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Understanding The Overrepresentation Of Youths With Disabilities In Juvenile Detention, Peter E. Leone Phd., Barbara A. Zaremba, Michelle S. Chapin, Curt Iseli
Understanding The Overrepresentation Of Youths With Disabilities In Juvenile Detention, Peter E. Leone Phd., Barbara A. Zaremba, Michelle S. Chapin, Curt Iseli
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Youths with disabling conditions are grossly overrepresented among those detained and confined in juvenile correction systems. Some of the behavior of youths with disabling conditions can be misinterpreted as dangerousness and/or as posing a risk of flight prior to a dispositional hearing. The cognitive and language abilities of some youths may contribute to their poor presentation to juvenile court intake workers and others within the juvenile justice system. This Article briefly profiles four youths with disabling conditions detained at the District of Columbia's Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Center, and discusses how behavior associated with disabling conditions (i.e., learning disabilities, emotional …
Appendix A: Participants, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
Appendix A: Participants, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
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Reactions And Solutions, Sheryl Brissett-Chapman Phd., Joyce Burrell, George W. Mitchell
Reactions And Solutions, Sheryl Brissett-Chapman Phd., Joyce Burrell, George W. Mitchell
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Juvenile Detention Law In The District Of Columbia: A Practitioner's Guide, Milton Lee, John Copacino, Paul Holland
Juvenile Detention Law In The District Of Columbia: A Practitioner's Guide, Milton Lee, John Copacino, Paul Holland
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
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Juvenile Detention To "Protect" Children From Neglect, Margaret Beyer Phd.
Juvenile Detention To "Protect" Children From Neglect, Margaret Beyer Phd.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The primary purpose of juvenile detention is to protect the community from dangerous young people while they wait for their cases to be heard in court.' From a developmental perspective, juvenile detention should occur less frequently than adult detention because juveniles need to be with family members and are perhaps more vulnerable to emotional harm from incarceration than adults. Recognized risks of detention include exposing naive, previously victimized youth to larger, older juveniles with delinquency histories. Other risks include interference with the juvenile's relationship with family and attendance in school.
Race And National Origin As Influential Factors In Juvenile Detention, Arthur L. Burnett Sr.
Race And National Origin As Influential Factors In Juvenile Detention, Arthur L. Burnett Sr.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The focus of this Article, however, is on the more pervasive problem of overzealous police officers acting on less than probable cause or even less than reasonable articulable suspicion. Police officers may frequently act on hunches or suspicions with the attitude that their actions will not be questioned, especially when the victim is a minor and may not be savvy enough to know his or her legal rights. Officers may believe they can act with impunity because of the combination of socio-economic conditions in public housing areas and in other low-income housing areas, or where there are a substantial number …
Systemic Critique And Transformation, Edward J. Loughran, Donna Wulkan, Jerome G. Miller Ph.D.
Systemic Critique And Transformation, Edward J. Loughran, Donna Wulkan, Jerome G. Miller Ph.D.
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Children With Disabilities In Detention: Legal Strategies To Secure Release, Mary G. Hynes
Children With Disabilities In Detention: Legal Strategies To Secure Release, Mary G. Hynes
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.