Using the interactive teleconferencing capabilities at colleges and universities throughout Michigan, MJI is able to broadcast live seminar presentations at one site to participants located throughout the state. All participants at an interactive teleconference are able to view the presentation in real time, and to interact with the presenters by asking questions in real time. The Michigan Judicial Institute sponsored a viewing site at Lansing Community College for court staff. The program provided participants with information about three very different communities who have used a wide range of strategies to address the problem of underage drinking including enforcing underage drinking laws and changing community norms.
Youth are active participants in thesse communities' efforts to curb alcohol use and access.
Representatives from each of the communities describe the impact of the programs and answer questions from participants across the country. This satellite delivered program was videotaped and is available to court staff upon request. The teleconference will also describe community resources to which crime victims can turn for assistance. A half-day interactive teleconference will be held for court support personnel at a time to be determined during 2001. The teleconference will provide information to court staff on the Abstract of Conviction.