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Juvenile Justice
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NoteVol. 103 · Iss. 4
From Victim to Defendant: Advocating for Child Rights of Child Sex Trafficking Victims who Commit Any Criminal Offense as a Result of Their Victimization
Chrystul Kizer. Cyntoia Brown. Pieper Lewis. Alexis Martin. These names represent just a handful of survivors of child sex trafficking (CST) who committed violent…
Amanda N. Ghibaudo -
NoteVol. 103 · Iss. 3
Good Kids, m.A.A.d State: Effects of Georgia House Bill 462 and Keeping the Age of Criminal Responsibility for Gang-Related Crimes Under Eighteen
Despite decades of proposed legislation and cries for juvenile justice reform, Georgia cannot cross the finish line—it is one of only three U.S. states…
Danielle S. Williams -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
“May It Please Her Honor”: The United States’ First Women Judges, 1870-1930
Between 1870 and 1930, hundreds of women served as judges in the United States. While a small number compared to the men who served,…
Elizabeth D. Katz -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 6
Reviving Rehabilitation as a Decarceral Tool
After advocates argued that circumstances attendant to late adolescent offenders make them less culpable for their offenses and better disposed to rehabilitation, the Massachusetts…
Aliza Hochman Bloom -
CommentaryVol. 100 · Iss. 5
The Age of Racism
Abstract This Essay introduces the concept of aged racism, a distinct species of systemic racism characterized by its intersection with age. This subject has…
Alexander A. Boni-Saenz -
NoteVol. 87 · Iss. 4
Left Behind: The Paternalistic Treatment of Status Offenders Within the Juvenile Justice System
In the last half century, the juvenile justice system has changed dramatically. Through changes to legislation, various state and federal court decisions, and attitudinal…
Julie J. Kim -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 4
The Procedural Foundation of Substantive Law
The substance-procedure dichotomy is a popular target of scholarly criticism because procedural law is inherently substantive. This article argues that substantive law is also…
Thomas O. Main -
NoteVol. 87 · Iss. 2
Criminal Liability for Internet Culprits: The Need for Updated State Laws Covering the Full Spectrum of Cyber Victimization
On October 16, 2006, Tina Meier found her thirteen-year-old daughter, Megan, hanging from a belt inside her closet. The situation was a tragedy from…
Kate E. Schwartz -
ArticleVol. 88 · Iss. 5
The “Youngest Profession”: Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted Children
Although precise statistics do not exist, data suggest that the number of children believed to be at risk for commercial sexual exploitation in the…
Tamar R. Birckhead -
CommentaryVol. 96 · Iss. 3
Algorithmic Risk Assessments and the Double-Edged Sword of Youth
Risk assessment algorithms—statistical formulas that predict the likelihood a person will commit crime in the future—are used across the country to help make life-altering…
Megan T. Stevenson & Christopher Slobogin -
ArticleVol. 96 · Iss. 1
Evolved Standards, Evolving Justices? The Case for a Broader Application of the Eighth Amendment
In its Eighth Amendment cases, the Supreme Court has often cited counter-majoritarian considerations as the basis for exercising judicial restraint. As a result, excessive…
William W. Berry -
ArticleVol. 93 · Iss. 4
Students, Police, and the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Since the terrible shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, lawmakers and school officials continue to deliberate over new laws and policies…
Jason P. Nance