CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND POLICE CAN HAVE LONG-lasting negative
CONSEQUENCES. STUDENTS ENTER THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ONE OF TWO WAYS: by
being arrested and placed in the juvenile justice system or by
receiving a summary citation in adult court, usually without being
arrested.
These legal CONSEQUENCES OF JUVENILE ADJUDICATIONS ARE NOT OFTEN
DISCUSSED, and few understand the impact that youth face as a result
of their court involvement. Adjudications of delinquency, or juvenile
convictions, can follow an individual throughout adulthood and have
far-reaching CONSEQUENCES ON A YOUTH’s ability to join the military,
pursue higher education, obtain housing, or secure employment. These
CONSEQUENCES DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM YOUTH WHO ARE ALREADY MOST AT
RISK, such as youth of color, or those who are LGBTQIA.
Administrators and teachers should be informed about the impact that
student contact with the justice system can have on students’ short,
and long-term, opportunities. That way school officials can make
decisions about the most appropriate ways to discipline students that
protects school safety, the well-being of students at large, and the
interests of the student subject to discipline while minimizing system
contact.RHONDA MCKITTEN _is a Stoneleigh Fellow at the Philadelphia
Police Department. She has committed her career to improving the
relationship between youth and police. For 16 years, she worked at the
Defender Association of Philadelphia in a variety of roles, most
recently as the Director of Juvenile Grants and Policy._
The target audience for this event is advocacy groups that work with
youth and decision makers within school districts of Allegheny
County.
HOSTED BY THE BLACK GIRLS EQUITY ALLIANCE AND THE ACLU OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
_Parking is available in Lot A which is directly across the street
from the AJ Palumbo Building on Fifth Avenue. There are also bus stops
directly outside the building for anyone who will be coming by bus.
The other two lots (B and C) are also options but they are further up
the hill and would require some walking to get to AJP. Please refer to
the campus map_:
_https://www.carlow.edu/uploadedFiles/About/Maps_Directions_and_Parking/carlow-campus-map.pdf_
[https://www.carlow.edu/uploadedFiles/About/Maps_Directions_and_Parking/carlow-campus-map.pdf]
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