Wilder Research: Talking Through The Numbers

Guests discuss how trauma-informed, culturally specific, and community-based programs can help address the overrepresentation of African American youth in the juvenile justice system. The discussion highlights one community-based program supporting African American youth and families in North Minneapolis that is building on individual and community strengths to guide the work, and then explores the ways racial disparities are rooted in structural racism and what the research really shows about community safety. Guests: • Carmeann Foster, Founder and Executive Director of Rebound, Inc. • Adesola Oni, Youth Equity and Innovation Manager in the Juvenile Probation Division of Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections • Lindsay Turner, Research Associate at Wilder Research