The National Juvenile Defender Center in Washington, DC is a leading organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of youth involved in the juvenile legal system. With a mission to ensure access to counsel and promote fair treatment, the center provides training, technical assistance, and resources to defenders across the country. Through their research and assessments, they work towards improving youth defense systems and addressing racial disparities in the juvenile court system.
The Gault Center, a part of the National Juvenile Defender Center, focuses on fulfilling the promise of Gault by advocating for the constitutional right to counsel for young people in delinquency proceedings. They support a community of youth defenders and strive for racial justice, confronting bias and unequal treatment in the court system. With their data research and state assessments, they aim to identify gaps and strengths in youth defense services, providing recommendations to enhance due process protections for children.
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