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Juvenile Injustice: The Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Convictions

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Created on June 27, 2017

Beginner

Overview

Every year, 1.5 million youth are arrested across the country. The moment each of these children encounters the police, a record is created. These records are not confidential. They do not disappear when the young person's case is closed or when they become an adult. These records interfere with children's opportunities to move ahead in life and demonstrate their ability to make better choices.

Juvenile records are increasingly available to the public and have the potential to affect a young person's ability to enroll in a higher educational institution, obtain employment, obtain housing, or enlist in the military. Yet, few youth are informed of the devastating effects of their juvenile records and the possibility of their sealing or expungement. In this program, the faculty will provide an overview of the state of the law on juvenile records – how they become public and their effects on young people long after they have been released from the system. This program is taught by veteran advocate for juvenile record protection Riya Saha Shah, the Senior Supervising Attorney of the Juvenile Law Center. 


Learning Objectives: 
  1. Understand the far-reaching and severe consequences of having a juvenile delinquency record
  2. Appreciate the legal, economic, social, and emotional impact of those consequences
  3. Recognize the practical barriers to expungement and sealing of juvenile records
  4. Review statutory framework nationwide for optimal record protection
  5. Identify best practices for providing youth and families with information about the consequences of juvenile records and their options for expungement



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