WHAT: |
Juvenile justice advocates discuss the push to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York
New York is one of just two states in the country that automatically treats 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system. In recent years, advocates and legislators—including the state's chief judge—have pushed to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18. Now, in the midst of a national scandal over the treatment of adolescents at the Rikers Island Jail, juvenile justice experts convene for a discussion of the movement to raise the age. They will discuss how the influx of adolescents will impact the city's newly reformed juvenile justice programs and how the system can ensure that 16- and 17-year-olds get their best shot at success. |
| WHO: |
Panelists: Hon. Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, administrative judge, New York Family Court; Commissioner Ana Bermuez, NYC Department of Probation; Sonja Okun, founder and executive director, Exalt; Soffiyah Elijah, executive director, Correctional Association of New York
Moderated by: Abigail Kramer,assistant editor, Center for New York City Affairs at the New School |
WHEN |
Wednesday, October 29, 8:30 am-10:30 am |
| WHERE |
Theresa Lang, Student and Community Center, 55 W. 13th Street, 2nd Floor
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| TICKETS |
Free of Charge; click here to register. |
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