Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section
Advocacy in your Local Community
According to the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, over 10,000 children in North Carolina are in the foster care system as of 2018. Since 1983,…
Riding the Waves of Change: 2019 Legislative Review
Four NCBA Sections are combining their respective experience and subject matter expertise to bring you an informative CLE highlighting this session’s…
Racial Equity Institute Introductory Groundwater Training Set For May 9 At the Bar Center
Imagine being asked “Hey girl, what attorney are you here for?” by a court official or having a client you have never met claim (in a phone consultation)…
JJCR Section Member Wins National Recognition For Youth Justice Reform Efforts
Two North Carolinians – State Rep. Marcia Morey and Brandy Bynum Dawson – are being recognized as leaders in youth justice reform by the National Juvenile…
Member Highlights: Meet Our Children’s Champion Award Winner, Deana Fleming
On May 10, 2018, the Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section presented the inaugural Children’s Champion Award at our annual meeting to…
Raising the Age Raises Questions. This CLE Has Answers.
Over the next two years, North Carolina’s juvenile justice system will undergo some of the most significant changes in its history. Chief among these…
NC’s New Expunction Law Offers Juvenile Offenders a Fresh Start
and Daniel Bowes When prosecutors, defense attorneys, people with criminal records and advocates from the right and left agree on a criminal justice policy…
Racial Equity Report Cards Expose Disproportionate Discipline Rates in NC Schools
From the Youth Justice Project The Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice has released Racial Equity Report Cards for each of the…
What Happens Next With Raise the Age In North Carolina?
On Thursday, Jan. 11, the N.C. Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) met for its second meeting since the passage of the Juvenile Justice…
Takeaways From the National Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit
From Oct. 19 through Oct. 22, I attended the 21st Annual National Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit in Albuquerque, N. M. The Summit, presented by the…