE program.
International experts on Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) and juvenile justice processing will speak on topics ranging from police contact, juvenile competence and culpability, and federal guidelines to address disproportionate minority contact.
Scheduled Speakers
Scott Decker
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Arizona State University
Beth Huebner
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Missouri–St. Louis
Candice Kane
Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
University of Illinois–Chicago
Eric Stewart
School of Criminology
Florida State University
Organized By
Finn-Aage Esbensen
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Missouri–St. Louis