Webinars - Equal Justice Talks Series : Criminal Justice Advocacy Program : Programs : The Arc of New Jersey

We would like to welcome everyone to our exciting webinar series for Support Coordinators, Direct Support Providers, Families, Advocates and Community Members. The 10 episode series of free monthly webinars will discuss topics on the criminal justice system, Megan's Law, Mental Health, substance abuse, and more.

Webinars are scheduled for the third Thursday of every month, September through June. Click here to see the calendar.If you are not on our email distribution list and would like to receive notices about upcoming events and webinars, please click here

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Equal Justice Talks Webinar Series 2024-2025: From Classroom to Cell: Understanding and Addressing the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Individuals with IDD

September 26, 2024- From Classroom to Cell: "Addressing Discipline Issues for Individuals with IDD: Navigating Bullying, Zero Tolerance Policies, and Behavioral Strategies" Recorded Webinar
October 17, 2024-From Classroom to Cell: "New Opportunities under Medicaid to Support Young People in Correctional Systems" Recorded Webinar
November 5, 2024- From Classroom to Cell: "Effects of Trauma on People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" Recorded Webinar
December 18, 2024- From Classroom to Cell: "The School-to-Prison-to-School Pipeline for Youth with Disabilities" Recorded Webinar/Slides
January 14, 2025- From Classroom to Cell: "Human Trafficking and Individuals with Disabilities: Understanding, Identifying, and Addressing Vulnerabilities." Recorded Webinar
February 27, 2025-From Classroom to Cell: "Interdisciplinary Treatment Approaches for Youth with IDD and Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions." Recorded Webinar
March 19, 2025- From Classroom to Cell:"Building Bridges between the Disability & Criminal Justice Community" Recorded Webinar/Slides
April 9, 2025- From Classroom to Cell: "Restorative Justice in the Criminal Justice System: Centering Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" Recorded Webinar/Slides
May 27, 2025 - From Classroom to Cell: "First 1,000 Days of Life and Implications for Future Health and Behavioral Outcomes: A Neurocriminological and Nutritional Neuroscience Perspective" Recorded Webinar
June 4, 2025- From Classroom to Cell: "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." Recorded Webinar

Equal Justice Talks Webinar Series 2023-2024- Beyond Boundaries: Innovative Approaches for IDD in the Criminal Justice System

September 26, 2023- Beyond Boundaries: “Microbiota-Gut-Brain Health Axis: A Clinical, Forensic Mental Health, and
Neurocriminogical Perspective” RECORDED WEBINAR
October 16, 2023- Beyond Boundaries: “Western Diet Consumption and Problematic Behaviors: A Clinical, Forensic, and

Neurocriminological Perspective” RECORDED WEBINAR
November 20, 2023- Beyond Boundaries: "Food Insecurity and the Criminal Justice System: Implications for Mood, Behavior, Cognition, Physical Health, and Criminality" RECORDED WEBINAR
December 18, 2023- Beyond Boundaries: " Nutritional Deficiencies and Unhealthy Dietary Practices and Problematic and Criminal Behaviours" RECORDED WEBINAR
January 16, 2024- Beyond Boundaries, "Integrated Therapeutic Strategies for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Psychiatric Conditions" RECORDED WEBINAR
February 28, 2024- Beyond Boundaries, "Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Criminal Justice System: Strategies for Prevention and Navigation" RECORDED WEBINAR
March 8, 2024- Beyond Boundaries, "Understanding Legal Guardianship for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)" RECORDED WEBINAR
April 25, 2024-Beyond Boundaries, "Understanding Climate and Disability Justice: Mitigating Structural Barriers to the Right to Health." RECORDED WEBINAR
May 14, 2024- Beyond Boundaries, "Exploring the Intersection of Restorative Justice and IDD" RECORDED WEBINAR
June 28, 2024-Beyond Boundaries, "Navigating Legal Waters: Key Issues in New Jersey Employment Law" RECORDED WEBINAR

2022-2023 Equal Justice Talks Webinar Series: Exploring a Closer Look

October 6,2022 - Exploring A Closer Look: Case Studies - An Analysis of Dual Diagnosis in Adults with Mental Illness and I/DD - Recorded Webinar | Slides
October 20,2022- Exploring A Closer Look: I/DD and Social Justice Within the Criminal Justice System: An International Perspective from Australia - Recorded Webinar
November 18, 2022-Exploring a Closer Look: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) and the Criminal Justice System: A Review of Symptomatology Recorded Webinar
December 22, 2022- Exploring a Closer Look: Transforming the Special Education School- to-Prison Pipeline Recorded Webinar
January 31, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look: "Barriers to Justice for Individuals with Disabilities in the Court System: A Review of Promising Strategies" Recorded Webinar
February 21, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look: "Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and the Criminal Justice System: Systemic Issues within Correctional Settings" Recorded Webinar
March 30, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look:“Cyber-Victimization of Individuals with Long-Term Conditions and Disabilities” Recorded Webinar
April 26, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look: "Human Trafficking of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" Recorded Webinar
May 25, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look:" Excessive Sugar Consumption and Criminality: A Neurocriminological, Clinical and Forensic Perspective." Recorded Webinar
June 28, 2023- Exploring a Closer Look: " Criminal Recidivism: A Neurological Perspective" Recorded Webinar

2021-2022 Equal Justice Talks: "What I Need to Know About" Archived Webinar Series

Sept 16, 2021 - "What I Need To Know About: If I Have to Call 911" - Recorded Webinar | Slides
October 21, 2021 - "What I Need To Know About: Domestic Violence Laws and the Disability Community - Part 1" - Recorded Webinar | Slides
November 18, 2021 - "What I Need To Know About: Criminal Justice Reform and Pre-Trial Detention Hearings" - Recorded Webinar | Slides
December 16, 2021 - "What I Need To Know About: Municipal Court and Disorderly Persons Offenses" - Recorded Webinar | Slides
January 20, 2022 - "What I Need To Know About: Domestic Violence Laws and the Disability Community - Part 2" - Recorded Webinar | Slides | Case document
February 17, 2022 - "What I Need to Know About: Arraignment Hearings and Obtaining a Public Defender in Municipal and Superior Cases" - Recorded Webinar | Slides - First Presentation | Slides - Second Presentation
March 17, 2022 - "What I Need to Know About: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Medicaid Funding, Insurance Appeals, and Maximizing Benefits" - Recording and slides not available
April 21, 2022 - "What I Need to Know About: The Steps After an Arrest - An Overview of the Criminal Justice System" - Recorded Webinar | Slides

May 19, 2022 - "What I Need to Know About: NAMI's "In Our Own Voice" - Working to Change Attitudes, Assumptions, and Ideas about Mental Health Conditions" - Recording and slides not available
June 16, 2022 - "What I Need to Know About: The Rollout of 988 - The New Nationwide Mental Health Crisis and Suicide Prevention Number" - Recorded Webinar | Slides

2020-2021 Equal Justice Talks Archived Webinar Series

Sept 17, 2020 - Legislative Options to Reform Laws for People with I/DD Caught Up in the Criminal Justice System -Recorded Webinar | Slides
October 15, 2020 - Changing the System to Improve the Response to Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Recorded Webinar | Slides
November 19, 2020- Alternatives to Incarceration: A District Attorney's Office Program for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Recorded Webinar | Slides | Rockland County Procedure Manual
December 17, 2020- The Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability Rights and the Legal System: An Introduction for Advocates - Recorded Webinar | Slides
January 21, 2021- The Relationship Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Criminal Responsibility - Recorded Webinar | Slides
February 18, 2021- The Relationship Between Intellectual Disabilities and Criminal Responsibility - Recorded Webinar | Slides
March 18, 2021- Working with Families as a Defense Attorney for a Client with IDD - Recorded Webinar
April 15, 2021- Sex offender registry, sexually violent predator laws and collateral consequences - Recorded Webinar | Slides
May 20, 2021- Expungement Law: Changes to the Law in NJ that Improve Access to Expungement - Recorded Webinar | Slides
June 17, 2021- Providing Advocacy for People with IDD in the Criminal Justice System: How One Professional is Working to Ensure Equal Justice for Individuals with IDD who are Charged with Criminal Offenses - Recorded Webinar | Slides

2019-2020 Equal Justice Talks Archived Webinars

September 19, 2019 - What's Happening Now: For Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System in NJ | Slides
October 17, 2019 - Representing the Criminal Defendant with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Recorded Webinar
November 21, 2019 - Autism Spectrum Disorder, Internet Crime and Culpability - Recorded Webinar | Slides Recommended Reading by Dr. Cohen: Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence Through Adulthood. Isabelle Henault / Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex and Relationships for People with Asperger’s Syndrome. Sarah Atwood
December 19, 2019 - Addressing the Needs of a Sexual Assault Victim with Developmental Disabilities in a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination - Recorded Webinar | Slides
January 16, 2020 - An Overview of the Basics of Social Security Disability- Recorded Webinar | Slides
February 20, 2020 - Sexual Rights, Autonomy and Disability (Part 1 of Part 2)- Recorded Webinar
March 19, 2020 - Recognizing How Court’s Can Misinterpret Autism in the Trial Process- Recorded Webinar | Slides
April 16, 2020 - Sexual Rights, Autonomy and Disability (Part 2 of Part 2)- Recorded Webinar
May 20, 2020 - Autism Spectrum Disorder and Offending Behaviors - Recorded Webinar | Slides
June 18, 2020 - Police Use of Deadly Force as it Relates to People with Behavioral Health Issues - Recorded Webinar

2018-2019 Equal Justice Talks Archived Webinar

September 20, 2018 - Creating Pathways to Justice for People with I/DD in 2018 and Beyond - Recorded Webinar | Slides
October 18, 2018 - Trauma Informed Care - Recorded Webinar | Slides
November 15, 2018 - Ethics & Safety - The relationship between ethical cultures and safe environments at provider agencies - Recorded Webinar | Slides
December 20, 2018 - Understanding the Changing Landscape of Social and Sexual Behavior for People with I/DD and Their Caregivers - Recorded Webinar | Slides
January 17, 2019 - Effectively Advocating for the Client with Developmental Disabilities who has been charged with a sex offense - Recorded Webinar | Slides
** Q&A Follow-up - Answered by Heather Ellis Cucolo, Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates, Co-owner and Partner, Offering mental disability training and education both domestically and internationally.
February 21, 2019 - Growth Through Opportunity: A Unique Way to Enhance Employment, Safety and Inclusive Communities - Recorded Webinar | Slides
March 21, 2019 - Understanding the Impact of Collateral Consequences of a Sexual Criminal Conviction on a Person with I/DD- Recorded Webinar
April 18, 2019 - Supported Employment for People with I/DD and Criminal Histories- Recorded Webinar | Slides
May 16, 2019 - The need for relationship and sexuality education for people with I/DD (Part 1)-
Recorded Webinar | Slides
June 20, 2019 - Prevention through Education: Outcomes and Barriers (Part 2)-
Recorded Webinar | Slides | Resources Handout

2017-2018 Equal Justice Talks Archived Webinar

September 27, 2017 An overview of the criminal justice system and how it affects clients with developmental disabilities when criminal charges are filed - Recorded Webinar | Slides
October 25, 2017 Effective techniques when working with a person with a developmental disability that affects their communication skills, providing practical tips and information - Recorded Webinar | Slides
November 29, 2017 - Doing the Right Thing: Making Ethical Decisions and Preventing the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabilities - Recorded Webinar | Slides (Suggested reading on this topic: 'Scanning the Horizon' by Steve Baker and Amy Tabor)
December 20, 2017 - How Parents and Caregivers can Keep an Individual with I/DD Safe While Accessing the Internet. Recorded Webinar | Slides
January 25, 2018 - Counterfeit Deviance: What Is It and What Does the Research Tell Us? Recorded Webinar | Slides
February 22, 2018 - Investigating and Prosecuting Financial Crimes Against People with I/DD. Recorded Webinar | Slides
March 29, 2018 - Overcoming Criminal Histories and Successfully Supporting Employment for People with I/DD Recorded Webinar | Slides
April 26, 2018 - Trauma Informed Care: Understanding Sources of and Treatment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Recorded Webinar | Slides
May 24, 2018 - Empowering People with Disabilities to Recognize and Report Abuse - Recorded Webinar | Slides
June 28, 2018 - Legal-Medical Partnerships- Recorded Webinar | Slides

November 2017 webinar with guest speaker Vincent J. Giardina

Archived 2016- 2017 Equal Justice Talks Webinars
**Material contains graphic material and adult content**

December 1, 2016 Sexual Behavior Problems
December 22, 2016 Risk Assessment
January 12,2017 Psycho-Social Assessments
February 2, 2017 Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
February 23, 2017 Sexual Violence
March 9, 2017 Problematic Sexual Behavior Part 1 Juveniles
April 6, 2017 Problematic Sexual Behavior Part 2 Adults
April 27, 2017 Faith Based Organizations
May 18, 2017 NJ Parole Supervision
June 14, 2017 Promoting Personal Safety

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