By Benjamin Chambers, July 09 2009
Do too many teens in your juvenile court waive their right to counsel? The Southern Juvenile Defender Center (of the Southern Poverty Law Center) just issued a teen-friendly brochure for Florida teens in juvenile court to convince them not to waive counsel. Best of all: you may be able to have the brochure adapted for your state by contacting Marion Chartoff.
- Speaking of counsel, the National Juvenile Defender Center has issued a guide on the role of the juvenile defender in juvenile court.
- A Connecticut court ruled that discretionary transfer of 14- and 15-year-olds from juvenile court to adult court is unconstitutional.
- Kentucky could save money and improve public safety by using alternatives to juvenile detention for its status offenders, according to a brief report issued by Kentucky Youth Advocates.
- Parents and caregivers of children and adolescents whose parents are incarcerated can get $1,000 vouchers to access mentoring services for their child from MENTOR/The National Mentoring Partnership through a program called Mentoring Children of Prisoners: Caregiver's Choice. Also invited are mentoring programs.
- Parents also may find this e-learning resource, Prevention-Smart Parents, from the international Mentor Foundation, a useful guide to the risks of adolescent substance abuse.
- You may remember that in May, Guys Lit Wire blog held an online book fair for boys in L.A.'s juvenile justice system. Turns out the fair was a huge success, amassing over 600 books for boys in juvenile detention in L.A. County. While the boys were allowed books, the County had no library for them. Thanks to all of you who donated.
Topics: Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment, Juvenile Justice Reform, News, No bio box, Public Policy
Updated: February 08 2018