7 Tips for Attorneys Who Won’t Follow Their Juvenile Case to Adult Criminal Court
If you’ve been appointed to represent a juvenile charged with an offense that will likely be transferred, but won’t be handling the case once it’s transferred to adult…
Meet Nani: OJD’s Newest Team Member!
OJD is happy to welcome our newest team member, Nani Suarez! Nani serves as our Communication Specialist/Project Coordinator and will develop social media content, help promote our trainings,…
Social Media and its Impact on Juvenile Court Cases: Law Enforcement is Online Too!
The amount of influence social media platforms emit in our everyday life is pervasive and nearly public no matter the privacy features being utilized.
Case Law Corner: Vol. 8
Can you believe that the last appellate decision for juvenile delinquency cases was back in December of 2022? I wrote about the three opinions in January and it…
OJD Present at the 2023 Gault Center South Regional Summit
OJD had such a phenomenal time at this year's regional summit - we learned together, we laughed together, we ate together, we explored together, and we sang together...…
From a Lawyer’s View: The Media and Crime Coverage
As defenders, do you pay attention to media coverage of crimes in your area, specifically crimes allegedly committed by youth? Does your local law enforcement or prosecutor’s office…
Catch a Peak of the Gault Center Southern Regional Summit by Zoom
Defenders, for those unable to attend the 2023 Gault Center Southern Regional Summit in Knoxville, Tennessee, this year... we have a treat for you! The two headlining sessions…
From a Lawyer’s View: Youth Justice by the Numbers
The Sentencing Project recently released a report entitled Youth Justice By the Numbers about youth arrests and incarceration numbers. The report is a great resource for defenders as…
Gault at 56, National Concerns About Youth Defense, and the North Carolina Response
In a recent blog post, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Administrator Liz Ryan gave a brief history of juvenile indigent defense in light of the 56th…
Thank you, Clyde! The Western Youth Defender Forum was great!
A huge shout out to Clyde and Haywood County for having us on Friday for this year's Western Youth Defender Forum. It was such a successful day of…