2011’s 1st International Training Institute
Implement or Enhance a Local Teen Court or
Youth Court Juvenile Justice Diversion Program.
June 7-9, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
Sponsored by
Global Youth Justice and Youth Justice USA
Global Youth Justice Institute Trainers
Scott B. Peterson, Global Youth Justice/Youth Justice USA, New York/Massachusetts
Lieutenant Gary Kepley, Mattoon Police Department, Mattoon Teen Court, Illinois
Candace Fujii, N. Illinois Council on Alcohol/Substance Abuse, IL Youth Court Assoc.
Staff Bio’s
Scott B. Peterson, New York/Massachusetts
Scott Bernard Peterson is the leading authority around the globe on juvenile justice and youth justice programs commonly referred to as youth court, teen court, peer court, student court and youth peer panel. For almost two decades, Scott has championed the local youth justice movement on a local, state, national and international level. Scott has worked in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and served as a senior advisor to both the United Nations and UNICEF on behalf of the U.S. Department of State.
Scott has served as a speaker and trainer at more than 225 local, state, national and international conferences and events. Mr. Peterson has visited more than 175 local youth court, teen court, peer court, student court and youth peer panels in more than forty (42) states on three continents since 1993. Mr. Peterson has spoken at more than a dozen state youth and teen court association conferences to include Colorado, California, Washington, Alaska, Tennessee, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and others.
Scott currently serves as CEO of Global Youth Justice, LLC . Global Youth Justice, LLC and Www.GlobalYouthJustice.org were launched in 2009 by Scott at the age of 39. These are just some of the latest of more than one hundred and fifty (150) initiatives Mr. Peterson has spearheaded to advance the Global Youth Justice Movement since 1993, when he established his first local youth court (Colonie Youth Court) in Albany, New York.
Candace Fujii
Candace C. Fujii is the Youth Program Coordinator for the Northern Illinois Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (Nicasa) in Waukegan, IL. As such, she oversees seven Teen Courts in Lake County, Illinois, the largest program of its kind, in the State of Illinois. She has been with Nicasa for over nine years, after retiring from the FDIC as a Labor and Employee Relations Specialist. Candace is an advisory board member of the Illinois Youth Court Association. She currently serves as a trainer/facilitator with Global Youth Justice, LLC. Locally she is a member of the Lake County Juvenile Justice Council, Lake County Juvenile Officers’ Association, and the Illinois Juvenile Officers’ Association.
Lieutenant Gary Kepley, Illinois
Lieutenant Gary Kepley has been with Mattoon Police Department for 14 years, involved with law enforcement for more than twenty-three (23) years, and he is a captain with the Wabash Fire Department for 24 years. Gary has been associated with Youth Courts for more than twelve (12) years and he has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice on a wide range of youth court national trainings and projects. Gary has been married for 22 years to his wife Jan and they have two sons Christopher 21 and Kirk 19. Gary is involved in many community activities, city cookouts and golf outings, church and missions activities, Cops for Kids, County 911 Board, is a Community Unit #2School Board member, and is a longtime youth court supporter on a local, state and national level.