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APPA's 10 Core Principles: Changing the Landscape for Juvenile Justice
SESSION INFO
Monday, August 25, 2025
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop
In the Spring of 2022, under the direction of the American Probation and Parole Association President, a dozen member committee of a diverse group of probation and parole administrators, in partnership with young peoples and community stakeholders identified 10 Core Principles for Juvenile Probation--rooted in adolescent development, inclusion and equity--which was subsequently adopted by APPA. This workshop will cover three areas: (1) we will unpack and review the 10 core principles and how they are consistent with what the science tells us about working with adolescents; (2) we will hear about living examples on operationalizing these principles into practice, ; and, finally, (3) we will spend some time interactively discussing strategies and approaches that APPA can take to ensure these principles are applied and maximized throughout the probation profession and with key stakeholders.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Travis Johnson
Program Associate, American Probation and Parole Association
Travis Johnson is a grants program analyst with the American Probation and Parole Association. His work focuses on juvenile probation alongside the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He has worked for the American Probation and Parole Association for 8 years. Travis, over his tenure at APPA, has conducted surveys to the field on workforce issues, drug-testing, and fines and fees. His work also involves conducting workload studies for supervision agencies. Travis attended the University of Kentucky, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies. He then continued his education at Eastern Kentucky University, where he obtained his master’s degree in safety, Security, and Emergency Management. His love for the justice system drove him to work for APPA
Opal West
Senior Associate, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Opal West is a senior associate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. As part of the Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, her work focuses on youth probation, the disposition most often imposed on young people who enter our nation’s juvenile justice system. West is helping to transform youth probation nationally into a focused intervention that promotes personal growth and long-term success for youth who pose significant risks for serious offending. She also guides juvenile justice agencies to treat families as partners. West began her career as a juvenile probation and parole officer in Louisiana. Working for state government there, she led efforts to improve conditions of confinement in detention centers across the state. She also led statewide expansion efforts for the JDAI® approach to building a better and more equitable youth justice system. She was appointed to serve on a task force to develop standards of care for state-run secure facilities and local detention centers. West is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
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