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Raise the Age
October 28, 2014 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker
Hon. Jonathan Lippman
Chief Judge of New York State
Topic: Raise the Age*
Jay Heritage Center
210 Boston Post Road
Rye, NY
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT)
“It is high time that we change the way the justice system responds to 16- and-17- year-olds accused of non-violent crimes,” says Judge Lippman. “Every year, as many as 50,000 youths aged 16 and 17 are arrested in New York and prosecuted in our criminal courts, overwhelmingly for minor crimes. We are one of only two states in the nation that prosecutes adolescents as adults.The adult criminal justice system is simply not designed to address the special problems and needs of the 16- and 17-year-old.
Himself a product of the New York City school system, Judge Lippman travels extensively in New York and around the country to share his views and experiences regarding judicial branch leadership and innovation. He has published many articles and essays and has received numerous awards and honors.
For more information, please contact Julia Nesbitt, Director of Racial Justice, YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester, (914) 949-6227 x106.