The Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy (JJLP) at UC Davis is excited to host our annual symposium on March 9th, 2012 from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm in Room 1001 (near entrance to new wing).  This year’s symposium will be focused on the stark racial disparities that exist in the juvenile justice system. Our panelists will discuss possible ways of reducing the unequal treatment that young people of color experience in the areas of 1) contact with law enforcement, 2) charging, sentencing, and detention and 3) access to rehabilitative and restorative programs and opportunities.  Our speaker panels feature community leaders, scholars and activists who approach the problem of racial disparities from a wide variety of viewpoints.

Already confirmed are: Fania Davis (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth), Lateefah Simon (former Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights), Dr. Rita Cameron Wedding (Chair of the department of Women’s Studies and professor of Women’s Studies and Ethnic Studies at Sacramento State University) and Shalinee Hunter (Disproportionate Minority Confinement Coordinator for California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation).

We are excited to announce that the James Bell (Burns Institute), will deliver the keynote address on increasing opportunities and improving charging, sentencing and detention outcomes for young people of color. 

We welcome anyone interested in the field of juvenile justice to this event, including those interested in prosecution, defense, policy and advocacy work.  We hope you will join us at UC Davis School of Law in March!

Questions? Please contact Nick Starkman at nistarkman@ucdavis.edu.

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