The Takeover: Millennials Vs Everybody
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SESSION INFO

Monday, February 13, 2023
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Session Type: Workshop
The Takeover! How the Millennial Mindset has Switched our Ways of Community Supervision Probation and Parole grows with the culture. Social media, music, movies, family and friends all play a huge role in our always evolving career. As the time changes so does people's perception of community supervision. As controversial news revolving law enforcement agencies hit the headlines, the relationship between officers and the community become very fragile. Millennials are becoming fearless using social media and technology to create movements to spread awareness but often this awareness paints a bad perception of what we do as probation / parole officers. Fun fact: recent studies show that millennials (born between ~1980 to ~2000) are more likely to get arrested than their predecessors of Generation X (born between ~1965 - ~1979) and the Baby Boomers (born between ~1944 - ~1964) even though crime has drastically declined since the 1980s. Is it their use of technology, social media or new methods of protest? Is it the economy, gentrification or their lack to conform to old ways?

SESSION PRESENTERS
Jude David
Probation Manager, MA Probation Service/MA Trial Court/Office of Commissioner of Probation


Jude David is a motivational speaker and trainer that brings authenticity, entertainment and education in every presentation he delivers. Growing from humbled beginnings and escaping a neighborhood where violence and poverty was the norm, he devoted his career to public service and did so in a manner that was true to his culture and his identity. Starting his career as a group home manager for at risk youth, he transitioned to the Department of Youth Services as a unit supervisor. Four years later, he moved to the Sheriff’s Department where he was able to complete his Master’s Degree in Public Administration. In 2018, he joined Massachusetts Probation as a probation officer before being promoted into his current role as a Program Manager and one the youngest in the state’s history at this role. He is a self-proclaimed “city kid” that stresses the importance of authenticity and diversity. He is a national speaker who brings popular culture into his speeches with the use of music and entertainment. He is high energy, relatable, edgy and fun to watch.