ADULTS: The Primary Problem With America’s Youth?

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That’s a distinct possibility given what we learn from Crimes of the Century May 29, 2014 broadcast.  Your COC co-hosts were joined for that show by key organizers of the 2014 National Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth.  And what they shared was NOT some soft-on-misbehaving-youth, liberal rhetoric.  Instead, the panel of passionate youth advocates provide compelling evidence that America over-criminalizes its young people.

The insights of COC guests Raees Ramero, Jeni Hanes, Cathy Mendoza, and Paulette as well as Corey Chatman make clear that the line between appropriate youth accountability and preventable victimization of America’s youth has been blurred, often by misguided, sometimes misbehaving adults.

ROADMAP TO PROSECUTOR REFORM

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For their April 3, 2014 broadcast, your COC co-hosts spoke with legal reform activist and award winning novelist Mara Leveritt who is also an Advisory Board member for the Center for Prosecutor Integrity (CPI). In addition to sharing important information about the CPI, and intriguing insights into her work as a writer, Mara provided exciting details about the CPI’s 2014 Innocence Summit. The event is to take place on June 20 - 21, 2014 and will feature some of the country’s most renown experts on prosecutor accountability. Our own Zena Crenshaw-Logal will be attending to share details of efforts by the Plea for Justice Program to link prosecutor reform with whistleblower protection and anti-domestic abuse advocacy.

Get ready to get on the road to meaningful, effective prosecutor reform!