Defending Youth: Juvenile Justice and Education.

Catalog description

A three-credit, graded course that uses simulations, discussion, video, and lecture to cover the substantive law and practical skills needed by lawyers in juvenile delinquency court and school suspension appeals. The course also presents for discussion and written reflection and analysis the ethical, strategic, and systemic issues that arise in these proceedings, focusing on how race, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, language of origin, and disability status affect outcomes for young people.