Department of Psychology Colloquium: CHANGING MINDS: Going Above and Beyond for America’s Children

Friday, April 15, 2016

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Robert L. Listenbee, Jr., JD, administrator of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

About Listenbee: Robert L. Listenbee, Jr., was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 as the Administer of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

Mr. Listenbee is working to realize the agency’s vision of a nation where all children are healthy, educated, and free from violence and, if they do become involved in the juvenile justice system, that the contact is rare, fair, and beneficial. To fulfill this vision, he is leading efforts across three overarching priority areas: addressing the core protections outlined in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act; reducing out-of-home placement; and reforming the juvenile justice system so that it utilizes a developmental, trauma-informed approach with a focus on evidence-informed and evidence-based practices.

Before his appointment to OJJDP, Mr. Listenbee was Chief of the Juvenile Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia for 16 years and was a trial lawyer with the association for 27 years. Mr. Listenbee played a central role in the Attorney General’s Defending Childhood Initiative. As co-chair of the National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, he was instrumental in the development of recommendations for launching a coordinated national response to address children’s exposure to violence.

Event registration begins at 3:30 p.m. Talk will take place from 4 - 5:30 p.m., with a reception to follow.

Contact Information

Jennie David
267.721.3392
jennie.gabriella.david@drexel.edu