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Panelist, "A Trauma-Informed Approach To Girls: What It Is, Why Its Needed", Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

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Justice For Girls: Are We Making Progress?, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Social expectations that girls behave obediently, modestly, and cautiously result in the detention and incarceration of girls who fight back at home or in intimate relationships and who are victims of sexual exploitation. The structural discrimination that supports detaining and incarcerating girls for violating these norms is both hard to see and hard to challenge. It is often hidden behind outward good will toward girls and legitimate expressions of concern for their vulnerability and possible victimization; and it is facilitated by the many opportunities for multifactored, "best interests" -based discretionary decisions built into the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. …

Know The Law, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

A series of 11 "Know the Law" legal briefs posted to the National Girls Institute (OJJDP/National Council on Crime and Delinquency) web site.

Moderator, Youth In Prison: The Reality Of The System, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

On April 30, 2013, Professor Sherman served as the moderator for the Youth in Prison: The Reality of the System at Boston College. The panel discussed the realities of the prison system and efforts being implemented to create positive change.

Partcipant, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-Site Conference, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Professor Sherman participated in two workshops, Reducing Disparities at the Intersection of Gender, Race and Ethnicity and Eliminating the Use of Detention for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Inter-site Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Making Detention Reform Work For Girls: A Guide To Juvenile Detention Reform, Francine Sherman, Richard Mendel, Angela Irvine

Francine T. Sherman

Throughout the nation, court-involved girls frequently pose minimal risk to public safety but suffer with significant social service needs. Data on detention utilization show that girls are being disproportionately detained for misdemeanors, status offenses and technical violations of probation and parole. In short, many girls enter detention for the wrong reasons and many remain in detention for extended periods harmful to them and contrary to best practice.

This practice guide responds to a call from both mature and new sites from within the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) network, which continue to find that effectively serving and supervising girls is …

Speaker, Workshop Organizer, Moderator And Presenter, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Professor Sherman has served as a Speaker, Workshop Organizer, Moderator, and Presenter for a range of workshops on topics related to detention reform and girls at the Annie E. Casey Foundation Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Annual Conferences since 2000.