Equity Issues
Trainings and Workshops from Youth Law Center’s Transition-Aged Youth (TAY) Civil Legal Practice Exchange (Fall 2020 &...
Youth Law Center’s TAY Practice Exchange is a free practice support network for civil legal advocates across...
Categories: AB 12, AB 12, Access to care, Aging Out/Transition, Child Welfare, Education, Equity Issues, Foster care, Foster Care Benefits, Girls, Health, Independent Living/Transition, Juvenile Justice, LGBTQ, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Mental Health, Mental health needs, Public Benefits/Funding, Specific services/programs, SSI/Social Security
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Prison for Teen Who Lit “Agender” Youth’s Skirt on Fire Thwarts Healing
Blog, by Youth Law Center Staff Attorney Sue Burrell, for the Huffington Post, on the...
Categories: Adolescence, Disposition/placement, LGBTQ, Trying juveniles as adults
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Op-Ed: Incarcerating Disturbed Youth Is a Flawed Response
YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell, wrote an op ed piece for the CT Mirror, Incarcerating...
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Detention, LGBTQ
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Youth of Color and MHSA Prevention and Early Intervention
Article about why it is critical that the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Guidelines be...
Categories: Mental health needs, Mental Health Services Act, Racial Justice/DMC
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Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts is the first comprehensive...
Categories: LGBTQ
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S.H. v. Reed Stipulation, Injunction and Order re Use of Force
S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...
Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school
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S.H. v. Reed Temporary Restraining Order
S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...
Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school
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S.H. v. Reed Stipulation for Injunctive Relief
S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...
Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school
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S.H. v. Reed Second Amended Complaint
S.H. v. Reed is a federal civil rights class action on behalf of all juveniles...
Categories: Girls, Legal/policy issues, Parole, Training school
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Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois’ Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders to Adult Court
This study analyzed data from state criminal justice agencies in Illinois and national corrections databases....
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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Chapter 7 Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth
Maria Ramiu, YLC Managing Director, and Dana Shoenberg, CCLP Staff Attorney co-authored Chapter 7, Strategies...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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Color of Justice: An Analysis of Juvenile Adult Court Transfers in California
This study shows that African American, Latino, and Asian American youth in California are significantly...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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And Justice for Some: Differential Treatment of Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
This report shows that youth of color are over represented at each point in the...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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OFF BALANCE: Youth, Race & Crime in the News
The authors in this study examined more than 70 content analyses of newspaper and television...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Youth Crime and Detention Rates in Maryland and the District of Columbia
The report looks at youth crime and detention rates during the 1990's in the District...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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Public Opinion on Youth, Crime and Race: A Guide for Advocates
This resource for youth advocates summarizes the public opinion research on youth and juvenile justice...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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¿Dónde Está La Justicia? A Call to Action on Behalf of Latino and Latina Youth in the U.S. Justice System
This report is the most comprehensive report ever released about Latino and Latina youth in...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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Unintended Consequences: The Impact of ‘Zero Tolerance’ and Other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students
This report found that Kentucky's African-American youth are suspended from many schools at rates far...
Categories: Discipline/truancy, Racial Justice/DMC
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Northern Lights: Success in Student Achievement and School Discipline at Northern Elementary School
As a follow up to the February, 2003, Building Blocks study that illustrated the disproportionate...
Categories: Discipline/truancy, Racial Justice/DMC
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Punitive Juvenile Justice Policies and the Impact on Minority Youth
A review and analysis of recent 'get tough' legislation and its effect on youth of...
Categories: Racial Justice/DMC
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