Legal/policy analyses
A.M. v. Holmes Amicus Brief
Amicus brief filed with US Supreme Court in A.M. v. Holmes, challenging the arrest of...
Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses
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Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration
Report by the Justice Policy Institute outlining the costs of juvenile incarceration.
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources
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Juvenile Justice Can Be Less Expensive and More Effective
Op-ed by YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell on the cost of juvenile detention published by...
Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources
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Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee re: costs of SB 838
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults
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Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose
Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee opposing SB 828, a bill that would create a...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults
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Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose
Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee Opposing SB 838 - a bill that would create...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults
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SJ Mercury News Article on SB 838
Article discusses controversial bill SB 838 "Audrie's Law" which would create a new crime for...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults
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Experts Concerned That LA County Youth Not Always Well Served by the Juvenile Justice system
News article on the appointed counsel system for delinquency cases in Los Angeles County.
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Profile of Honorable Tomar Mason
This article profiles YLC Board Member Honorable Tomar Mason.
Categories: Legal/policy analyses
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Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training
This Daily Journal article explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses
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Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out
Daily Journal article that explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Systemic Causes, Systemic Solutions – Powerpoint Presentation
This power point presentation looks at the characteristics of delinquency system and delinquency attorneys in...
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Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice – Daily Journal (December 21, 2010)
This is an op ed piece summing up juvenile justice reform in the first part...
Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources
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Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out – Daily Journal (January 15, 2010)
This is the second part of a two part piece on training and resource needs...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel
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Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training – Daily Journal (January 14, 2010)
This is part one of a two part piece published in the Daily Journal. ...
Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel
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