Race, Place, & Juvenile Justice - A panel discussion
Race, Place, & Juvenile Justice - A panel discussion
RACE, PLACE, & JUVENILE JUSTICE Monday 21st November, 6pm-7.30pm and reception to follow Grand Ballroom Lounge, Stamp Student Union, Rm 1209, University of Maryland The United States incarcerates the highest proportion of children and adolescents in the world. Crime rates among American youths are not significantly higher than anywhere else, yet our juvenile justice system is the largest and most expensive—and seems to reserve its harshest treatment for children and adolescents who are black and Latino. Our panel of activists, educators, justice officials, students, and formerly incarcerated individuals will examine how we got into this mess and what we can do to make juvenile justice in Prince George’s County, in the state of Maryland, and across the United States more cost-effective, more responsive, and more humane. Panelists Mr. Saleem El-Amin, Living Classrooms Foundation Project SERVE Ms. Rebecca Turner, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Ms. Laura Miller, The Voice, UMD Student Organization The Honorable Leo Edward Green, Jr., Prince George's County Circuit Court Dr. Joseph Richardson, Department of African American Studies, UMD Moderator Dr. Richard Bell, Department of History, UMD This is event is cosponsored by the Honors College and the Office of Undergraduate Studies