Sticker Shock 2020: The Cost of Youth Incarceration

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From the introduction: “Justice Policy Institute found that the average cost of the most expensive confinement option for a young person in 48 states was $588 per day, or $214,620 per year. The data show that in 40 states taxpayers spend at least $100,000 a year for a single young person’s confinement, and in 12…

Implicit Racial Bias Resources

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Cultural Competency and Humility when Representing UCs

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Comprehensive Policing & Justice Reform Amendment Act Testimony (District of Columbia)

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DC Lawyers for Youth Reasonable Child Disposition Letter with Desistence Research

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Ensuring Access for Youth of Color: Raising Race in Policy Advocacy- A Toolkit

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This resource is from the appendix to Ensuring Access: A Policy Advocacy Toolkit. Access Denied found that “[n]o jurisdiction in the United States wholly fulfills the constitutional promise of justice for children.” So, no matter where you live and practice, your jurisdiction can improve. As youth defense advocates, we have a responsibility to identify and…

Detention Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

Youth Prisons Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

Diversion Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

Report and Recommendations to Address Race in Washington Juvenile Legal System

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Worksheet: Youth Defender Language Game

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Report to the Governor and General Assembly on Virginia’s Juvenile Justice System

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Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act Testimony

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Sample Infographics

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Juvenile Justice Reform Act Testimony

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Social Media: Best Practices Guide

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Metropolitan Police Department Performance Oversight Hearing

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Minimum Age Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

Demanding a More Mature Miranda for Kids

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Probation Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

Raise the Age Policy Brief

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Advocates in Maryland created a series of short policy briefs to educate community members about pressing issues. You can see the others in this series here under “Sample Legislative Advocacy Briefs” on the Policy Page of the Racial Justice Toolkit.

The Disparate Impact of the Maryland Rules on Black and Brown Individuals: Report to the Rules Review Subcommittee of the Maryland Judiciary’s Committee on Equal Justice

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Sample Racial Justice Legislation & Policy

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The Construction and Criminalization of Disability in School Incarceration

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This Article explores how race functions to ascribe and criminalize disability. It posits that for White students in wealthy schools, disabilities or perceived disabilities are often viewed as medical conditions and treated with care and resources. For students of color, however, the construction of disability (if it exists) may be a criminalized condition that is…

End School Pushout for Black Girls and Other Girls of Color

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From the introduction: “Black girls and other girls of color are often subjectively punished and criminalized for their communication styles, their expressions, and the trauma they have experienced. It is imperative as policy leaders to advocate for the necessary resources, laws, policies and practices that work to create supportive learning environments, where all students have…