Legal/policy analyses

A.M. v. Holmes Amicus Brief

Amicus brief filed with US Supreme Court in A.M. v. Holmes, challenging the arrest of...

Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses

Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration

Report by the Justice Policy Institute outlining the costs of juvenile incarceration.

Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

Juvenile Justice Can Be Less Expensive and More Effective

Op-ed by YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell on the cost of juvenile detention published by...

Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI, Collateral consequences, Detention, Disposition/placement, Juvenile justice legal issues, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee re: costs of SB 838

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose

Letter to Senate Public Safety Committee opposing SB 828, a bill that would create a...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee – SB 838 – Oppose

Letter to Assembly Public Safety Committee Opposing SB 838 - a bill that would create...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

SJ Mercury News Article on SB 838

Article discusses controversial bill SB 838 "Audrie's Law" which would create a new crime for...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Trying juveniles as adults

Experts Concerned That LA County Youth Not Always Well Served by the Juvenile Justice system

News article on the appointed counsel system for delinquency cases in Los Angeles County.

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Profile of Honorable Tomar Mason

This article profiles YLC Board Member Honorable Tomar Mason.

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training

This Daily Journal article explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

Daily Journal article that explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Systemic Causes, Systemic Solutions – Powerpoint Presentation

This power point presentation looks at the characteristics of delinquency system and delinquency attorneys in...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Shifting Values in Juvenile Justice – Daily Journal (December 21, 2010)

This is an op ed piece summing up juvenile justice reform in the first part...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy analyses, Realignment of resources

Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out – Daily Journal (January 15, 2010)

This is the second part of a two part piece on training and resource needs...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel

Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training – Daily Journal (January 14, 2010)

This is part one of a two part piece published in the Daily Journal. ...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses, Right to Counsel