Elizabeth S. Scott and Marsha Levick | March 13, 2019 | Children and the Law
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, Juvenile Law Center’s Co-Founder Marsha Levick and Columbia Law Professor Elizabeth Scott discuss the vulnerability of children when they enter the justice system.Marsha and Elizabeth agree that much has improved since “adult...
Brandon Garrett | June 13, 2018 | Children and the Law
A recent USA Today Op-ed piece addresses the topic of juvenile interrogation tactics. The Netflix documentary Making a Murderer shocked audiences and started an important conversation about involuntary confession and the use of juvenile interrogation topics. “Brendan...
Jennifer Morinigo, Elizabeth S. Scott, Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington and Solangel Maldonado | May 1, 2018 | Children and the Law
Part III of the Children and the Law project deals with juvenile justice doctrine. In this area, modern courts increasingly have focused on differences between juvenile and adult offenders, often invoking research on adolescent development to guide legal...
Lori Comstock | April 13, 2018 | Children and the Law
A Stroudsburg, Pa., mom was threatened to be reported for child abuse after a dentist claims she failed to take her child for regular dental treatment. On March 19, Trey Hoyumpa posted a letter she received from Smiles 4 Keeps, a pediatric dental office in...
Nicole Leonard | April 12, 2018 | Children and the Law
It would be more difficult for New Jersey parents to get their children exempted from mandatory vaccines based on religious grounds if a new bill introduced Thursday becomes law. Bill sponsor Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-Burlington, who is also a licensed physician,...
