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2006

Civil Rights and Discrimination

Francine T. Sherman

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Keynote Speaker, Detention Reform And Girls: Challenge And Solutions, Francine Sherman Oct 2006

Keynote Speaker, Detention Reform And Girls: Challenge And Solutions, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

No abstract provided.


Featured Speaker, Girls In The Juvenile Justice System, Francine Sherman Sep 2006

Featured Speaker, Girls In The Juvenile Justice System, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

No abstract provided.


Lead Consultant, Francine Sherman Dec 2005

Lead Consultant, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Lead consultant for Girls’ Initiative, which funded eight community-based programs for system-involved girls; developed learning community and conducted participant action research.


Promoting Justice For Girls In An Unjust System, Francine Sherman Dec 2005

Promoting Justice For Girls In An Unjust System, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

No abstract provided.


Taking On The Challenge: Phase I Of The Hyams Foundation Girls' Initiative, Francine Sherman Dec 2005

Taking On The Challenge: Phase I Of The Hyams Foundation Girls' Initiative, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

This report describes Phase I of The Hyams Foundation’s funding initiative for eight programs providing direct services to girls in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Although the programs varied in their sophistication and experience with gender-responsive approaches, in each case the programs served girls who were court involved and worked with the state social services or juvenile justice systems. The monograph describes the work of the initiative’s Learning Community, participation in which was a requirement of funding, and findings from the Learning Community’s participatory action research. Notably, the report describes nine lessons learned from the funding initiative, which are useful for …