Overdue for Justice: A Review of the Juvenile Justice System in Michigan

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In June 2020, the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) released an assessment of access to and quality of juvenile defense counsel in Michigan. "Overdue for Justice: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Michigan" highlights the exclusion of juvenile defense from current sweeping reforms of Michigan’s criminal defense system and raises concerns about the quality of defense counsel for children in Michigan’s delinquency system. It addresses other barriers to due process including the effects of fees and costs assessed to children and families, disparate treatment, shackling and bail provisions, and includes recommendations for actions that state and local leaders can take to improve the quality of juvenile defense. The OCBA Juvenile Law Committee is pleased to host the author of this report as well as other Michigan stakeholders for this panel discussion.

 

 

Justice Elizabeth T. Clement
Michigan Supreme Court 

 

 

 

MaryAnn Scali
National Juvenile Defender Center

 

 

Jason Smith
Michigan Center for Youth Justice

 

 

Kristen Staley, Esq.
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission

 

 

 

Kim Tandy
Justice By Design

 

 

Terri T. Gilbert (Moderator)
Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, Wayne State University School of Social Work

 

 

 

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Oakland County Bar Association

Credit has been approved with the Oakland County Bar Association for 1.50 Criminal credits and 1.50 Juvenile credits.

This is a Zoom event. The link to this seminar will be provided in the confirmation email upon registration.

Refunds will be given to registrants whose cancellations are received no less than two business days before the program begins. No refunds will be granted thereafter. Seminar coordinators cannot guarantee that seminar materials (or refreshments where applicable) will be available for those who have not registered and paid in advance.