Young Adult Justice March 29, 2016 Holly Smith front YAD, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Young Adult Justice Check out the website that Harvard’s Kennedy School put together about this emerging practice area. What is Young Adult Justice?* Read more
Gideon Anniversary – Why the Rights of the Accused Matter March 18, 2016 Ben Vivante Chief Counsel's Office, front Chief Counsel's Office, Uncategorized Comments Off on Gideon Anniversary – Why the Rights of the Accused Matter Although the American tradition of providing a zealous defense, even for unpopular defendants, goes back to John Adams, it was […] Read more
National Public Defender Day – Friday March 18th March 17, 2016 Denise Simonini Chief Counsel's Office, front Chief Counsel's Office, Uncategorized Comments Off on National Public Defender Day – Friday March 18th This Friday, March 18th, marks the 53rd anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, and the first nationwide celebration of Public Defense […] Read more
SJC – Adult Interstate Compact Case with a Juvenile Twist March 16, 2016 Holly Smith front YAD, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on SJC – Adult Interstate Compact Case with a Juvenile Twist An important case came out Monday that concerns when Massachusetts supervises a probationer from another state. The case is Coe […] Read more
Evidence Based Trauma Interventions March 16, 2016 Holly Smith front YAD, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Evidence Based Trauma Interventions This link takes you to a chart (on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)) that lists a variety of […] Read more
March 24 – 7:00 PM, Boston: Harvard Center for Law, Brain & Behavior hosts: Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind March 15, 2016 Ben Vivante front Mental Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on March 24 – 7:00 PM, Boston: Harvard Center for Law, Brain & Behavior hosts: Poverty, Violence, and the Developing Mind Concentrated poverty is on the rise, and an increasing number of children are at risk for exposure to severe violence […] Read more
Keeping Kids out of Detention March 15, 2016 Holly Smith front YAD, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Keeping Kids out of Detention The globe had a nice op-ed piece on Friday on the damage that pre-trial detention can do for children’s educational opportunities. Keeping Kids […] Read more
Sexually Exploited Children March 15, 2016 Holly Smith front YAD, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Sexually Exploited Children Here is a law review article dealing with this subject: Tamar R. Birckhead, The Youngest Profession: Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted […] Read more