Annotated Bibliography: Defending Sexual Identity Development

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This resource was created as part of the 2022 Racial Justice Training Series, co-hosted with the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative. Advocates and experts gathered each month to discuss a chapter of Prof. Kristin Henning’s Book The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. Watch recordings of the monthly webinars and see other…

Set Up to Fail: Youth Probation Conditions as a Driver of Incarceration

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Youth probation is the most common form of punishment for youth in the United States criminal legal system, with nearly a quarter of a million youth currently under supervision. Yet the role youth probation conditions play in the incarceration of youth has not been the focus of legal scholarship. Youth probation is a court-imposed intervention…

Annotated Bibliography: Decriminalizing Fashion & Culture

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This resource was created as part of the 2022 Racial Justice Training Series, co-hosted with the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative. Advocates and experts gathered each month to discuss a chapter of Prof. Kristin Henning’s Book The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. Watch recordings of the monthly webinars and see other…

Annotated Bibliography: Latinx Research

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This resource was created as part of the 2022 Racial Justice Training Series, co-hosted with the Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative. Advocates and experts gathered each month to discuss a chapter of Prof. Kristin Henning’s Book The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth. Watch recordings of the monthly webinars and see other…

Seeing What’s Underneath: A Resource for Understanding Behavior & Using Language in Juvenile Court

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The words we choose have a significant impact on the young people we serve. We may inadvertently use language laden with bias, disapproval, and negative judgment that can impact youths’ perceptions of themselves. Our language can also impact our own thinking and decision-making. In Part I of this guide, we hope to break down some…

Young, Black, and Wrongfully Charged: A Cumulative Disadvantage Framework

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From the abstract: “The term wrongful conviction typically refers to the conviction or adjudication of individuals who are factually innocent. Decades of research has rightfully focused on uncovering contributing factors of convictions of factually innocent people to inform policy and practice. However, in this paper we expand our conceptualization of wrongful conviction. Specifically, we propose…

Best Practices for Interviewing Youth About Police Trauma

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DC Lawyers for Youth Reasonable Child Disposition Letter with Desistence Research

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DC Lawyers for Youth Reasonable Child Disposition Letter with Desistence Research

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Motion to Dismiss for Violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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Worksheet: Youth Defender Language Game

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Request for Child-Centered Mens Rea Analysis

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Transfer Amici Brief: Adolescent Development

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Respondent’s Motion In Limine for Court to Adopt Reasonable Child Standard In Assault and Resisting Arrest Charge

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Brief for Leave of Appeal to Challenge Waiver to Adult Court

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Brief for Leave of Appeal to Challenge Waiver to Adult Court

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Brief in Support of Motion to Suppress

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Client Interviewing for Racially Conscious Lawyers

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Racially Discriminatory Law Enforcement Litigation Packet

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Making the Case for Young Clients: Supreme Court Quotes for Bolstering Juvenile Defense Advocacy

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This brief highlights the United States Supreme Court’s most important language in landmark cases about young people’s rights. These quotes can be used to bolster the arguments and pleadings of juvenile defense attorneys and advocates as they defend youth caught in the legal system.

A Developmental Framework for Juvenile Disposition and Post-Disposition Advocacy

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An infographic outlining strategies for post-disposition advocacy.

Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States Department of Justice and the St. Louis County Family Court

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United States Department of Justice Investigation of the St. Louis County Family Court, St. Louis, Missouri

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The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders

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From the abstract: “The study of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their negative repercussion on adult health outcomes is well documented. In a population of insured Californians, a dose-response relationship has been demonstrated among 10 ACEs and a host of chronic physical health, mental health, and behavioral outcomes. Less widely studied is the prevalence of…