April 13, 2023
The Rage of Innocence: How America criminalizes Black Youth. Talking with author, Professor Kristin Henning.
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The disparate treatment of black versus white youth in the juvenile Justice system is highlighted.
Every adolescent has a right to experiment and make mistakes on the path to adulthood. Unfortunately, our Juvenile Justice System is more likely to treat black kids more harshly than whites and is quicker to criminalize. And Police in schools may have become counter productive. Professor Henning details the disparities but ends on an upbeat note of reforms.
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