by Gina McKlveen | Nov 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Juvenile Justice
Admittedly, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2019, a lot of individuals have encountered unexpected circumstances such as social distancing measures, shelter-in-place ordinances, and mask mandates. However, when I accepted a position as a Non-profit...
by Alexis Mayer | Nov 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Juvenile Justice
I. INTRODUCTION Young people are developmentally different from and morally less culpable than adults.[1] Despite these differences, many children are detained in juvenile detention facilities, where they sleep in cells, similar to prisons where...
by Alexis Mayer | Sep 14, 2019 | All, Criminal Justice Reform, Juvenile Justice
Minors who are charged with violating a penal code are typically tried in juvenile proceedings in a juvenile court.[1] In these proceedings, unlike criminal proceedings, judges do not determine whether minors are guilty of a crime; instead, they determine whether...
