Current Members:
Bios:
Yvette D. Klepin was a San Diego County resident for 61 years and has more than 26 years’ experience with the County of San Diego Probation Department; retiring as Assistant Chief Probation Officer. Yvette is experienced in program and personnel development and in developing and guiding policy. She has more than twelve (12) years’ experience in juvenile institutions and six (6) years in working with youth in the community. Yvette remains active in the Criminal Justice field consulting, training, and conducting Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audits in juvenile facilities throughout the nation.
Amy Lansing is on faculty at the University of California, San Diego, in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and is also an adjunct professor in the Sociology Department, Division of Criminology, at San Diego State University. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with specializations in Neuropsychology, Developmental Trauma and Forensic Epidemiology. Her National Institute of Health and National Institute of Child and Human Development funded translational research program is dedicated to understanding the neurobehavioral underpinnings of high-risk behaviors and functional impairment in underserved populations such as juvenile delinquents and maltreated youth. This program integrates neuroscience technologies (imaging, genetics), mental health services (treatment for trauma spectrum and drug/alcohol disorders; interventions for violence and impulsivity reduction), neuropsychology, criminology and public policy issues (health disparities, HIV/STD risk). In addition to the Juvenile Justice Commission, she is an independent contractor for the State of California, providing assessments of mentally disordered adult offenders. Her interest in the JJC stems from the significant number of delinquent youth with cognitive deficits, neurological and mental health needs.
Jean Teresa Ramirez was an attorney with the Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office before joining the full-time faculty of the University of San Diego School of Law in 1990. Upon joining the faculty, she taught Advanced Trial Advocacy and was co-director of the law school’s Juvenile Defense Clinic, also known as the Criminal Clinic. She teaches Criminal Law, Evidence, California Criminal Litigation Skills, and Juvenile Law. She has served as a CASA or Court-Appointed Special Advocate for individual children and sibling groups in the juvenile dependency system.