This issue discusses constitutional changes to blended sentencing. Up until February 2000, three states had faced challenges such as these: Minnesota in 1995, New Mexico in 1996, and Montana in 1997. Only the Montana statute was declared unconstitutional.
This publication is intended to help judges launching ITCPs identify key components of the implementation process and embrace their leadership role off the bench to help support the effective implementation of ITCP programs.
Any work that strives to serve and advocate for survivors of child sex trafficking should always provide a seat at the table for survivors, particularly youth survivors. One way to achieve this is to start…
Children and youth often have little or no power over important aspects of their lives that are impacted by court involvement. Judges and other court professionals need to engage authentically, meaningfully, and directly with children…