Social Justice Brief - The Color of Youth Transferred to the Adult Criminal Justice System:

The Color of Youth Transferred to the Adult Criminal Justice System: Policy & Practice Recommendations In the United States, the vestiges of slavery are embedded in the criminal justice system and codified in the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within. [...] judges are transferring black youth to adult In this brief, the Campaign for Youth Justice courts at some of the highest percentages in (CFYJ) and the National Association of Social Social Justice Brief » 1 « Workers (NASW) outline how black youth end Racial and ethnic disproportionality does not up at the front door of adult courts through start at the point of transfer to the adult system. [...] Unfortunately, these opportunities are not After release, youth involved in the adult available in every state or in every case, and criminal justice system also face some of the given the multiple pathways for youth to end same collateral consequences of an adult up in the adult criminal justice system and the conviction as adults, including barriers to disproportionate impact on the most vulnera. [...] for the judge’s consideration with the following certification criteria: Social Justice Brief » 12 « » The seriousness of the offense alleged Examining race and youth transfer in Missouri and whether the protection of the is particularly interesting because it is one of community requires transfer to the court of the first states in the country to encourage general jurisdiction juvenile court judg. [...] In 2017, the commission Black Youth to Adult Court held a series of community meetings to get Social workers and youth advocates play a feedback on the juvenile justice system, and critical role in the juvenile justice system and in November 2017 the commission submitted can positively affect youth at risk of prosecution 102 a report.