Found 30 matches.
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End Kindergarten Courts - Raising the Minimum Age Infographic PDF
Tags: Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | NJJN Publications
In 28 states 4, 5, and 6 year olds can be arrested and sent to court because states don't have age limits on when a child can be arrested or prosecuted in court for misbehavior. In 2019, 36,691 10 to 12 year- olds were arrested and 2,550 youth under 10 were arrested. Research shows this is a failed approach. NJJN urges states to pass laws to ensure no child under 14 can be sent to court.
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End Kindergarten Courts - Raising the Minimum Age Infographic PNG
Tags: Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | NJJN Publications
In 28 states 4, 5, and 6 year olds can be arrested and sent to court because states don't have age limits on when a child can be arrested or prosecuted in court for misbehavior. In 2019, 36,691 10 to 12 year- olds were arrested and 2,550 youth under 10 were arrested. Research shows this is a failed approach. NJJN urges states to pass laws to ensure no child under 14 can be sent to court.
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2018_01_16 Child Welfare Juvenile Justice Opposition to Parent Child Separation Plan
Tags: Federal | Detention | Family and Youth Involvement | Immigration | International and Human Rights | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Media
Urgent appeal to Sec. Nielsen, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, to halt plans to separate children from parents when they arrive at or are found near the U.S. border.
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Updated Statement on HR 3697 9.22.17 (Criminal Alien Gang Removal Act)
Tags: Federal | Crime Data and Statistics | Gangs | Immigration | International and Human Rights | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Urges Senate Judiciary Committee Chm. Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein to oppose the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, H.R. 3697. National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition (NJJDPC).
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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Tags: Federal | International and Human Rights | Physical Health | Public Opinion and Messaging | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter of Opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform act of 2017 (H.R. 620). H.R. 620 would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities to enforce their rights under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to access public accommodations, and would impede their ability to engage in daily activities and participate in the mainstream of society. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and Coalition Partners.
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MERCY Act Letter of Support 2 6 17
Tags: Federal | Detention | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | Youth in the Adult System | Advocacy | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Court Decisions and Related Documents | Legislation | Member Publications | Partner Publications
Letter of support for the MERCY Act. Sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker to protect young people from solitary confinement. Juvenile Law Center.
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U.N. Human Rights Council | Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Juan E. Méndez
Tags: International | National | Institutional Conditions | International and Human Rights | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Shackling | Reports
A report for the United Nations' Human Rights Council condemns the use of extreme sentencing, juvenile life without parole, shackling, solitary confinement, and youth in adult court in juvenile justice systems in the U.S.
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The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
Tags: International | Brain and Adolescent Development | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | Reports
This report from Penal Reform discusses international standards for determining the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
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Youth Convicted of Prostitution-Related Offenses May Petition to Have Records Expunged, H.B. 1151/Act No. 174
Tags: Colorado | International and Human Rights | Legislation
Colorado passed legislation that allows youth victims of human trafficking who were convicted of prostitution-related offenses in juvenile court to petition the court to have their records expunged, despite broader state law prohibiting expungement of sex offense records. A petition to expunge juvenile records for prostitution-related offenses may be filed at any time. H.B. 1151/Act No. 174, signed into law May 11, 2012; effective August 8, 2012.
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Illinois House Urges United States Senate to Ratify Convention on the Rights of the Child, H.R. 1143
Tags: Illinois | International and Human Rights | Legislation
An Illinois House resolution urges the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The resolution also calls upon state agencies in Illinois to ensure that their policies and programs comply with the convention.
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The National Juvenile Justice Network Responds to Opposition
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports | NJJN Publications
Brief outlining the arguments against ratification of the CRC and refuting their validity.
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Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, Drug Policy Alliance, Justice Now, and The Sentencing Project
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Paper discussing the changes to the American juvenile justice system that need to be undertaken in order for the U.S. to be in compliance with U.N. human rights standards. These changes include: (1) ending racially disparate sentencing, juvenile life without parole sentencing, and the collateral consequences of felony convictions; (2) ending violations of incarcerated women's reproductive rights, ending inhumane treatment of mentally ill prisoners, and limiting confinement in supermax facilities; and (3) eliminating the barriers imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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Discussion on the Convention of the Rights of the Child, Jessica Lenz, Coordinator, Child Rights Campaign
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Presentations
Discussion on the Convention of the Rights of the Child, Jessica Lenz, Coordinator, Child Rights Campaign.
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Implications for Juvenile Justice Reform, National Juvenile Justice Network
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports | NJJN Publications
Fact sheet summarizing the Convention on the Rights of the Child's (CRC) guidelines for youth in conflict with the law and highlighting the four core principles of the CRC: 1) non-discrimination; 2) child's best interests; 3) child's right to life, survival and development; and 4) consideration of the child's individual opinions.
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Toolkit for the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by City Councils and State Legislatures, Children and Family Justice Center, Northwestern University School of Law
Tags: International | Illinois | International and Human Rights | Reports
Reference guide outlining the CRC resolution in Chicago and documenting how individuals may be effective in working towards this goal in their own communities. Toolkit includes a step-by-step guide to passing a CRC resolution in your municipality or state, with information about writing a background paper, building a coalition, engaging in outreach with local government officials, and drafting a resolution to passage.
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Toolkit for the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by City Councils and State Legislatures, Children and Family Justice Center, November 2009
Tags: Illinois | International and Human Rights | Reports
On February 11, 2009, the Chicago City Council passed a resolution in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), agreeing to "advance policies and practices that are in harmony with the principles of the [CRC] in all city agencies and organizations that address issues directly affecting the City's children."
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Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Constitution-like document outlining the rights of children.
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Chicago City Council Passes Resolution in Support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Media Advisory, Northwestern University
Tags: International | Illinois | International and Human Rights | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Press release about the Chicago's resolution supporting the United Nations' CRC. The resolution itself states that the city of Chicago stands behind the CRC because it affirms Chicago's past commitment to protecting the vulnerable and innocent and because would provide a single, comprehensive framework within which the diverse arms of the Chicago city government that can assess and address, in a consistent manner, the rights and protections of children.
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Chicago City Council Resolution in Support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, February 11, 2009
Tags: Illinois | International and Human Rights | Legislation
On February 11, 2009, the Chicago City Council passed a resolution in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), agreeing to "advance policies and practices that are in harmony with the principles of the [CRC] in all city agencies and organizations that address issues directly affecting the City's children."
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Iatrogenic Effect of Juvenile Justice, Uberto Gatti, et al., The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Tags: International | General System Reform | International and Human Rights | Research
Study using data from a community sample of 779 low-SES boys to investigate whether intervention by the juvenile justice system is determined, at least in part, by particular individual, familial and social conditions, and whether intervention by the juvenile courts during adolescence increases involvement in adult crime. The results show that youth who are poor, impulsive, poorly supervised by their parents, and exposed to deviant friends are more likely, for the same degree of antisocial behavior, to undergo intervention by the juvenile court, and that this intervention greatly increases the likelihood of involvement with the penal system in adulthood. The results also show that the various measures recommended by the juvenile court exert a differential criminogenic effect; those that involve placement have the most negative impact.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child and Juvenile Justice, The Link, Child Welfare League of America
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
The article discussing the status and history of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and how the Convention can and should guide juvenile justice policy and practice in the United States. The United States has not ratified the Convention, and many of the country's juvenile justice policies are in conflict with the principles of the Convention. The Convention can be used as an effective advocacy tool on a wide array of juvenile justice issues.
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's Findings, United Nations
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Findings and recommendations from the U.N.'s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. These recommendations include: (1) the State review the definition of racial discrimination used in the federal and state legislation and in court practice, so as to ensure that it prohibits racial discrimination in all its forms, including practices and legislation that may not be discriminatory in purpose, but in effect; (2) the State strengthen its efforts to combat racial profiling at the federal and state levels, inter alia by moving expeditiously towards the adoption of the End Racial Profiling Act, or similar federal legislation; and (3) the State undertake further studies to identify the underlying causes of de facto segregation and racial inequalities in education, with a view to elaborating effective strategies aimed at promoting school de-segregation and providing equal educational opportunity in integrated settings for all students.
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Why Do "Shadow Reporting"?, U.S. Human Rights Network
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Brief describing the importance of juvenile justice "shadow reporting" the process by which information is submitted by non-governmental organizations to the treaty monitoring bodies that address omissions, deficiencies, or inaccuracies in the official government reports.
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Juvenile Justice and the Convention on the Rights of the Child - General Comment 10, Committee on the Rights of the Child
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Comment on the objectives of the Convention. These objectives are: (1) to encourage States to develop and implement a comprehensive juvenile justice policy to prevent and address juvenile delinquency based on and in compliance with the CRC, and to seek in this regard advice and support from the Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice; (2) to provide States with guidance and recommendations for the content of this comprehensive juvenile justice policy, with special attention for prevention of juvenile delinquency; and (3) to promote the integration in a national and comprehensive juvenile justice policy of other international standards.
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Overview of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Overview document describing the aim of the Convention and key issues addressed by the Convention. These issues include: (1) defining "child," (2) eliminating inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, (3) framing detention as a measure of last resort, (4) treating children with humanity and in an age-appropriate manner, (5) providing legal assistance, and (6) discussing general legal safeguards.
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Shadow Report" to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juvenile Justice Advocates
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports
Report addressing racial and ethnic discrimination in the juvenile justice system, starting with the criminalization of children in school and through the sentencing of children to life without parole. Major points of the report: (1) the school system has become a significant entry point into the juvenile justice system through harsh disciplinary policies that mandate school suspension, expulsion, and arrest for an increasing array of minor student behaviors and typical adolescent rule infractions; (2) from 1985 to 1995, the number of youth held in secure, pre-trial detention in the U.S. increased by 72 percent; (3) the majority of children in the juvenile justice system are poor, children of color, and represented by ineffective counsel; (4) African American and Latino/a youth regularly receive more severe sentences than white youth across all types of crime categories adjudicated in juvenile courts; (5) the facts of racial discrimination in the incarceration of children who have been adjudicated in juvenile or adult criminal court are undisputed.
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Human Rights as a Catalyst for Juvenile Justice Reform, National Collaboration for Youth and National Juvenile Justice Network
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Reports | NJJN Publications
Brief providing juvenile justice and youth advocates with a basic primer on international law as it relates to the treatment of youth in conflict with the law and including examples of how juvenile justice advocates have been using and can continue to use international law for reform efforts in the U.S.
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Life-Without-Parole Youth Terms Scrutinized, David Eggert, The Detroit News
Tags: International | Michigan | International and Human Rights | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Media
Short article on the United Nations review of Michigan's use of juvenile life without parole.
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The Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without the Possibility of Release for Youth Offenders Who Were Under the Age of 18 at the Time of the Offense, Human Rights Advocates
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Life Without Parole and Parole Issues | Reports
Report focusing on the imposition of the death penalty and life without parole sentences on juvenile offenders. Paper discusses the juvenile death penalty within the context of international law and the practice as it is implemented in those few remaining countries that still allow it and any positive developments in the effort to abolish it. Paper also looks at the imposition of life without parole sentences on juvenile offenders in the context of international standards, concluding that the ban on juvenile life without parole has reached the level of customary international law. Finally, paper sets forth recommendations to abolish the both the juvenile death penalty and life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders.
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Centre for Child Law Applicant v. Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development, South African Constitutional Court
Tags: International | International and Human Rights | Court Decisions and Related Documents
South African court opinion that ends minimum sentencing for children aged 16 and 17.