The Age of the Child
When I first began practicing in juvenile delinquency court in North Carolina eight years ago, I was shocked to discover that the maximum age of jurisdiction is 15. This means if you are 16 or 17 and...
View ArticleGrowing Movement Toward Localizing Juvenile Justice
Not since the opening of the first juvenile reform school in 1886 has our nation’s approach to confining delinquent youth experienced such fundamental and widespread change. From California to New...
View ArticleThe Two Sides of Raise the Age in New York
Robert Stolarik / JJIEIn April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the members of the Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice, created in part to address raising the age of criminal responsibility....
View ArticleMarch Activists Urged to Keep ‘Paying Attention’ at Final Rally
ALBANY, New York — At the midpoint of the 180-mile March for Justice, its organizer, Soffiyah Elijah, was overwhelmed. She was simultaneously trying to find the proper turn on a back road in a Hudson...
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