The Promise of Racial Impact Statements_NJJNOctober2020
The most pernicious and destructive force distorting America’s criminal legal system is racism and, as a result, the persistent racial disparities at each contact point from arrest to incarceration. Our nation’s policing and legal systems are rooted in white supremacy with the express goal of suppressing communities of color.
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NJJN As advocates steeped in the work, much of our time is focused on pushing back against policies and practices that harm youth. As we fight to end over policing, abuse in facilities, and close harmful prisons, it is...
NJJN is committed to doing the hard work of anti-racism in our youth justice movement building, because our reform work is insufficient if we do not confront the racism inherent in the system. During our recent Virtual Forum held...
Courtney M. McSwain and Alyson Clements The Nation Juvenile Justice Network’s campaign to increase the age a child can be detained, committed, or prosecuted, – more broadly characterized as minimum age laws – continues to yield critical wins. In...
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