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In Loco Aequitatis: The Dangers Of "Safe Harbor" Laws For Youth In The Sex Trades, Brendan M. Conner Dec 2015

In Loco Aequitatis: The Dangers Of "Safe Harbor" Laws For Youth In The Sex Trades, Brendan M. Conner

Brendan M. Conner

The author provides the first critical analysis of safe harbor laws, which rely on custodial arrests to prosecute or divert youth arrested for or charged with prostitution related offenses under criminal or juvenile codes to court supervision under state child welfare, foster care, or dependency statutes. This subject is a matter of intense debate nationwide, and on January 27, 2015 the House of Representatives passed legislation that would give preferential consideration for federal grants to states that have enacted a law that “discourages the charging or prosecution” of a trafficked minor and encourages court-ordered treatment and institutionalization. Nearly universally lauded, …

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Locked In: Interactions With The Criminal Justice And Child Welfare Systems For Lgbtq Youth, Ymsm, And Ywsw Who Engage In Survival Sex, Brendan M. Conner Esq. Sep 2015

Locked In: Interactions With The Criminal Justice And Child Welfare Systems For Lgbtq Youth, Ymsm, And Ywsw Who Engage In Survival Sex, Brendan M. Conner Esq.

Brendan M. Conner

In 2011, researchers from the Urban Institute launched a three-year study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth; young men who have sex with men (YMSM); and young women who have sex with women (YWSW) engaged in survival sex in New York City. Working in partnership with the New York City–based organization Streetwise and Safe (SAS), researchers trained youth leaders to conduct in-depth interviews with a total of 283 youth who engaged in survival sex in New York City and self-identified as LGBTQ, YMSM, or YWSW.
In February 2015, we released the first report in this …

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"First, Do No Harm": Legal Guidelines For Health Programmes Affecting Adolescents Aged 10–17 Who Sell Sex Or Inject Drugs, Brendan M. Conner Esq. Feb 2015

"First, Do No Harm": Legal Guidelines For Health Programmes Affecting Adolescents Aged 10–17 Who Sell Sex Or Inject Drugs, Brendan M. Conner Esq.

Brendan M. Conner

There is a strong evidence base that the stigma, discrimination and criminalization affecting adolescent key populations is intensified due to domestic and international legal constructs that rely on law-enforcement based interventions dependent upon arrest, pre-trial detention, incarceration and compulsory ‘‘rehabilitation’’ in institutional placement. While there exists evidence and rights-based technical guidelines for interventions among older cohorts, these guidelines have not yet been embraced by international public health actors for fear that international law applies different standards to adolescents who engage in behaviours such as selling sex or injecting drugs.
As a matter of international human rights, health, juvenile justice and …

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Juvenile Offenders: Life Without Parole (Lwop), Term Of Years And A Reasonable Opportunity For Release, Robert Sanger Sep 2014

Juvenile Offenders: Life Without Parole (Lwop), Term Of Years And A Reasonable Opportunity For Release, Robert Sanger

Robert M. Sanger

A juvenile offender (a person who committed an offense before the age of 18 years) can be tried as an adult and will be subject to adult punishments, with some restrictions. Juveniles cannot be executed and they cannot be mandatorily confined to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Justice Kagen of the United States Supreme Court stated for a majority of the Court in Miller v. Alabama, that a mandatory life sentence for a juvenile violates the 8th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. In other words, life without hope should be unconstitutional for juveniles.

Prosecutors have …

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Sexual And Reproductive Health Needs And Access To Health Services For Adolescents Under 18 Engaged In Selling Sex In Asia Pacific, Brendan M. Conner Esq. Dec 2013

Sexual And Reproductive Health Needs And Access To Health Services For Adolescents Under 18 Engaged In Selling Sex In Asia Pacific, Brendan M. Conner Esq.

Brendan M. Conner

This paper addresses the sexual and reproductive health (SRH)—including HIV prevention, care and treatmenta — and other health service needs of adolescents aged 10 – 17 engaged in selling sex in the Asia Pacific region. While the United Nations defines adolescents as 10 – 19, we purposefully focus on ages 10 – 17 due to the unique legal and policy implications faced by this age group as compared to older cohorts. In regards to terminology, the term “engaged in selling sex” is used for its inclusive and non-stigmatising connotations as well as the benefit of a behavioural description to tailoring …

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Exploring Juvenile Fitness For Trial In Queensland, Jodie O'Leary, Bruce Watt, Suzanne O'Toole Apr 2013

Exploring Juvenile Fitness For Trial In Queensland, Jodie O'Leary, Bruce Watt, Suzanne O'Toole

Bruce Watt

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Juvenile Decertification: Developing A Model For Classification And Prediction, Geoffrey Marczyk, Kirk Heilbrun, Tammy Lander, David Dematteo Dec 2004

Juvenile Decertification: Developing A Model For Classification And Prediction, Geoffrey Marczyk, Kirk Heilbrun, Tammy Lander, David Dematteo

David DeMatteo

This study considers the impact of data from the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV), the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI), and the Youth Level of Service Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) on the court’s decision whether to decertify an adolescent defendant back to juvenile court or keep the defendant in criminal court. There are significant positive relationships between certification status and age; number of violent charges; total charges; PCL:YV, YLS/CMI, and MAYSI total scores; and select subscales of the MAYSI and the YLS/CMI. Significant differences are found between those who remained in the adult criminal justice system and those who were …

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