This week we are lighter on the usual training notifications, but there are some important updates to be shared. Training, Job...

Happy Holidays again and welcome to 2018, Juvenile Defender family!  We hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday.  We’ve got a few...

Turkey Day is approaching and everyone is probably already in vacation mode for this week, so we will spare everyone from the usual “Week...

This week we would like to bring attention to a few training opportunities and at least one new job opportunity. Good Ol’ Education North...

On Friday, Aug. 11, juvenile defenders from across N.C. united at the U.N.C. School of Government for the 2017 Juvenile Defender...

Yesterday, Professor LaToya Powell  posted a new entry on the UNC School of Government’s “On the Civil Side” blog further detailing In...

The N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice’s Committee on Criminal Investigation and Adjudication is recommending that...

Congratulations to Ricky Watson, Co-Director of the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, for being named a...

Dress codes are a point of controversy within many school districts,raising questions of classism, racism, and conformity. For trans*...

The Wake Forest Law Review invites you to attend its Spring 2016 symposium, “Implementing De-Incarceration Strategies: Policies and...

The Bulletin provides a step-by-step history and deconstruction of the traditional Miranda analysis before and after J.D.B., reviewing...

UNC School of Government Professor LaToya Powell previews her upcoming Juvenile Law Bulletin considering a “reasonable juvenile” standard...

The 2015 NC Safe, Fair and Equitable Schools Conference, hosted by the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social...

This is the first in a series of blog posts addressing an important area in our work as juvenile defenders. Part 1 is an overview of the...

Disorderly conduct at a school is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-288.4(a)(6)). A juvenile may be adjudicated delinquent of the offense...

Instead of Suspension: Alternative Strategies for Effective School Discipline is a new guide produced by the Duke Center for Child and...

Please click this link to find out more about an upcoming event addressing the school to prison pipeline: School-to-Prison Pipeline JJI...