The Hyper-Incarceration Of Female Minority Juvenile Offenders Within The Juvenile And Criminal Justice Systems,
2023
Southeastern University - Lakeland
The Hyper-Incarceration Of Female Minority Juvenile Offenders Within The Juvenile And Criminal Justice Systems, Ruth C.A. Philippe
Selected Honors Theses
Young women are the fastest-growing portion of the juvenile justice system population. Girls experience risk factors at higher rates than boys, exhibit mental health issues at higher rates than boys, suffer more negative consequences from justice system involvement than system-involved boys, and are less likely to access treatment than boys. Girls are also more likely to become involved with the justice system for minor offenses such as running away or skipping school. In particular, young women of color receive unfair treatment than their counterparts. Girls of color are disadvantaged and treated differently within both the juvenile and criminal justice systems …
Florida's Baker Act Laws: How Florida's Excessive Use Of Baker Acts Can Be Harmful To Children,
2023
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Florida's Baker Act Laws: How Florida's Excessive Use Of Baker Acts Can Be Harmful To Children, Kaitlin Gibbs
Gator Team Child Juvenile Law Clinic
The goal of this White Paper is to provide an overview of Florida’s Baker Act Laws. Additionally, this White Paper will show how the excessive use of Baker Acts in Florida can have harmful effects on children, especially those in the dependency system, and potential solutions to reform the Baker Act process.
Childist Objections, Youthful Relevance, And Evidence Reconceived,
2023
Penn State Dickinson Law
Childist Objections, Youthful Relevance, And Evidence Reconceived, Mae C. Quinn
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
Evidence rules are written by and for adults. As a result, they largely lack the vantage point of youth and are rooted in arm’s-length assumptions about the lives and legal interests of young people. Moreover, because children have been mostly treated as evidentiary afterthoughts, they have been patched into the justice system and its procedures in a piecemeal fashion. Yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive scholarly critique of evidence principles and practices for failing to meaningfully account for youth. And the evidentiary intersection of youth and race has been almost entirely overlooked in legal scholarship. This Article, in …
Kids, Cognition, And Confinement: Evaluating Claims Of Inadequate Access To Mental Health Care In Juvenile Detention Facilities,
2023
William & Mary Law School
Kids, Cognition, And Confinement: Evaluating Claims Of Inadequate Access To Mental Health Care In Juvenile Detention Facilities, Lydia G. Mrowiec
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
In the United States, almost 60,000 juveniles are incarcerated in juvenile jails and prisons every day, and, as of March 2021, at least seventy percent of juveniles in the juvenile justice system have a mental health condition. For many young adults, prison and detention centers have “become the avenue of last resort” for treatment of those mental health conditions. However, juvenile detention facilities lack the support and resources to provide adequate care, which has led to high recidivism in the juvenile population. Juveniles, and individuals on their behalf, can challenge inadequate access to mental health resources by bringing claims under …
Disrupting The School-To-Prison Pipeline: The Development Of Strong, Stable Relationships,
2023
Lipscomb University
Disrupting The School-To-Prison Pipeline: The Development Of Strong, Stable Relationships, Mackiah Hoff
Senior Capstone Papers
The “school-to-prison pipeline” is a disturbing national trend where school policies and practices unjustly funnel children—namely children who are Black and Brown and/or have disabilities—into the Juvenile Justice system. Students of color are far more likely to be suspended, expelled, or arrested for the same kind of behavior as their white peers, and youth with disabilities are acutely affected by schools who ignore due process protections. Such students would benefit from extra supports and resources but instead face zero-tolerance policies, exclusionary discipline, and unreasonable difficulties with re-entry into school. The following research presents a review of current literature as it …
An Analysis Of Juvenile Gun Violence Mitigation In Columbia, South Carolina,
2023
University of South Carolina - Columbia
An Analysis Of Juvenile Gun Violence Mitigation In Columbia, South Carolina, Amelia Shook
Senior Theses
Over the past ten years, the United States has been impacted by the increasing frequency of homicides due to gun violence. Juvenile homicides via firearms are examined on a national, state, and county level by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and analyzed to showcase adjusted age and years of potential life lost due to gun violence. Data obtained through a CDC database depicts the geographic areas being examined: United States, South Carolina, and Richland County. South Carolina will be singled out and examined individually as it ranks eighth highest in the United States for gun violence. Richland …
Commodified Inequality: Racialized Harm To Children And Families In The Injustice Enterprise,
2023
University of Baltimore School of Law
Commodified Inequality: Racialized Harm To Children And Families In The Injustice Enterprise, Daniel L. Hatcher
All Faculty Scholarship
This article addresses the systemic racialized harm of a vast injustice enterprise, with a focus on the symbiotic operations of agencies and justice systems monetizing vulnerable children and families, including the impact of contractual revenue schemes uncovered in my new book, Injustice, Inc. Our foundational justice systems are permeated by a history of racial injustice, and that history reverberates into factory-like operations that churn children and the poor into revenue. The revenue-generating mechanisms used by juvenile and family courts, prosecutors, probation departments, police, sheriffs, and detention facilities all draw the concerning historical connection—interlinked with the practices of child and …
Sticky Situations: Understanding The Law And Life,
2023
Banks Services
Sticky Situations: Understanding The Law And Life, Krystal Banks
National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference
Law and life go hand in hand. Understanding the law and how it connects to life can be an effective tool in teaching youth and adults the value of making good decisions when it comes to life and the law. Sticky Situations places real-world situations in the context of learning how to apply the law and effectively respond to life's sticky situations.
Inadmissibility: Solving Questionable Consent To Juvenile Interrogations,
2023
Brooklyn Law School
Inadmissibility: Solving Questionable Consent To Juvenile Interrogations, Wilson Baer
Brooklyn Law Review
Around the country, juveniles are brought in by police officers for the purpose of interrogations. Juveniles have the same constitutionally mandated protections as adults do and so they are read the same Miranda rights as adults are (or alternatively a version tailored specifically for juveniles). However, it is generally understood that, due to ongoing brain development, juveniles merit increased protections relative to adults. Generally, the solution to the problem has been to add an advocate for the child in the interrogation room. Usually, states have accomplished this by mandating parent presence, and some have mandated attorney presence. While these individuals …
Introduction To Issue Three,
2023
Loyola University Chicago
Introduction To Issue Three, Paul W. Kucinski
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
No abstract provided.
"Children's Equality Law" In The Age Of Parents' Rights,
2023
Washington and Lee University School of Law
"Children's Equality Law" In The Age Of Parents' Rights, Catherine E. Smith
Scholarly Articles
In this Article, I will briefly highlight the meager doctrinal landscape for children's equal protection rights. I will then argue that the current family law system, relying on parents to act in the best interest of children to protect them, falls far short in a society built upon group-based hierarchies. Sometimes, parents will not have the political power to act in their children's best interest to intervene to stop their unequal treatment at the hands of state and private actors. In fact, several landmark cases demonstrate that often out of necessity, children's rights play a pivotal role in ensuring our …
Table Of Contents,
2023
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Table Of Contents, Children's Legal Rights Journal
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Denormalizing Harm To Migrant Children In The U.S. Immigration System: A Comparative Perspective,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Denormalizing Harm To Migrant Children In The U.S. Immigration System: A Comparative Perspective, Sarah J. Diaz, Oneida Vargas
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Case For The Prohibition Of Corporal Punishment In The U.S.,
2023
NYU School of Law
The Case For The Prohibition Of Corporal Punishment In The U.S., Katie Coyle
Children's Legal Rights Journal
It is undeniable that the United States ("U.S.") has experienced significant social changes within the past 150 years. Social progress has been made regarding issues related to both race and gender. For example, until the 1870s, men were legally entitled to physically chastise their wives. It was just a decade prior to this that slavery had been abolished. At the root of these issues was the notion that women and people of color were not autonomous holders of rights, but rather were "property" that belonged to their owners or partners. Arguably, one area of U.S. civil rights where this concept …
Moral Injury: The Undiagnosed Epidemic Spread Through The Family Policing System And A Call For Abolition,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Moral Injury: The Undiagnosed Epidemic Spread Through The Family Policing System And A Call For Abolition, Leyda M. Garcia-Greenawalt
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Parenting Prison: How Mass Incarceration Of Parents Affects Child Development,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Parenting Prison: How Mass Incarceration Of Parents Affects Child Development, Bridget Boland
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
"We Can't Hear You": A Call For Right To Counsel For Youth In Care,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
"We Can't Hear You": A Call For Right To Counsel For Youth In Care, Leyda Garcia-Greenawalt
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Protecting Children's Privacy Rights: A Preventative Measure For Suicide Among Children,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Protecting Children's Privacy Rights: A Preventative Measure For Suicide Among Children, Abigail Magat
Children's Legal Rights Journal
Article 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (UNCRC) broadly entitles children to protections of their privacy and reputations. Under the UNCRC, nations have pledged to uphold any protections necessary to protect children against such attacks or interference regarding their honor and reputation. Among the 196 member states of this convention, very few have specific legislation dedicated to protecting children's privacy rights. As the cyberworld has increasingly become heavily accessible to children, so has the notion that their reputation and honor revolve around how they are perceived on the internet. Nevertheless, throughout most member states, privacy …
Organizations Behind Ending The Gun Violence Epidemic,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Organizations Behind Ending The Gun Violence Epidemic, Melissa Spero
Children's Legal Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Is Florida Ready For The Universal School Choice Bill?,
2023
Loyola University Chicago Law School
Is Florida Ready For The Universal School Choice Bill?, Joseline Vargas
Children's Legal Rights Journal
Educational inequities can affect someone's future; school choice is meant to bridge the gap between those that receive a better education and those unable to receive one due to financial hardships to ensure a better future for students. While in numerous occasions school choice is a student's saving grace from a failed system, regulations must be in place to ensure that the people that are being helped by the law are those who need it, not just want it. Florida, following the school choice movement, has introduced the Universal School Choice Bill, which has now been voted in and signed. …
