Prosecuting Gangs in Juvenile Court Part I: Investigations

Webinar
December 1, 2021
90-minute presentation
3:00 p.m. EDT

Hosted by the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) in partnership with the National Gang Center

An introductory overview on gangs and what makes a gang case. The course will go into how to recognize a gang case and collect evidence of gang activity.

Presented by: 

James C. (Buddy) Howell, Ph.D.

James C. (Buddy) Howell, Ph.D., worked at the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for 21 years, mainly as Director of Research and Program Development. Buddy is a Senior Research Associate, National Gang Center, Institute for Intergovernmental Research, where he has worked for 25 years. He has published more than 60 works on youth and street gangs, including two books, Gangs in America’s Communities and The History of Street Gangs in the United States. Buddy also is a widely recognized expert on gang prevention and intervention programs.

Stormy Ellis

Stormy Ellis is currently an Assistant District Attorney with the 11^th Prosecutorial District of North Carolina covering Vance, Warren, Franklin, Granville and Person Counties.  She previously served as the Special Gang Prosecutor for Durham County.  She now focuses on drug trafficking and violent offenses including robberies, aggravated assaults, and murders.

She has also served as a Staff Attorney for the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry commission, and as an Assistant District Attorney for the Wake County District Attorney’s Office.

Prior to attending law school at North Carolina Central University, Stormy graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Criminal Justice from Western Carolina University.  She also graduated the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s police training program and spent over ten years as a police officer with various federal, local, and state police agencies.  The agencies she has worked with include the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Waynesville Police Department, and the N.C. Capitol Police.

Cost:
FREE
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Questions?

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