DA Cruz, Boston PD Commissioner Head Gang Conference

Brockton Post
BRIDGEWATER--The Bridgewater State College Department of Criminal Justice will host its annual spring conference which will focus on the social and legal consequences of juvenile gang violence.
The forum, titled "Juvenile Gangs: Understanding the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" will take place Thursday, April 15 at the Rondileau Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The primary focus of the conference is to present the social and legal consequences of gang activity for youth and the community, and also to discuss promising interventions and programs that prevent or impact juvenile gang activity.
Speakers will include: Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz (pictured above); James C. Howell, author and senior research associate with the National Youth Gang Center; Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis (pictured below); Dana Peterson, criminologist, SUNY Albany – School of Criminal Justice, Rev. Jeffrey Brown, executive director of Gang Mediation Initiative, and True See Allah, Boston Reentry Initiative.
Conference attendees will:
• Hear experts discuss this complex and important social problem
• Learn about best practices
• Obtain helpful literature about the problem of juvenile gangs and prevention programs
• Enjoy the opportunity to ask the panelists questions and participate in the discussion
• Learn more about the academic programs of BSC
• Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the conference, for those who qualify such as teachers and social workers.
There is a morning and an afternoon session, cost $20 each, or $35 for both. Lunch is $12.
Registration form and more information are at www.bridgew.edu/criminaljustice.