TEMPLE LAW REVIEW presents:
Court-Involved Youth in the 21st Century: Empowerment vs. Protection
The Symposium, entitled Court-Involved Youth in the 21st Century: Empowerment vs. Protection, will expand on Juvenile Law Center’s efforts to address contemporary legal issues facing court-involved youth. Emily Bazelon, a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School, and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, will be a featured speaker.
Celebrating 40 years of successful advocacy, Juvenile Law Center is the oldest non-profit, public interest law firm for children in the country. Juvenile Law Center uses an array of legal strategies and legislative advocacy to promote fairness, prevent harm, ensure access to appropriate services, and create opportunities for success for youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. With a staff that is widely published and internationally recognized as thought leaders in the field, Juvenile Law Center’s impact on the development of law and policy on behalf of children is substantial.
Support for this symposium was provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.