Shaping the Future: Conversations on Advancing Youth Justice Forum
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is delighted to invite you to the return of the in-person Janet Reno Forum on April 24, 2025! The Forum will bring together communities, partners, and leaders for conversations around urgent topics in youth justice, and how best to drive system transformation forward, together. Our goal is not to present a series of slide decks, but to encourage real talk about issues facing youth-serving systems, communities, and the youth themselves.
Details and Accommodations
The Forum will be held in-person on Georgetown University’s new Capitol Hill Campus. The 125 E Auditorium provides a large but comfortable setting, allowing participants to be a part of the conversation. We will be avoiding “panel tables” in favor of a more conversational, collaborative, and interactive approach, and utilize the technology in the room for multi-media elements.
Coffee, beverages, and refreshments will be available, and attendees are free to enjoy the beautiful Capitol Hill neighborhood for lunch and a bit of a stretch in the springtime air!
Check back here for updates and information on potential hotel room blocks; if you are interested, please contact Natasha Kinmont at natasha.kinmont@georgetown.edu. As well, please contact us if you have any specific disability accommodations that we can address. The new building is fully equipped to meet your needs.
Conversations and Speakers
How can we advance youth justice in 2025 and beyond? How can we, together, shape the future of youth-serving systems and communities?
On April 24, we will drive the conversation forward with agency, community, and thought leaders in the field. Alongside a host of high-profile keynote speakers and expert presentations, we will spotlight opportunities for change in a series of topical conversations:
- Conversations on Racial Equity will feature an open discussion of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed as we grapple with racial equity in the youth legal system, and what we can collectively do to engage in difficult dialogues.
- Conversations on Youth and Family Partnerships will spotlight not only the critical importance of including those who are impacted the most by the youth legal system, but concrete, implementable strategies on how to become active partners with them, led by youth and family lived experts themselves.
- Conversations on the Future of Youth Justice, finally, will bring together leaders in the field for a deep-dive into the current state of youth justice, and how to shape the future, together.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be announcing speakers, unveiling the full agenda, and diving deeper into each session’s topics, including providing pre-conference resources to help prep each conversation.
We are so pleased to announce our guests for the Conversation on Racial Equity! Join Professor Kristin Henning, Jasmine Tyler, and dr. christian bijoux in an open discussion of where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed as we grapple with racial equity in the youth legal system, and what we can collectively do to engage in difficult dialogues.
The first featured speaker we’re thrilled to announce is former OJJDP Administrator, Liz Ryan, who will be participating in a conversation on the future of youth justice!
Learn more about former Administrator Ryan on our Forum Speakers page!