New Juvenile Defender Training

March 7-9, 2012

REGISTRATION INSRUCTIONS
(Please follow these step-by-step instructions as you register)

Registration for private assigned counsel ($265)

Registration for IDS state employees ($0)

The registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28.
 

FEE
$265 (Private assigned counsel)
$0 (IDS state employees)

This course is an introductory program for attorneys who represent juveniles in delinquency proceedings. The program begins at the Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greensboro with an introduction to theories of adolescent brain development, detention advocacy, and a discussion with juveniles in detention. The program continues in Chapel Hill with workshops in which participants practice trial skills, such as preparing and arguing a suppression motion.  For information about other indigent defense education courses, visit our Indigent Defense Education site.

Attendees

This training is geared toward attorneys who are new to representing juveniles in delinquency proceedings.

Credit

This training offers 14.25 hours of CLE credit, including one hour of ethics/professional responsibility, and qualifies for NC State Bar Criminal Law and Juvenile Delinquency Law Specialization credit.

Co-sponsor

Office of Indigent Defense Services
National Juvenile Defender Center
Southern Juvenile Defender Center

Teaching methods

This program is comprised of plenary sessions and intensive small group workshops. Due to the interactive nature of the program, participants are expected to attend all sessions.

Faculty coordinator

Whitney Fairbanks

Prerequisites

Delinquency Dispositions Module 3: Determing Dispositional Options (.5 hour)

Program

Agenda

Duration

3 days

Wednesday, March 7 (Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Greensboro)
Check-in: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Start:  1:00 p.m.    End:  5:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8 (UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill)
Start:  9:00 a.m.    End:  5:00 p.m.

Friday, March 9 (UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill)
Start:  9:00 a.m.    End:  12:45 p.m.

Site information
The New Juvenile Defender Training will be held at the Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Greensboro (March 7) and the UNC School of Government in Chapel Hill (March 8-9). See the Visitor Information page for directions and parking information for the UNC School of Government.
 
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express of Chapel Hill/Durham from Wednesday, March 7 through Friday, March 9, 2012. Program participants and faculty members may pay a reduced nightly rate of $74 plus tax, which includes breakfast. To make your reservation online, visit www.hiexpress.com/chapelhillnc and use the group code JDF (all caps). To make your reservation by phone, call the hotel directly at 919.489.7555 and provide the name and dates of the program. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservation; the rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for the block rate is February 14, 2012.

Travel Reimbursement (State Employees Only): If you are an IDS state employee, your eligibility for travel reimbursement at the state rate is contingent upon state rules and regulations. A customized travel expense allowance form, as well as a mileage chart from county seats to Chapel Hill, is posted here. For all questions regarding travel reimbursement, please contact Patty Barbour—Accounts Payable Supervisor at IDS—at 919.890.1660.

Contact
Gail Wilkins
Program Manager
919.962.9754
wilkins@sog.unc.edu