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Toward A Just System For Juveniles, Karl A. Racine, Elizabeth Wilkins
Toward A Just System For Juveniles, Karl A. Racine, Elizabeth Wilkins
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Each year as a nation we prosecute over 800,000 children-nearly three percent of the juvenile population2 and detain over 200,000 of them.3 That is, we saddle almost three percent of our youth with the experience of being a defendant in court, with the label of delinquency. And we separate over a quarter of those youth from family and community for some period of time. The overwhelming majority of these children have experienced life-altering trauma in their young lives, and these experiences with the juvenile justice system can exacerbate that trauma.4 Yet,while we are affecting our young people on this massive …
An Offer They Can't Refuse: Racial Disparity In Juvenile Justice And Deliberate Indifference Meet Alternatives That Work, Edgar Cahn, Cynthia Robbins
An Offer They Can't Refuse: Racial Disparity In Juvenile Justice And Deliberate Indifference Meet Alternatives That Work, Edgar Cahn, Cynthia Robbins
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
While young people of all races commit delinquent acts, some are provided treatment while others are detained and incarcerated. Once incarcerated, these youth begin their slide down a slippery slope; they lack an equal opportunity to gather evidence and prepare their cases. Furthermore, they will be effectively deprived of the opportunity and the resources to develop the educational and employment skills necessary to progress to productive adult lives. It is well documented that juveniles of color are more likely than their white counterparts to be arrested,1 referred to juvenile court rather than to diversion programs, charged,waived to adult court, detained …
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
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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
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Appendix D: Key Juvenile Detention Attribute By State, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
Appendix D: Key Juvenile Detention Attribute By State, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
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Appendix C: Juvenile Detention Statute And Rule, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
Appendix C: Juvenile Detention Statute And Rule, University Of The District Of Columbia Law Review
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.