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DMC Resource center

The DMC Resource Center serves statewide and community efforts to reduce disproportionality and over-represenation of minority youth in the juvenile justice and child welfare system by, assisting with evaluation, analysis of data and providing technical assistance on issues including health and education-related disparities. The DMC Resource Center is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Human Services, Iowa Department of Human Rights, Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and the University of Iowa School of Social Work.

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Coalition for Juvenile Justice links:

2010 CJJ Annual Conference: Ensuring School Engagement and Success for Youth at Risk"

and   call for papers and conference announcement April 9-13 Wash DC

Notice of Proposed Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 from OJJDP     &   CJJ Board Response

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2010 National Indian Child Welfare Conference: "Honoring Our Dream":

April 11-14, in Portland Oregon.

This year the DMC Resource Center will present

"Research Results From 5 Years to Improve Services for Indian Children..."

 

Link to recent presentation by DMC Coordinator Richardson to the Des Moines Public Schools South Zone on Reducing Racial Disparities Across Child Serving Systems

Radio Iowa Interview on 2009 DMC Conference with DMC Coordinator Richardson

click here for the 2009 DMC Conference - SAVE THE DATES - December 9-11, 2009; CONFERENCE MATERIALS WEBPAGE AND MORE

Puzzle
Downloadable DMC Resource Center Brochure
[click here].

Depts of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies propriations
Federal Funding for 2010 (HR 2847) Committee on Appropriations

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2009 Governor's Summit on Eliminating Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems - Portland, OR  November 16

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Richardson presentation on CW JJ linkages, Natl DMC Conference, Austin, TX Oct 26-29, 2009

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IPTV coverage of disproportionality in Iowa's juvenile justice, child welfare and educational systems:

link to Iowa Journal Clip of David Goodson and Brad Richardson with host Todd Mundt
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PAST DMC CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~nrcfcp/dmcrc/dmc_conferences.shtml

Executive Order #5 signed by Gov. Culver Oct. 30th, 2007 - Exec. Order #5.

The Governor's Task Force Report was completed and presented May 21, 2009: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/cjjp/dmc/index.html

Facts and Figures About DMC in Iowa

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DMC TA Manual, 3rd edition, September 6, 2006: http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/dmc_ta_manual/index.html .

Core Requirement of JJDP Act (2002 Reauthorization)

DMC Resource Guide (published by CJJ)

A Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Chronology: 1988 to Date

by Heidi Hsia, OJJDP

How are Relative Rates Calculated? Method for Measuring Disproportionate Minority Contact (.ppt)

Iowa Department of Human Services Minority Youth and Families Initiative (MYFI): Over-representation of Minority Children in Child Welfare [read more - click for link to MYFI]

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