2012 Beyond the Bench Conference: Empowering Families, Engaging Parents

On February 3, 2012, the sixth Juvenile Justice Beyond the Bench Conference was held at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, California. The conference brought together judges, court professionals, probation officers, attorneys, service providers, and other partner agencies from Santa Clara County and surrounding counties.

Conference Materials:

• Agenda
• Presenter Biographies
• History of Model Courts (Upon request only. Contact Judge Edwards at leonard.edwards@jud.ca.gov.)
• Law Updates 
• Current Efforts to Empower Families:
  • Empowering and Engaging Teen Parents 
  • Probation’s Family Engagement & Preservation Efforts 
  • Parent Project 
    • 2012 Summer Parent Project Classes 
• Impact of Parent Involvement in the Justice System 
• Disproportionate Minority