Lauren Klosinski | February 2, 2021 | Children and the Law
The Support Center for Child Advocates, led by Executive Director Frank P. Cervone, was recently profiled by Visionaries, a documentary series. The Support Center’s mission is to advocate for victims of child abuse and neglect with the goal of securing safety,...
Kristin Nicole Henning, Clare Huntington, Elizabeth S. Scott, Marsha Levick and Jennifer Morinigo | December 23, 2020 | Children and the Law
The treatment of the children in two distinct areas of the law – child welfare and juvenile justice – is fraught with difficulty even under the best of circumstances. But with the onslaught of the COVID pandemic, the regular challenges and the need to protect children...
Fatos Haziri | September 2, 2020 | Children and the Law
ABSTRACTThis paper is of a combined character; summary and research, as it contains comparisons and research in a critical way, so it includes content and important psychological aspects of criminal actions that lead the juvenile person to conflict with the law,...
Pauline Toboulidis | May 12, 2020 | Children and the Law
President Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice held a hearing on juvenile justice over three days (May 5 to 7) via teleconference. Each teleconference featured expert witnesses who provided testimony and, subsequently, answered...
Leslie Paik and Jessica Feierman | December 6, 2019 | Children and the Law
This post was originally posted by the Juvenile Law Center on Nov. 22, 2019. View the original post here. The juvenile court is designed to help youth in trouble and to promote public safety. But Michelle, a mother in Madison, WI, had other things on her mind when...