The 29th National Preventing Crime in the Black Community Conference is a collaborative effort sponsored by Attorney General Pam Bondi to foster communication and action among practitioners through the sharing of innovative ideas and prevention strategies that have been successful in the black community. A major component of the program will be directed toward alternatives to violence among our young people. The agenda is designed to showcase successful programs and promote a positive exchange of ideas on the subject. Over 1100 people attended last year in Orlando.
Locations and Dates:
The 29th National Conference on Preventing Crime in the Black Community will be held in Jacksonville, Florida on May 28 – 30, 2014.
All conference sessions will be conducted at the following location:
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel
225 East Coastline Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 588-1234
ENCARCERATION FACTS:
• African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population
• African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites
• Together, African American and Hispanics comprised 58% of all prisoners in 2008, even though African Americans and Hispanics make up approximately one quarter of the US population
• According to Unlocking America, if African American and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates of whites, today’s prison and jail populations would decline by approximately 50%
• One in six black men had been incarcerated as of 2001. If current trends continue, one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime
• 1 in 100 African American women are in prison
• Nationwide, African-Americans represent 26% of juvenile arrests, 44% of youth who are detained, 46% of the youth who are judicially waived to criminal court, and 58% of the youth admitted to state prisons (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice).
Tony’s goal is to prevent our African American youth and young adults from entering the prison system by providing them with hope and positive inspiration, through means of personal developmental solutions. This involves speaking, mentorship, life coaching and fitness.
