Seattle, Washington | May 21–22, 2014 Sponsored by MacArthur Foundation & National Center for State Courts (NCSC) State Team Reports (as recorded by Chris Provost and George Yeannakis) Western JDC post There were nine reform initiatives presented at the Summit Workshops: Diversion Alternatives for Status Offenders Juvenile Defense Standards Problem solving Courts Collaboration with Juvenile Justice Stakeholders and the Community Use… Read more »
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It Could Be a New Era in Juvenile Justice
And We Need to Take Advantage of It Just Juvenile 6/30/14 Western JDC post There were two presentations of note in Washington last month addressing juvenile justice reform. They should spark some reform in the way juvenile courts view youth and in the way defenders advocate for their clients. Both conferences were informational sessions for… Read more »