Juvenile justice: Is the system working?
- Event: 2012 IRE Conference
- Speakers: TBA
- Date/Time: Saturday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m.
- Location: Boylston
- Audio file: Only members can listen to conference audio
Finding stories in the juvenile justice system: What to look for when kids are arrested, locked up and sentenced. The panel explores ways of exposing dangerous lapses in information sharing when children are arrested, quantifying the harm that can befall kids in juvenile jails and assessing the fairness of harsh sentences for underage offenders.
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Accountability in Children’s Court
Diedrich gives great tips on how to cover the juvenile justice system and the children that are in and out of it.