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Moderator, Youth In Prison: The Reality Of The System, Francine Sherman
Moderator, Youth In Prison: The Reality Of The System, Francine Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
On April 30, 2013, Professor Sherman served as the moderator for the Youth in Prison: The Reality of the System at Boston College. The panel discussed the realities of the prison system and efforts being implemented to create positive change.
Partcipant, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-Site Conference, Francine Sherman
Partcipant, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-Site Conference, Francine Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
Professor Sherman participated in two workshops, Reducing Disparities at the Intersection of Gender, Race and Ethnicity and Eliminating the Use of Detention for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-site Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Making Detention Reform Work For Girls: A Guide To Juvenile Detention Reform, Francine Sherman, Richard Mendel, Angela Irvine
Making Detention Reform Work For Girls: A Guide To Juvenile Detention Reform, Francine Sherman, Richard Mendel, Angela Irvine
Francine T. Sherman
Throughout the nation, court-involved girls frequently pose minimal risk to public safety but suffer with significant social service needs. Data on detention utilization show that girls are being disproportionately detained for misdemeanors, status offenses and technical violations of probation and parole. In short, many girls enter detention for the wrong reasons and many remain in detention for extended periods harmful to them and contrary to best practice.
This practice guide responds to a call from both mature and new sites from within the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) network, which continue to find that effectively serving and supervising girls is …
Speaker, Workshop Organizer, Moderator And Presenter, Francine Sherman
Speaker, Workshop Organizer, Moderator And Presenter, Francine Sherman
Francine T. Sherman
Professor Sherman has served as a Speaker, Workshop Organizer, Moderator, and Presenter for a range of workshops on topics related to detention reform and girls at the Annie E. Casey Foundation Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Annual Conferences since 2000.