July 21, 2016 DMC Committee Meeting

Audience

Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Members and Staff. The public is welcome to attend.

Date/Time

July 21, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Location

• 21 S Clark Street
  Suite 4301
  Chicago, IL
• 823 E Monroe
  Springfield, IL
• Call in:  888-494-4032 
  Code:  5329547331#

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. DMC Data Report
5. Youth Advisory Board Update
6. Committee Goal Setting
7. DMC "Ted-Talks" Concept Paper
8. New Business | Public Comment
9. Next Meeting Date- August 18, 2016
10. Adjourn

Minutes

1. Call to Order
   Meeting was called to order at 3:41pm.
2. Roll Call
   Chairperson Esther Franco-Payne, Shelley Davis and Arnetra Jackson. Quorum present. Staff: Karima Douglas and Julie Stremlau. Guests: Sarah Yousuf, Era Laudermilk, Jessica Reichert, Lily Gleicher, Stephanie Kollmann, Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley, Henrika McCoy, Vanessa Weaver and Soreti Teshome (ILJP Interns).
3. Approval of Minutes
   Commissioner Jackson motioned to approve all DMC minutes. Chairperson Franco-Payne seconded the motion. All in favor minutes approved for February 8th, March 10th, April 11th, May 9th and June 13th. January meeting was canceled.
4. DMC Data Report
   Karima Douglas, DMC Coordinator, explained the annual DMC Compliance Report was submitted to OJJDP. The report covered quantitative data from nine decision points both statewide and for the targeted sites of Cook County, St. Clair County, and DuPage County. Jessica Reichert and Ariel Gibbs of ICJIA worked to gather and record the data for most of the decision points. Jessica Reichert and Lily Gleicher expressed to the committee ICJIA's interest in using this data to develop a larger report to share with sites statewide. Chairperson Franco-Payne agreed that this data should be shared more widely and the Committee agreed to incorporate that information in the upcoming required statewide assessment.
5. Youth Advisory Board Update
   Karima Douglas gave a brief update on the status of the Youth Advisory Board. The group currently has eight members and they are meeting twice a month at the ICOY office. The group completed several hours of "juvenile justice 101" training and are beginning to map out activities for the year.
6. Committee Goal Setting
   The Committee continued to discuss the FY17 workplan centered on the three priority areas: law enforcement, school pushout and mental health. The workplan grid is organized into the DMC reduction model to ensure that and DMC reduction activities include "identification, assessment and intervention." Committee members want to take the next few meetings to do more fact finding on issues like the appropriate use of school resource officers (SROs), police  accountability task force recommendations, the use of crisis intervention training versus general de-escalation techniques and the status of the ACLU/CPD data sharing agreement. Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley from the Shriver Center introduced several ideas about the intergovernmental agreement between CPD and CPS and the model purpose of SROs in schools. Chairperson Franco-Payne asked Michelle to present on her research in more depth at the August committee meeting.
7. DMC "Ted-Talks" Concept Paper
   Karima Douglas and Chairperson Franco-Payne developed a concept paper describing a  proposed video series highlighting DMC reduction strategies and leaders from around the country. This concept paper will be shared with technical assistance partners at the Office of  Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in an effort to gain assistance in recruiting participants.
8. New Business | Public Comment
   None noted.
9. Next Meeting Date
   August 18, 2016
10. Adjourn
    Commissioner Jackson motioned to adjourn. Chairman Franco-Payne seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 5:12pm.