Annual Juvenile Justice Center Children on Trial Conference on Friday, April 30 at Suffolk Law
by Marlies Spanjaard, posted Tue, Mar 30, 2010 8:36 AM
Annual Juvenile Justice Center Children on Trial
Conference:
Kids in Crisis-Courts, Corrections, Confinement
Friday, April 30, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
This year's Children on Trial conference begins with a keynote
address from the Department of Justice on "New Directions in
Juvenile Justice". Focus then turns to the shackling of
children in juvenile courts and the new policy instituted in
Massachusetts on March 1, 2010. Kids in Crisistakes an in-depth
look at the specific implementation issues and psychological
effects of shackling. Justice Michael F. Edgerton, Chief
Justice of Juvenile Courts in Massachusetts, explains the new
policy and issues facing judges and counsel. The Honorable Judge
Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, Administrative Judge Family Court, New
York City will speak about her experience and perspective on
security issues in New York City, where most juveniles are not
shackled. National and local experts then address issues
regarding the dangers of detention and strategies and alternatives
for reducing the number of youth detained pre-trial. The
panel will also discuss the on-going work the Department of Youth
Services is doing with the Juvenile Detention Alternative
Initiative (JDAI) to lessen the reliance on secure detention. In
the early 1970's, Commissioner Jerome Miller of the Department of
Youth Services began what came to be known as "the Massachusetts
Experiment" in juvenile justice reform. In this special
presentation, Dr. Miller will discuss reform efforts both locally
and nationally with former Commissioner, Joe Leavey, and the
current Commissioner, Jane Tewksbury.
For more information and to register, please click on the following
link or call 617.573.8627.
http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/als/coursedetail.cfm?cid=684