Children & the Law Blog

Courtney Fain recently published What’s in a Name? The Worrisome Interchange of Juvenile “Adjudications” with Criminal “Convictions” (.pdf) in the Boston College Law Review.
Abstract: Juvenile delinquency adjudications are increasingly considered to be criminal convictions for purposes of sentencing enhancement in subsequent adult proceedings, leading to a renewed call for extension of the right to a [...]

Several states are weighing legislation to that would prevent juveniles from receiving life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to an excellent article recently in Christian Science Monitor States reconsider life behind bars for youth. There are currently nearly 2,400 juveniles currently incarcerated without the possibility of parole across the nation, a situation that [...]

Dr. William S. Pollack, Ph.D. , Director of the Centers for Men and Young Men, Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and author of books such as Real Boys, Real Boys’ Voice and Real Boys Workbook will be speaking at a dinner presentation in Houston, TX on Thurday, March 13, 2008.
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