Delinquency – Youth Rights Justice

The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School Serves Youth in OYA’s Closed Correctional Facilities Through its Youth Legal Clinic

by Abigail Smith on April 24, 2020 with No Comments

I. The Youth Legal Clinic The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) recognized the need for incarcerated youth to have more legal information about their constitutional rights and increased access to the courts. Subsequently, OYA reached out to the Criminal Justice … Read More

Case Summaries October – December 2019

by Youth, Rights & Justice on March 5, 2020 with No Comments

Dept. of Human Services v. K. S. W., 299 Or App 668 (Oct. 9, 2019). In this Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) case, the Court of Appeals found that a new active efforts finding was not required when a guardianship was established… Read More

The Negative Effect of Fines and Fees in Juvenile Justice

by Youth, Rights & Justice on March 5, 2020 with No Comments

“…Fines and fees in the juvenile justice system harm youth and their families. They also undermine public safety and contribute to racial disparities in the justice system.” In A Debtor’s Prison, the Juvenile Law Center of Philadelphia analyzed the impact of costs, fines, fees, and restitution on youth… Read More

“I’ve Got To Admit It’s Getting Better, A Little Better All The Time”

by Youth, Rights & Justice on March 5, 2020 with No Comments

Oregon is Working to Overcome the Juvenile Justice System’s Historical Failing of LGBTQ Youth. As of April 2017, only five states (California, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Texas) and the District of Columbia explicitly included sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes… Read More

Book Review: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity (2018) by Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.

by Youth, Rights & Justice on March 5, 2020 with No Comments

The Deepest Well focuses on the impact that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have on a person’s growth and development, physical health, and long-term well-being. The term ACEs comes from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, first conducted from 1995 to 1997…