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Justice and the Developing Brain: A Learning Series
Justice and the Developing Brain: A Learning Series with lead trainer Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
Emerging adults are more likely to be arrested, be incarcerated, and to recidivate after release. Join lead trainer Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD, Juvenile Unit/Juvenile Alternative Resolution Program (JAR) at the Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the brain-science experts at the MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior, and the staff and youth at More Than Words to learn why and discuss how we can reverse this trend.
Sessions:
While each session can stand alone, the intention is for participants to take the full series or as many sessions as possible.
- MAY 26: Framing the Issue and Overview of Adolescent Neurodevelopment
- JUNE 9: The Developing Brain in Social Environments: Adverse Childhood Experience and Positive Youth Development Assets
- JUNE 23: Behavioral Health in Delinquency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorder
- JULY 7: Implications for Juvenile Justice Practices: Research-Based Responses Along the Sequential Intercept
- JULY 21: The “Heuristic Brain:” Implicit Bias in Responding To Challenging Youth
Participation link will be sent by email to all who are registered by 9 AM on the day of the session.
About Lead Trainer Robert Kinscherff
Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD is Faculty in the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (forensic psychology, Concentration in Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience) and Associate Vice President for Community Engagement at William James College. He is also the 2015-2016 Senior Fellow in Law & Applied Neuroscience at CLBB and The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. He is also Senior Associate at the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice. Dr. Kinscherff has held various government, teaching, professional service, and policy advisory/development positions, reflecting interests in clinical and forensic practice with juvenile and adult offenders, risk assessment and management, ideologically-motivated violence, and the developmental impact of childhood exposures to adversity and trauma.
Presented by:
More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court-involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
The Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins supports the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop and handles approximately 35,000 new cases each year.
The MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior draws on faculty expertise at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Law School, and affiliated institutions to develop accurate and actionable neuroscience for judges, attorneys and policymakers in the criminal justice system.
The Committee for Public Counsel Services provides lawyers and social workers to indigent children and youth accused of crimes in Massachusetts. These advocates assist clients in achieving legal and life success.
This series is made possible by support from the Massachusetts Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative.