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OYCR’s Youth Justice Action Webinar: Race, Adolescence, and the Criminalization of Youth of Color
April 8 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT
Professor Kristin Henning, JD, Blume Professor of Law and Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative, Georgetown Law School will be joining OYCR Director Katherine Lucero to share powerful narratives and persuasive data as she explores the criminalization of normal adolescence and examine how racial disparities in our nation’s juvenile and criminal courts are rooted in fears of youth of color. In this webinar, we will examine the long-term consequences of bias and trauma that arise from the hyper-surveillance and discriminatory policing of Black and Latinx youth. We will offer practical insights for staff and leaders from youth-serving systems to transform policies and practices that harm young people.
***This webinar will not be recorded. ***
In this webinar, attendees will learn to:
- Explain the historical and persistent factors contributing to the criminalization of youth of color; and
- Identify tools and practices to address biases that otherwise lead to racial inequities for youth of color.
