Mon, Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:30PM
Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
435 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027
Please join us for a discussion about a new framework, practice and programs, and related research about young adults in the justice system.
Vincent Schiraldi, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Harvard University
Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, Chief Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office
Richard Roderick, Program Coordinator, Justice-in-Education Initiative, Columbia University, featured in “Cooler Bandits” documentary and incarcerated at 18 for 20 years
Jennifer A. Silvers, Ph.D., developmental psychologist specializing in the neural basis of self-regulation, Department of Psychology
Moderated by Judy Yu, Director, Juvenile Justice Project, the Correctional Association
The human brain has been clinically shown to not fully mature until we reach our mid-20s. New research envisions a system that extends the reach of the juvenile court to reflect a modern understanding of the transition into adulthood. Approaches could include raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 21, with additional, gradually diminishing protections for young adults up to age 24 or 25; age-responsive reforms within adult criminal justice agencies; and community-based supports tailored to this age group.
Seating is first come, first seated.
Directions to the Law School can be found here.
Sponsors
Center for Justice at Columbia University, Heyman Center for the Humanities Public Humanities Initiative, Center for the Study of Law and Culture, Columbia University Population Research Center
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