National Youth Defense System Standards

Outlines steps that states must take to comply with the minimum requirements of the U.S. Constitution to protect the rights of youth facing deprivations of liberty.

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Categories: Gault Center Publications, Policy Tool, Resource Library, Summit Materials

Tags: 14th Amendment, 5th Amendment, Access to Counsel, Adolescent Development, Appointment of Counsel, Conditions of Confinement, Detention, DOJ, Due Process, Fines & Fees, Harms of Incarceration, Interrogation & Statements, LGBTQIA+, Miranda, Notice, Post-Disposition, Probable Cause, Probation, Quality of Representation, Racial Justice, Right to Counsel, Sex Offenses & Registration, Specialization, Standards, System Transformation & Abolition, Transfer, Waiver of Rights, Youth Defense System Transformation, Youth Defense Systems