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Pacific Juvenile Defender Center

Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
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“The same factors that make youths ineligible to vote or to serve on a jury require us to treat them differently from adults when they commit crimes.”

— MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, 2006 

August 2011

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  • PJDC Board Member Sue Burrell Receives ABA Livingston Hall Award

    Each year, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section selects one recipient for its Livingston Hall Award for juvenile justice advocacy.   This year’s recipient is long time PJDC Board Member and Youth Law Center Staff [...]

    Posted Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

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