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29 Years of Promoting
Positive Solutions
29th National Conference on Preventing
Crime in the Black Community
1986-2014
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May 28-30, 2014
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Jacksonville Florida
Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates
Derrick Brooks Charities
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FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Dear Conference Participants:
Welcome to the 29th National Conference on Preventing
Crime in the Black Community. As we gather to identify
and understand crime related issues affecting the
black community, we do so with a firm and steadfast
responsibility to the conference’s mission of promoting
positive solutions to overcome and eliminate these
problems.
We are pleased to bring the conference back to the
Jacksonville area, and appreciate the support of Sheriff
John Rutherford and his staff in this endeavor. Sheriff Rutherford has teamed up with my
staff, cosponsors and several long time and dedicated partners for what promises to be
both an educational and enjoyable week.
It continues to be among my top priorities to educate Floridians about black-on-black
crime, as well as other important concerns such as human trafficking, protecting Floridians
from synthetic drugs, and to search out and prosecute those who victimize our most
vulnerable citizens, especially our children. We are pleased to be able to highlight several
of these concerns at this year’s conference.
Thank you for all that you do to make the conference successful, and for your continued
support and commitment to these vital prevention efforts.
Sincerely,
Pam Bondi
Attorney General
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
AT-A-GLANCE
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 06:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Registration (St. Johns Room)
Job/Resource/Vendor Fairs (Grand Ballroom Foyer A-B)
Thursday, May 29, 2014
08:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
02:00 p.m. - 05:15 p.m.
Registration (St. Johns Room)
Job/Resource/Vendor Fairs (Grand Ballroom Foyer A-B)
Opening Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom 5-8)
Break
Plenary Session Continued (Grand Ballroom 5-8)
Keynote Address: Ms. Joye Frost, Office for Victims
of Crime & Mr. Robert Listenbee, Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Luncheon A (Adults) (Grand Ballroom 4)
Luncheon B (Teens/Chaperons) (Conference Center A)
Concurrent Sessions A-L (Adults/Teens)
Friday, May 30, 2014
08:00
08:00
08:30
12:00
12:00
02:00
03:45
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
a.m. - 05:00 p.m.
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
p.m. - 02:00 p.m.
p.m. - 03:30 p.m.
p.m. - 05:15 p.m.
Registration (St. Johns Room)
Job/Resource/Vendor Fairs (Grand Ballroom Foyer A-B)
Concurrent Sessions M-X (Adults/Teens)
Luncheon A (Adults) (Grand Ballroom 4)
Luncheon B (Teens/Chaperons) (Conference Center A)
Concurrent Sessions Y-DD (Adults/Teens)
Youth Speak-Up, Speak-Out Session
(Grand Ballroom 7-8)
03:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
07:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Issuance of Certificates (St. Johns Room)
Youth Anti-Crime Rally (Conference Center A)
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OPENING SESSION
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
“A Celebration of Success”
08:45 a.m.
Musical Prelude (Grand Ballroom 5-8)
Young Ladies Of Virtue (YLOV), Wayman Chapel AME,
Spirit of Life Church, Jacksonville, Florida
09:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom 5-8)
Presiding
Darrell B. Daniels, Director, Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs
Tampa, Florida
Invocation
R.L. Gundy, Pastor
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Florida State President
Presentation of Colors
Color Guard
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Explorers
National Anthem
Detective Larry Baker, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,
Jacksonville, Florida
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OPENING SESSION
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable Alvin Brown, Mayor, City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
The Honorable John H. Rutherford, Sheriff, Duval County, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville, Florida
The Honorable Angela B. Corey, State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
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OPENING SESSION
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014
Remarks
A. Lee Bentley III, United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida
United States Department of Justice, Tampa, Florida
Michael Crews, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida
Wansley Walters, Secretary, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida
Tena M. Pate, Chair and Commissioner
Florida Parole Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Sam Foerster, (for Commissioiner Pam Stewart) Deputy Chancellor of Student Achievement
and School Improvement, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida
Secretary
Michael Crews
A. Lee Bentley III
United States Attorney
Secretary
Wansley Walters
Commissioner
Tena M. Pate
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Commissioner
Pam Stewart
OPENING SESSION
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
Opening Remarks
Prior to serving as Florida’s Attorney General, Attorney General Pam
Bondi was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years. Since taking office, she
has been on the forefront of shutting down pill mills and saving lives
from prescription drug overdoses; stopping human trafficking; defending
Florida’s homeowners against foreclosure-related abuses; protecting
consumers from deceptive and unfair business practices; and outlawing
dangerous synthetic drugs.
Attorney General Bondi is dedicated to making Florida the best place to
live, work and raise a family. She is a fourth generation Floridian and
graduate of the University of Florida and Stetson University College of
Law.
The Honorable Pam Bondi
Florida Attorney General
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Break
Opening Plenary Session (Continued) (Grand Ballroom 5-8)
Keynote Address:
Joye E. Frost, Director, Office for Victims of Crime
United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Robert L. Listenbee, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, United States Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
“Bridging the System”
There is increasing recognition that children and youth who experience violence and victimization early in
life are at much greater risk of committing crimes later in life, as youth and adults. Although research and
anecdotal evidence supports this victim to offender cyclical phenomenon, government agencies and NGOs
still struggle to align services and responses in a way that identifies victimization and provides early support
and intervention. Leadership from the U.S. Departments of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime and Office on
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will share their common goals in this area and describe current
policies, practices, and programs that are being put in place to “bridge the systems.”
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OPENING SESSION
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
Joye E. Frost
Robert L. Listenbee
President Obama appointed Joye E. Frost as
the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC) on June 14, 2013. During her previous
tenure as OVC’s Acting Director and Principal
Deputy Director, she launched the Vision 21:
Transforming Victim Services initiative to expand
the reach and impact of the victim assistance
field. She forged closer ties with State Victims of
Crime Act administrators and championed the
integration of innovation with research in OVC’s
efforts to build capacity in the field. She fostered
a groundbreaking partnership between OVC and
the Department of Defense to strengthen support
to military victims of sexual assault, and greatly
expanded OVC’s work to assist victims in Indian
Country. She was instrumental in the development
of OVC’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and
Sexual Assault Response Team Training and
Technical Assistance initiatives and spearheaded
a number of OVC projects to identify and serve
victims of crime with disabilities. She also
implemented and oversees a discretionary grant
program to fund comprehensive services to victims
of human trafficking.
On March 25, 2013, Robert L. Listenbee,
assumed the role of Administrator of the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Mr.
Listenbee, a graduate of Harvard University and
the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of
California, Berkeley, is a highly respected public
defender and juvenile justice system reformer. In
2011, Mr. Listenbee was appointed to the Federal
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, which
advises the President, Congress, and the OJJDP
Administrator on juvenile justice policy. As cochair of the Attorney General’s National Task Force
on Children Exposed to Violence, Mr. Listenbee
was instrumental in the development of recently
released recommendations for a national response
to address children’s exposure to violence.
Mr. Listenbee served on several committees,
including the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Committee of the Pennsylvania
Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which
advises the governor on juvenile justice policy.
Before joining OJJDP, Mr. Listenbee was a trial
lawyer at the Defender Association of Philadelphia
for 27 years and chief of the Juvenile Unit for
16 years. In 2011, the MacArthur Foundation’s
Models for Change initiative honored Mr.
Listenbee with a Champion for Change award
for his contributions to juvenile justice reform in
Pennsylvania.
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WORKSHOPS AT-A-GLANCE
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
Workshop
Location
Concurrent Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker
Grand Ballroom 3
Session A - Blurring The Lines (Adults)
Brittany Claybrooks, Christin Battle, Yvonne Maffia
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 1-2
Session B - Outside the Box Parenting-Strong Willed Children
(Adults)
Glenn Ellison, Parent Help Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Ballroom 5
Session C - How Does the Crime Victim’s Fund Help Victims?
(Adults)
Grace Call, Visiting Fellow, Office for Victims of Crime Washington, D.C.
Angela Buckhanan, Florida Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee,
Florida
Grand Ballroom 6
Session D - Identity Theft: Protecting Personal Information
(Adults)
Cathy Costley, Florida Office of the Attorney General, Jacksonville,
Florida
James Robnett, Internal Revenue Service, Tampa, Florida
Grand Ballroom 7
Session E - The Impact of Crime: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
(Teens/Chaperons)
Tena M. Pate, Florida Parole Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 8
Session F - How to Remain Focused While in the Fires of Life
(Teens/Chaperons)
Kevin While Dorival, Pompano Beach, Florida
Workshop
Location
Concurrent Sessions
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Speaker
Grand Ballroom 3
Session G - It’s On Us, (IOU) Part 2 (Adults)
T. Willard Fair, Urban League of Greater Miami, Miami, Florida
Grand Ballroom 1-2
Session H - Saving our Sons Through Community Engagement
(Adults)
John E. Guns, Operation Save Our Sons, Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Ballroom 5
Session I - Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims
and Police Legitimacy (Adults)
Jesse Lee, Jr., International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria,
Virginia
Bruce D. Lipman, Chicago Police Education and Training Academy,
Chicago, Illinois
Grand Ballroom 6
Session J - Operation New Hope: Ready 4 Work (Adults)
Bill Carroll, Director Operation Ready 4 Work, Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Ballroom 7
Session K - Choose Life Not Gangs: A Gang Awareness Rally
(Teens/Chaperons)
Scherri Bryant, Tallahassee Police Department, Tallahassee, Florida
Eric Tromble, State Attorney’s Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida,
Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 8
Session L - My Rules! My Reality! (Teens/Chaperons)
Toni E. Washington, President, My Rules My Reality, Inc., Orlando, Florida
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WORKSHOPS AT-A-GLANCE
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
Workshop
Location
Concurrent Sessions
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Speaker
Grand Ballroom 3
Session M - Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End:
Civil Citation and Disproportionate Minority
Contact (Adults)
Joshua Kuch, Theda Roberts
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 1-2
Session N - Baming Your Life for Change:
(Believing, Achieving & Maximizing) (Adults)
Ron Ellis, Bam International, Tampa, Florida
Grand Ballroom 5
Session O - IPOD Vs. 8-Track: What’s the
Difference? (Adults)
Randolph Lewis, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Grand Ballroom 6
Session P - Educate, Engage, Empower &
Encourage: Recommendations of the Florida
Council on the Social Status of Black Men and
Boys (Adults)
Dr. Eddy Regnier, Lois Scott, Gilbert Barnes, Rod Duckworth,
Mike Mason,
Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys,
Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 7
Session Q - How to Tie Ties: Professional
Development for Youth (Teens/Chaperons)
Gregory Burton, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville,
Florida
Grand Ballroom 8
Session R - Choices & Life Changing
Consequences (Teens/Chaperons)
J.J. Edwards, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Brotherhood of
Police Officers, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
Workshop
Location
Concurrent Sessions
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Speaker
Grand Ballroom 3
Session S - African-American Families & Trauma:
Strategies for Prevention (Adults)
Mary Ann Jones, San Francisco, California
Grand Ballroom 1-2
Session T - Building Trust Between Police and
Community: Responding to the Issue of Racial
Profiling (Adults)
Mildred Duprey de Robles
United States Department of Justice, Miami, Florida
Grand Ballroom 5
Session U - Disciplined Leadership: Are We There Rodney Smith, Ocala Police Department, Ocala, Florida
Yet? (Adults)
Grand Ballroom 6
Session V - Identifying Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) & Treatment Options (Adults)
John Rich, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Grand Ballroom 7
Session W - Social Media & Your Digital
Footprint: Is it Enhancing or Ruining Your
Future? (Teens/Chaperons)
William Jackson, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Ballroom 8
Session X - Preparing African-American Males
for Higher Education (Teens/Chaperons)
Darren Gardner, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida
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WORKSHOPS AT-A-GLANCE
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
Workshop
Location
Concurrent Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker
Grand Ballroom 3
Session Y - Implementing A Comprehensive
Strategy For Juvenile Justice Reform in Florida
(Adults)
Mark Greenwald, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida
Grand Ballroom 1-2
Session Z - Serving Male Victims of Color
(Adults)
John Rich, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Katie Crank, Center for Court Innovation, New York, New York
Grand Ballroom 5
Session AA - Conflict Resolution and Fatherhood
Initiative (Adults)
Reginald L. Gundy, First Coast Christian Leadership Foundation, Jacksonville,
Florida
Grand Ballroom 6
Session BB - Girls Matter in Elementary School
(Adults)
Bonnie Rose, Delores Barr Policy Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Grand Ballroom 7
Session CC - Music: The Crime Promoter or
Crime Eliminator (Teens/Chaperons)
Ava Johnson, Noelle Johnson, Say it With Music, Atlanta, Georgia
Grand Ballroom 8
Session DD - Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
(Teens/Chaperons)
Stacie Harris, United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, Tampa,
Florida
Workshop
Location
Grand Ballroom 4-5
Concurrent Sessions
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Youth Speak-Up, Speak-Out Session (Adults/
Youth)
Speaker
Tommy Ford, (Moderator)
Youth Celebrity Panel - Carlysia Levert, LeMicah Levert, Kai Morae,
Jahnee Wallace, Aaron Reid, Alexis McChelle, Arika J. Linton
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MEET THE LUNCHEON
SPEAKERS
Dr. Crystal Kuykendall
Malik Yoba
Thursday Adult Lunch
Thursday Teen Lunch
Malik Yoba is an actor
and writer, known for
New York Undercover
(1994), Cool Runnings
(1993) and Cop Land
(1997). Born September
17, 1967, in New York
City, Yoba came of age in
the crime-ridden ghettoes
of the Bronx and Harlem
-- so crime-ridden and
dangerous, in fact, that
he found it impossible
to escape the reach of
violence. He fell into the
path of a bullet at age
15, which hit him in the
neck, but (fortunately)
did not inflict permanent injury or disability. A selfdescribed “misunderstood child,” Yoba empathizes
deeply, with troubled inner-city youth, and thus has
opted to devote much of his time to volunteering,
and even counseling when his busy schedule
permits with NYC youth organizations, secondary
schools, homeless shelters and penitentiaries. He is
one young actor who has truly learned to not only
”talk-the-talk,” but he also “walks-the-walk.”
Dr. Crystal Kuykendall is President of K.I.R.K., Inc. a
firm she founded to provide “Kreative and Innovative
Resources for Kids.” K.I.R.K. produces learning
tools for educators, counselors, administrators and
parents. A human relations and education expert,
Dr. Kuykendall has gained national recognition for
her extensive talents and expertise in promoting
problem resolution. She has provided leadership
and services for a growing national and international
constituency. Dr. Kuykendall’s unique background
is replete with personal victories, numerous
professional responsibilities and extensive public
service. A university instructor and Executive
Director of the National Alliance of Black School
Educators, she has also been Director of Urban &
Minority Relations for the National School Boards
Association, Director of Marketing for RLA, Inc., on
the Advisory Board of the Congressional National
Youth Leadership Conference and on the Education
Task Force of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for
Social Change. Dr. Kuykendall holds a doctorate
in Educational Administration, a law degree from
Georgetown University, and is a lifetime member of
the NAACP & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
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MEET THE LUNCHEON
SPEAKERS
Dr. Brenda Jarmon
Willie E. Gary
Friday Adult Lunch
Friday Teen Lunch
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and achievement awards, and is chronicled in
several mainstream magazines--Women’s Day, Time,
Jet, Women in Community Service, Style Magazine
and the Tallahassee Magazine, where she shares her
testimony of faith, hope and empowerment.
Attorney Willie E. Gary earned his reputation as
“The Giant Killer” by challenging some of America’s
most well-known corporate giants on behalf of his
clients. His triumphant rise to the top, however,
is no overnight success story. It stems from his
desire to be the best and a passionate work ethic
he learned through his humble beginnings. One
of 11 children of Turner and Mary Gary, Willie
Gary was born in Eastman, Georgia and raised in
migrant farming communities in Florida, Georgia
and the Carolinas. His unwavering desire to earn
a college education ultimately led him to Shaw
University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where the
all-state high school football player would earn an
athletic scholarship after being told there was no
room for him on the team. Earning a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration, Gary went on
to North Carolina Central University in Durham,
North Carolina, where he earned a Juris Doctorate
in 1974. Gary is committed to enhancing the
lives of young people through education and drug
prevention. In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria,
formed The Gary Foundation to carry out this
formidable task. The Gary Foundation provides
scholarships and other resources to youth, so they
can realize their dreams of achieving a higher
education.
She co-authored a diversity book in 2007 titled:
“Letters from the Future: Linking Teaching and
Diversity with Everyday Life”. She is the author
of “Lift Every Voice: African American Students
Surviving in Higher Education, the forward in
Journey to the PhD” (2003), “What it Takes to
Be Successful on Standardized Tests in Graduate
and Professional School Success” (2003), and
“Unwritten Rules of the Game in Sisters of the
Academy” (2001).
God is using this extraordinary woman in many
ways. For example, she has addressed the
U.S. Congress, State Legislatures, Community
Agencies, Public Schools, and various Colleges and
Universities and she is the former Vice-President of
the Florida Commission on Responsible Fatherhood,
appointed by the late Governor Lawton Chiles.
Dr. Jarmon is employed by the Department of
Social Work at Florida A&M University, where she is
a tenured Associate Professor.
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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
LUNCHEON
Luncheon A
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Adults)
(Grand Ballroom 4)
Presiding:
Watson Haynes, President & CEO, Pinellas County Urban League
Florida Consortium of Urban league Affiliates, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Invocation:
Ernest Ferrell, President and CEO, Tallahassee Urban League, Tallahassee, Florida
Lunch:
Host Affiliate
Welcome:
Dr. Richard A. Danford, President and CEO
Jacksonville Urban League, Jacksonville, Florida
Remarks:
The Honorable Audrey L. Gibson, Florida Senate, District 9, Jacksonville, Florida
Lead Affiliate
Welcome:
Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh, President and CEO
Urban League of Broward County, Incorporated
Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Introduction of
Speaker:
Darrell B. Daniels, Director, Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs
Tampa, Florida
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Crystal Kuykendall, President, Kreative and Innovative Resources for Kids
Potomac, Maryland
Topic:
Improving Black Student Achievement Through Enhancing Self-Image
and From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black Students
Dr. Germain Smith-Baugh
The Honorable
Audrey L. Gibson
Dr. Crystal Kuykendall
Dr.r Richard
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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014
LUNCHEON
Luncheon B
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Teens/Chaperons)
(Conference Center A)
Presiding:
Rechi Butler, President
Get it Straight Foundation
Tampa, Florida
Invocation:
Officer Deon Johnson (Retired)
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Lunch:
Introduction of
Speaker:
Beverly M. Morrison (Retired)
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
West Palm Beach, Florida
Keynote Speaker:
Malik Yoba
Actor, Writer & Community Activist
Brooklyn, New York
Malik Yoba
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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
LUNCHEON
Luncheon A
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Adults)
(Grand Ballroom 4)
Presiding:
Randolph L. Lewis, President
Lewis Maxwell Training Consultants
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Invocation:
Officer Marvin Nash (Retired)
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Lunch:
Remarks:
The Honorable Mia L. Jones, Florida House of Representatives,
District 14, Jacksonville, Florida
The Honorable Reggie Fulwood, Florida House of Representatives,
District 13, Jacksonville, Florida
Introduction of
Speaker:
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable
Mia L. Jones
Dr. Brenda Jarmon, Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida
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The Honorable
Reggie Fulwood
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
LUNCHEON
Luncheon B
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Teens/Chaperons)
(Conference Center A)
Presiding:
Assistant Chief Evander Collier
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Invocation:
Sergeant G. Pratt (Retired)
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville, Florida
Lunch:
Introduction of
Speaker:
Beverly M. Morrison (Retired)
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
West Palm Beach, Florida
Keynote Speaker:
Willie E. Gary, PA
Attorney, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Stuart, Florida
Willie E. Gary
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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
YOUTH SPEAK-UP SPEAK-OUT
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Youth Speak-Up, Speak-Out Session
The Youth Speak-Up, Speak-Out session is still a relatively new feature of the conference. Teens and adults
have been asked to participate in a joint training session on Friday afternoon. It is designed to be a thoughtprovoking exploration of issues associated with community-based violence and prevention initiatives. Teens
and adults will participate in an open discussion to share their experiences and insight on factors that
contribute to crime and violence. The session will feature a celebrity teen panel listed below. Of course, we
want to hear from as many teens in attendance as possible. Please join us. There will be door prizes and
other surprises.
Moderator: Tommy Ford
Teen Celebrity Panel: Carlysia Levert, LeMicah Levert,
Arika J. Linton, Kaienja “Kai” Morae, Aaron Reid,
Jahnae Wallace, Alexis McChelle
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FACILITY MAP
Second Floor
Third Floor
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Thursday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Angela Buckhanan, Research and Training Specialist,
Florida Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida
- Presenters
The Crime Victims Fund (Trust Fund) was created in
1984 as a dedicated funding source for the Victims
of Crime Act (VOCA), to support victim assistance
and compensation programs in every state. Millions
of dollars have been deposited into the Trust Fund
annually from criminal fines, forfeited bail bonds,
penalties, and special assessments collected by U.S.
Attorneys’ Offices, federal U.S. courts, and the Federal
Bureau of Prisons. To date, Trust Fund dollars have
always come from offenders convicted of federal
crimes, not from taxpayers. Participants in this session
will learn more about the Trust Fund and hear from
the Florida Office of the Attorney General as they
discuss VOCA Assistance and Compensation formula
program efforts to reach underserved crime victims,
including communities of color. This workshop is
sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime, United
States Department of Justice.
Session C - Grand Ballroom 5
Blurring the Lines
Eugene Morris, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of
Prevention, Tallahassee, Florida - Moderator
Brittany Claybrooks, Community Engagement Assistant
Coordinator, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of
Prevention, Tallahassee, Florida
Christin Battle, Youth Engagement Coordinator, Florida
Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Prevention,
Tallahassee, Florida
Yvonne Maffia, Operations and Management Consultant,
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Prevention,
Tallahassee, Florida - Presenters
The prevention team at the Florida Department
of Juvenile Justice has found what seems to be a
“disconnect” between elder generations and the roles
of youth in faith-based and state agency juvenile
reform processes. This workshop seeks to increase
participants understanding of the importance of youth
inclusion in program planning and development as
well as implementation and research. This workshop
is sponsored by the Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice.
Session A - Grand Ballroom 3
Identity Theft: Protecting Personal
Information
Kristen Bowen, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department,
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee,
Florida - Moderator
Cathy Costley, Victim Services Program Specialist,
Florida Office of the Attorney General, Jacksonville, Florida
James Robnett, Special Agent in Charge,
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations,
Saint Petersburg, Florida - Presenters
Identity theft is on the rise in the State of Florida. It
damages not only individuals, but also businesses
and customers. In 2013, Florida ranked first in the
nation for identity theft, as well as, other types of
fraud and scams. This session is designed to educate
participants about identity theft, protecting personal
identifiable information, stolen identity refund fraud,
data breaches, and the five principles to safe guarding
personal information.
Outside the Box Parenting: Strong Willed
Children
Darryl Daniels, Chief, Jail Division, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Glenn Ellison, C.E.O. & Founder, The Parent Help Center,
Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
This session will focus on changing destructive childbehavior and parenting difficult or out of control
children with a non-confrontational approach. It is
based on the work being done by Glenn Ellison and
his staff at the Parent Help Center in Jacksonville.
This award winning program has been successful for
thousands of families for over fourteen years. It is
based on training and empowering parents and helping
children see that there are consequences for their
actions.
Session B - Grand Ballroom 1-2
In 2013, Floridians made 37,720 (55%) identity
theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) about government documents such as tax
returns. According to the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), Florida ranks first in stolen identity refund
fraud, commonly referred to as SIRF. In an effort to
increase awareness and combat SIRF, the Florida
“How Does the Crime Victims Fund Help
Victims?”
Michelle Johnson, Victim Services Program Specialist, Florida
Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida - Moderator
Grace Call, Visiting Fellow, Office for Victims of Crime,
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to
Victims and Police Legitmacy
Attorney General’s Office and the IRS have launched
a joint agency effort designed to help individuals and
businesses protect personal identifiable information
(PII).
Session D - Grand Ballroom 6
Rodney Smith, Deputy Chief, Ocala Police Department, Ocala,
Florida - Moderator
Jessie Lee, Jr., Senior Consultant, International Association of
Chiefs of Police, Alexandria, Virginia
Lieutenant Bruce D. Lipman, Commanding Officer,
Chicago Police Education and Training Academy, Chicago,
Illinois - Presenters
Every sworn and non-sworn law enforcement
employee plays a key role in enhancing response to
victims. This effort is not simply the creation of a
separate victim unit, but an integrated and inclusive
effort that will extend to all branches and levels of
law enforcement. In championing enhanced victim
response, the International Association of Chiefs
of Police (IACP) designed a strategy for use by the
executives and leadership, middle management, and
front line officers serving in state, county, municipal,
tribal, college and university law enforcement
agencies. During this session leaders from IACP,
academia and law enforcement will discuss this
strategy and share evidence-based practices based on
its principles that are currently available to policing
agencies. This workshop is sponsored by the Office
for Victims of Crime, United States Department of
Justice.
Session I - Grand Ballroom 5
Thursday, 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
IOU - “Its On Us” (Part 2)
Darrell Daniels, Director, Derrick Brooks Charities Youth
Programs, Tampa, Florida - Moderator
T. Willard Fair, President and CEO,
Urban League of Greater Miami, Miami, Florida - Presenter
This session is a continuation of the conversation
started at the 28th PCBC conference by Miami Urban
League CEO, T. Willard Fair. It will address problems
in the black community – and provide solutions.
The presenter will offer his insight on how the black
community survived from past to present and stress
the need for cohesion. He will provide historical
evidence on how personal accountability and shared
responsibility for educating our youth will prevent
crime in the black community, thereby proving, “It’s
On Us” to start now.
Session G - Grand Ballroom 3
Saving Our Sons Through Community
Engagement
Julia Wilson, Director, Community and Youth Intervention
Services, Jacksonville Urban League, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
- Moderator
Dr. John E. Guns, Founder and President,
Operation Save Our Sons, Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
Saying they want to stop the epidemic of violence that
is killing young black males, a grassroots organization
was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2013 called,
“Operation Save Our Sons.” The group’s founder and
president is the Reverend John E. Guns, who is also
pastor of Jacksonville’s Saint Paul Missionary Baptist
Church. The goal of the program is to empower 10 to
18 year olds to make better decisions. Organizers are
reaching out to nonprofit organizations, school districts
and police departments to help them teach young
black men how to respond better when confronted by
police or anyone else. Come and join Dr. Guns in this
session as he talks about this much needed and vital
effort.
Session H - Grand Ballroom 1-2
Operation New Hope: Ready 4 Work
Eric Johnson, Law Enforcement Coordination Specialist, United
States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, Tampa,
Florida - Moderator
Bill Carroll, Ready 4 Work Program Director,
Operation New Hope, Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
The presentation will speak to “the obstacles and
hurdles men and women face after being released
from incarceration and the role “Ready4Work” plays
in helping them achieve success in their re-entry
efforts. The session will also talk about the “domino
effect” successful transition has on families and
communities. This session is being sponsored by the
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of
Florida
Session J - Grand Ballroom 6
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Consultants, Incorporated, Saint Petersburg, Florida - Presenter
This workshop is designed for adults who influence,
impact or interact with young people in the home,
school, community or institutional setting. It will
provide adult participants with a more in-depth
understanding of today’s youth as it pertains to
attitudes, values, goals and overall self-worth and
awareness.
Session O - Grand Ballroom 5
Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End: Civil
Citation and Disproportionate Minority
Contact
Gloria Gatlin, DMC Assistant, Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice, Tallahassee, Florida - Moderator
Joshua Kuch, DMC Coordinator, Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice, Tallahassee, Florida
Theda Roberts, Civil Citation Coordinator, Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida - Presenters
Civil Citation provides law enforcement with the
opportunity to help at-risk youth avoid the juvenile
justice system by allowing youth who commit first
time, non-violent misdemeanors to receive intervention
services at the earliest stage of delinquency in lieu
of being adjudicated as delinquent and incarcerated.
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) rates have
substantially increased in recent years with the greatest
disparities observed in Black and Hispanic populations.
This workshop will educate attendees about both of
these vital issues and equip them with the needed
components to implement and analyze them. This
workshop is sponsored by the Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice.
Session M - Grand Ballroom 3
Educate, Engage, Empower and Encourage:
Exploring the Recommendations of the
Florida Council on the Social Status of Black
Men & Boys
Eddy Regnier, Ph.D., Chairman, Florida Council on the
Social Status of Black Men and Boys, Clinical and Forensic
Psychologist, Sarasota, Florida - Moderator
Mike Mason, Director, Office of Minority Health,
Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida
Gilbert D. Barnes, Victim Services Administrator,
Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida
Lois A. Scott, Program Manager, Office of One Stop and Program
Support, Department of Economic Opportunity, Tallahassee,
Florida
Rod Duckworth, Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult
Education, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida
- Presenters
The Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men
and Boys is charged with studying the conditions
that affect black men and boys and advancing
recommendations to policy makers to improve those
conditions. This workshop will educate participants on
the responsibilities of the Council, heighten awareness
on issues faced by this population in communities
across Florida and offer the opportunity for participants
to share their observations and experiences related
to black men and boys. The Council’s findings
and recommendations related to the education,
health, families, crime prevention, criminal justice,
employment and economic issues faced by Florida’s
black men and boys will be presented. This workshop
is sponsored by the Florida Council on the Social
Status of Black Men and Boys.
Session P - Grand Ballroom 6
Your Life for Change (Believing, Achieving &
Maximizing)
Regina Bell, West Palm Beach Police Department, West Palm
Beach, Florida - Moderator
Ronald L. Ellis, C.E.O. & Founder, BAM International, Tampa,
Florida - Presenter
This high energy and motivating session will be
presented by 35 year educator and life coach Ron
Ellis. It will identify how positive thinking is one of the
most important keys to achieving success. Participants
will also be encouraged to develop a positive
attitude toward life, expect a successful outcome of
whatever they do, and take any necessary actions to
ensure a winning life through Believing, Achieving &
Maximizing.
Session N - Grand Ballroom 1-2
IPOD Vs. 8-Track: What’s the Difference?
Kristen Bowen, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department,
Florida Agricultral and Mechanical University, Tallahassee,
Florida - Moderator
Randolph B. Lewis, President, Lewis Maxwell Training
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Friday, 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
critical strategies within law enforcement, educational
systems, social services, faith-based and nonprofit
organizations. It will focus on key elements that vastly
improve leadership. It will also identify leadership
traits essential for law enforcement administrators.
Session U - Grand Ballroom 5
African-American Families and Trauma:
Strategies for Prevention
Lieutenant Beverly Morrison (retired), Palm Beach County
Sheriff’s Office, West Palm Beach, Florida - Moderator
Dr. Mary Ann Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Westside Community
Mental Health Center, San Francisco, California - Presenter
In this session Dr. Mary Ann Jones of the Westside
Community Mental Health Center in San Francisco,
California, will address the integration of trauma
informed programming into crime prevention and
intervention. Programs developed by the AfricanAmerican community for the African-American
community will be highlighted.
Session S - Grand Ballroom 3
Identifying Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) and Treatment Options
Liz Rodgers, Victims Services Center, City of Jacksonville,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Center for Nonviolence and
Social Justice, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania - Presenter
In this workshop, participants will learn how PTSD
manifests generally, and then more specifically in
young people of color that live in urban communities.
Using narrative accounts drawn from the lives of
young black male victims, participants will encounter
the reactions that stem from severe PTSD in young
patients and will discuss possible approaches to
intervention, including trauma art narrative therapy
and cognitive behavioral approaches. This workshop
is sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime,
United States Department of Justice.
Session V - Grand Ballroom 6
Building Trust Between Police and
Community: Responding to the Issue of
Racial Profiling
Eric R. Johnson, Law Enforcement Coordination Specialist,
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida,
Tampa, Florida - Moderator
Mildred I. Duprey de Robles, Conciliation Specialist, United
States Department of Justice, Community Relations Service,
Miami, Florida - Presenter
This session will be drawn from a training component
specifically designed for audiences consisting of both
law enforcement and community members. It is
designed to find common ground toward enhancing
their understanding and awareness of racial profiling.
Its focus is assisting individuals to understand and
identify from various perspectives, how racial profiling
allegations are developed, why they are on the rise
today and best practices each law enforcement and
community member can take to improve daily contact
and thereby strengthen mutual trust and effective
community-policing practices in their community.
This workshop is sponsored by the United States
Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida.
Sessions T - Grand Ballroom 1-2
Friday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Implementing a Comprehensive Strategy for
Juvenile Justice Reform in Florida
Yvonne Woodard, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Florida Department
of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida - Moderator
Mark A. Greenwald, Director of Research, Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida - Presenter
In this session the Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice (DJJ) will discuss on-going implementation
of the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project
(JJSIP) in Florida. JJSIP is a collaborative effort
between Georgetown University and the Florida
Department of Juvenile Justice aimed at improving
Juvenile Justice best practices and efforts to put
resources where they are most needed. This workshop
is sponsored by the Florida Department of Juvenile
Justice.
Session Y - Grand Ballroom 3
Disciplined Leadership: Are We There Yet?
Ricky Brown, Sergeant, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville,
Florida - Moderator
Rodney B. Smith, Deputy Chief of Police, Ocala Police
Department, Ocala, Florida - Presenter
This workshop session will address problem solving
and decision making processes essential for managing
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ADULT WORKSHOPS
Serving Male Crime Victims of Color
Girls Matter in Elementary School
Thelma Jackson, Behavioral and Human Services Division, City of
Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Katie Crank, Esq., LMSW, Coordinator, Domestic Violence
Programs, Center for Court Innovation, New York, New York
John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Co-Director, Center for Nonviolence and
Social Justice, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania - Presenters
This workshop will highlight two projects aimed at
improving support services available for male victims
of crime. The first project, run by the Center for Court
Innovation, includes a victim services component to
a violence-interrupter program in Brooklyn, NY. The
second project, operated by Drexel University, works
with a network of over 19 hospital-based intervention
programs nationwide working with young male victims
of color from hospital bedside through discharge. The
project provides training and technical assistance
for frontline staff to enhance their ability to meet the
needs of crime victims, specifically African-American
and Latino males, by teaching them a trauma-informed
approach that will be developed and piloted for use
by traditional victim service providers. Participants
will learn how these projects operate, discuss lessons
learned and share strategies to better serve male crime
victims. This workshop is sponsored by the Office
for Victims of Crime, United States Department of
Justice.
Session Z - Grand Ballroom 1-2
Melissa Hardwick, Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Bonnie Rose, Director of Model Programming
Delores Barr Weaver, Policy Center, Jacksonville, Florida
- Presenters
Research and statistics continue to show an alarming
rate of dropouts and suspensions of K-5th grade
girls in Florida. The result is that these girls, 75%
of whom are African-American, fall further behind
and ultimately become part of the system. This
session will review the attention that needs to be
paid to elementary school girls. It will talk about
“Girls Matter: It’s Elementary,” a school based highly
successful program funded by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation. It will cover research, program
design, girl responsive core tenets and prevention
strategies.
Session BB - Grand Ballroom 6
Conflict Resolution and Fatherhood Initiative
Albert Simpson, Jr., Pastor, Philemon Missionary Baptist Church,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Reginald L Gundy, President , First Coast Christian Leadership
Foundation, Pastor, Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church,
Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
We seek to restore the role of a strong family life
throughout Jacksonville, to touch every household
with comprehensive training and education on conflict
resolution and to build a wall of protection around the
most vulnerable in our city beginning with fathers.
We seek to educate young men to be strong spiritual
husbands and great fathers to their children. That’s
the vision of Jacksonville’s “Fatherhood Initiative.”
One practical way that this is being accomplished
is engaging both youth and adults in every possible
venue, and teaching conflict resolution skills in street
situations.
Session AA - Grand Ballroom 5
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TEEN WORKSHOPS
Thursday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tallahassee, Florida - Presenters
This workshop session, coordinated by the
Tallahassee Police Department in conjunction with
the Tallahassee Urban League will be presented in a
pep-rally format. Youth will be educated about gang
culture, legal enhancements associated with gang
related crimes, and the harmful effects of gang life.
The objective is to help young people see the negative
consequences associated with gangs and to deter
gang involvement.
Session K - Grand Ballroom 7
The Impact of Crime: the Good, the Bad
and the Ugly
Warren Grymes, Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northeast
Florida, Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Tena M. Pate, Chair and Commissioner,
Florida Parole Commission, Tallahassee, Florida - Presenter
This session will be a panel discussion moderated
by Florida Parole Commission Chair, Tena Pate. It
will involve several successful parolees and a victim.
They will talk about the impact of crime on their lives,
about making wrong decisions and how to survive
those decisions. Panelists will describe their journey
in rehabilitation, remorse and successful reentry back
into society. You will truly hear the Good, the Bad and
the Ugly. This workshop is sponsored by the Florida
Parole Commission.
Session E - Grand Ballroom 7
My Rules! My Reality!
Felicia Fredericks, Coordinator, PAL Program,
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Toni E. Washington, President, My Rules My Reality, Inc.,
Orlando, Florida - Presenter
This session will involve interactive skits and
discussions involving youth growing up in adverse
conditions, where poverty, gangs, teen pregnancy,
child abuse, school drop-out, truancy and low
median income are at the fore-front of everyday
life. Four different panelists (a gambler, a fighter,
a rebel and a truant) will share their story and
struggles (interactively) and share who and what
made the difference in their lives. The workshop will
demonstrate the power of mentoring and leadership
and how individuals and communities can prevail
when a sense of hope is instilled.
Session L - Grand Ballroom 8
How to Remain Focused While in the Fires
of Life
Rebecca Jerido, Victim Services Center, City of Jacksonville,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Kevin While Dorival, Founder & CEO, Sky View Creative Circle,
LLC, Pompano Beach, Florida - Presenter
Kevin Dorival’s life speaks of drugs, crime and
incarceration. All of which, he miraculously was
able to defeat. In his recently released inspirational
autobiography and stage play, “The Courage to
Believe,” he shares the importance of overcoming
adversities in life. In this session, Kevin will provide
participants with insights into self awareness,
critical thinking and decision making. He will help
participants to recognize and overcome negative
experiences, and to become visionary thinkers of the
21st century.
Session F - Grand Ballroom 8
Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
How to Tie Ties: Professional Development
for Youth
Lakesha Burton, Lieutenant, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Chief Gregory C. Burton, Support Services Division,
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
A recent newspaper article spoke about candidates
for jobs wearing jeans, purple sweat suits, and spike
heels or sneakers. Other applicants weren’t afraid to
show pierced body parts and spiked hair. Still others
chewed gum or showed up in rumpled clothes or
with their pants falling down. One recruiter even told
a candidate with his trousers down below his hips,
to “Pull your pants up.” According to the article, the
outlandish dress cost some candidates the job. This
workshop is designed to teach and prepare young
Thursday, 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Choose Life Not Gangs: A Gang Awareness
Rally
Oleta Riggs, Florida Department of Juvenille Justice,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Officer Scherri Bryant, Crime Prevention Unit,
Tallahassee Police Department, Tallahassee, Florida
Eric Trombley, Assistant State Attorney,
State Attorney’s Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida,
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TEEN WORKSHOPS
Preparing At-Risk African-American Males
for Higher Education
people for business and business social interactions.
Through demonstrations and interactive activities
participants will learn both what to wear and what not
to wear.
Session Q - Grand Ballroom 7
Brijin Pemberton, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville,
Florida - Moderator
Darren Gardner, Director, Black Male College Explorers
Program, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida Presenter
“I didn’t think anyone cared about me until I came
to the Black Male Program.” That was what one
participant in the Black Male College Explorers
Program at Edward Waters College said. In this
session Darren Gardner, the director of this unique
approach will talk about this prevention/intervention
program that targets black males in middle and
high school. It‘s goal is to keep these at-risk young
men from dropping out of school and to give them
a greater sense of identity, pride and self-esteem. It
is our hope that they will leave the breakout session
with more knowledge and a greater commitment to
make positive contributions.
Session X - Grand Ballroom 8
Choices and Life Changing Consequences
Wanda L. Morrison, Officer, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
J.J. Edwards, Deputy, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,
Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Incorporated
Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
This high energy session conducted by long time
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Deputy J.J. Edwards,
will implore and motivate young people to consider
the consequences of the choices they make. To drive
home the truth of this axiom, the workshop will detail
real life examples of teens, right here in Jacksonville,
who have paid a high price for making poor choices.
Deputy Edwards will also offer positive alternatives
and solutions. This workshop is sponsored by the
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Jacksonville
Brotherhood of Police Officers, Incorporated.
Session R – Grand Ballroom 8
Friday 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Music: the Crime Promoter or the Crime
Eliminator?
Friday, 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Michael Gulley, Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida,
Jacksonville, Florida - Moderator
Ava Johnson, Music Producer, HER? Records-Say It with Music,
Atlanta, Georgia
Noelle Johnson, HER? Records-Say It with Music, Atlanta,
Georgia - Presenters
The “Say It with Music” creators have come to know
after working with thousands of students across the
nation, that the relationship between music and
learning is as strong as ever and works on all ages. In
this session participants will learn how music affects
their decision making and how music influences
bullying, gun violence, promiscuous behavior and
increased school drop-out rates. They will also be
helped to understand the psychology of music and
why it is a causal factor in the increase in prison
population. Presenters will explain how the negative
effects of music on our current generation can be
reversed.
Session CC - Ballroom 7
Social Media and Your Digital Footprint: Is it
Enhancing or Ruining Your Future?
Cathy M. Jenkins, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville,
Florida - Moderator
William Jackson, M.Ed., Social Media Consultant, Edward Waters
College, Jacksonville, Florida - Presenter
This high energy interactive session will outline
and identify the importance of understanding the
power of social media content. The ability of social
media tools to effectively ‘”market and brand” the
talents and abilities of teens and young adults in
positive and productive ways will be discussed. That
brand, however, can also be negative and can have
ramifications in employment opportunities, educational
scholarships and internships, as well as, potential
military and law enforcement careers. Is social media
enhancing or ruining your future? Come join us at this
session and find out for yourself.
Session W - Grand Ballroom 7
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TEEN WORKSHOPS
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
Eric R. Johnson, Law Enforcement Coordination Specialist,
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida,
Tampa, Florida - Moderator
Stacie Harris, Assistant United States Attorney, United
States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, Tampa,
Florida - Presenter
Human Trafficking continues to be among the
top priorities of Attorney General Pam Bondi,
especially as it involves children and teens.
She is pleased to join with the US Attorney’s
Office to provide this insightful information to
our young people. This session will provide an
overview on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.
Specifically, we will discuss recruitment into sex
trafficking, common characteristics of “pimps”
and “prostitutes,” methods of control, and ways
to identify potential perpetrators and victims.
This workshop is sponsored by the United States
Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida.
Session DD - Ballroom 8
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Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates
Derrick Brooks Charities
“We are truly in it together”
The Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates, along with Derrick Brooks Charities, manage the state's
Black-on-Black and Youth Crime Prevention and Intervention grant programs. These unique initiatives provide
crime prevention and intervention services in some of our toughest, but most needy neighborhoods in Florida.
In 2012, they joined with Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Office of the Attorney General as cosponsors
of the Preventing Crime in the Black Community conference.
Crime Is Not a Part of the Black Heritage
Wesley Harris, Chairman of Board
Central Florida Urban League, Inc.
Darrell Daniels, Director
Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs, Tampa, Florida
Richard D. Danford, Jr., President & CEO
Jacksonville Urban League, Inc.
Watson Haynes, President & CEO
Pinellas County Urban League, Inc.
Ernest Ferrell, President & CEO
Tallahassee Urban League, Inc.
Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh, President & CEO
Urban League of Broward County, Inc.
T. Willard Fair, President & CEO
Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc.
Patrick Franklin, President & CEO
Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc.
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Black-on-Black Crime Prevention & Youth Crime
Prevention & Intervention
Reaching Out to Local and State
African-American Leaders
Tutoring and Training Youth for the
workforce in Miami
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Palm Beach County
Working with Law Enforcement in Central Florida to
teach crime prevention
Empowering young people to resist
gangs in Jacksonville
Tallahassee youth talk about making positive change at a Teen Summit.
Participating in Community wide
events in Tampa
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Pinellas County youth learning and achieving
at national venues
GENERAL INFORMATION
Conference dates are May 28-30, 2014. All conference sessions will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
Riverfront Hotel, 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Official conference name badges are
required for admission to all sessions and activities.
Luncheon Tickets
A limited number of luncheon tickets may be available for participants’ families and friends at a cost of $35.00
each. If available, tickets may be purchased at the registration center.
Teen Activities
The Conference will provide a full schedule of activities for teens and chaperons. Teens are encouraged to attend
the plenary session, teen luncheons, youth speak-up, speak-out session and the special tract of workshops
designed for teens. There also will be planned activities each evening during the conference culminating in a
“Teen Anti-Crime Rally” on Friday, May 30 from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Certificates of Attendance
Certificates of Attendance will be awarded to adult participants who attend four (4) of the five (5) Break-out
Sessions between Thursday, May 29 and Friday, May 30. Official conference name badges are required for
admission to all workshop sessions and will be scanned by session moderators to verify attendance. To get
your Certificate of Attendance, come to the registration center on Friday, May 30 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. Certificates of Participation will be issued to teens who attend all the break-out sessions. These also will
be issued at the registration center on Friday, May 30 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Unless good cause is
shown, certificates will not be mailed.
Conference Evaluations
To continue to offer the very best crime prevention training, and to give you a voice in planning for future
conferences, a Conference Evaluation Form is included in each registration packet. Please complete this form
and return it when you pick up your Certificate of Attendance after the final workshop session on Friday.
Continuing Education Credit
Up to 17 hours of mandatory retraining credits are available to law enforcement and corrections officers and
juvenile justice employees, subject to approval by the employing agency. Other national, state and local licensing
boards and certifying organizations may grant continuing education credits for conference attendance when
provided a copy of the agenda and certificate of attendance. Contact your board or organization to determine the
specific requirements.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Individuals who need special accommodations or auxiliary aids for conference participation are requested to
make their needs and preferences known to the Florida Attorney General’s conference staff at the registration
center.
Job/Resource/Vendor Fair
These functions will be held in the Grand Ballroom Foyer A-B from 12:00 p.m., Wednesday through 5:00
p.m. Friday. Participants (legal, law enforcement, and allied professions) will be able to explore alternative
career paths and employment opportunities with federal, state and local governmental entities and private
organizations. Commercial and non-commercial crime prevention services and products will display and promote
state-of-the-art technologies and programs. Vendors of black art, crafts, books, apparel and other specialties will
market their products during this function.
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PLATINUM SPONSORS
Florida Consortium of
Urban League Affiliates &
Derrick Brooks Charities
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JOB/RESOURCE/VENDOR FAIR
Central Florida Urban League
Derrick Brooks Charities
Florida Crime Prevention Association
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Florida Lottery
Florida Parole Commission
Florida Youth Challenge Academy
Jacksonville Police Athletic League
Jacksonville Urban League
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Office for Victims of Crime, United States Department of Justice
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Pinellas County Urban League
Ricky Steel Designs
Star & Shield Insurance Exchange
Tallahassee Urban League
Urban League of Broward County
Urban League of Greater Miami
Urban League of Palm Beach County
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SPONSORS AND HOSTS
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Platinum Level
Derrick Brooks Charities
Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Gold Level
Florida A & M University
Florida Department of Education
Florida Department of Health
Silver Level
City of Ocala
Florida Parole Commission
Florida Lottery
Star and Shield Insurance Exchange
CONFERENCE HOST AGENCIES
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northeast Florida
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida
City of Jacksonville, Office of the Mayor
City of Jacksonville, Victim Services Center
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Community Foundation
CSX Transportation
Deloris Barr Weaver
Deprince, Race and Zollo
Derrick Brooks Charities Youth Programs
Duval County School Police
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SPONSORS AND HOSTS
CONFERENCE HOST AGENCIES (continued)
Edward Waters College
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #530
First Coast Crime Stoppers
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel
Jacksonville Association of Firefighters
Jacksonville Brotherhood of Police Officers, Inc.
Jacksonville Housing Authority
Jacksonville Police Athletic League
Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jacksonville Urban League
Lake City Police Department
Men Against Destruction Defending Against
Drugs and Social Disorder (MADDADS)
Minority Law Enforcement Council of Palm Beach County
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Noah’s Ark Project
Ocala Police Department
Office of Representative Reggie Fullwood, Florida House of
Representatives, District 13
Office of Senator Audrey Gibson, Florida Senate, District 9
Office of the State Attorney, Fourth Judicial
Circuit of Florida
Office of the United States Attorney,
Middle District of Florida
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Robert Klausner, P.A.
Urban League of Palm Beach County
Visit Jacksonville
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HOST COMMITTEE AT WORK
29th Preventing Crime in the Black Community
Conference Host Committee
Committee for Preventing Crime in the Black Community
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WWW.PREVENTBLACKCRIME.COM
29 Years of Promoting
Positive Solutions
29th National Conference on Preventing
Crime in the Black Community
1986-2014
P ro
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Sol u tio ns
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May 28-30, 2014
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Jacksonville Florida
Florida Consortium of Urban League Affiliates
Derrick Brooks Charities
Photographs used in all conference materials were provided by visitjacksonville and Photographer Ryan Ketterman.