- Justice System
New Report Provides Strategies to Combat Mis-Incarceration of Children with Disabilities
October 21, 2019
The findings in "Probation Referral: Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System" are based upon the cases of scores of children with disabilities represented by the nationwide Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System.
Press Release - Justice System
Probation Referral: A Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System
October 12, 2019
The findings in Probation Referral: Model for Diversion of Children and Youth with Disabilities from the Juvenile Justice System are based upon the cases of scores of children with disabilities represented by the nationwide Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System. P&As provide legal and other advocacy services to children and…
Publication - Education
New Report Finds Children with Disabilities Abused, Denied Treatment and Education
June 10, 2015
Children with disabilities are disproportionately placed in the juvenile justice system, receive inadequate treatment and are denied educational opportunities, the National Disability Rights Network asserted in a report released today.“More than 65 percent of youth in the justice system meet the criteria for a disability, a rate that is…
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