“Research has … shown that the minute a youth sets foot in detention or lockup, he or she has a 50 percent chance of entering the criminal justice system as an adult.” – Robert Listenbee, administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
University of Tennessee law professor Dean Rivkin argues that prosecuted truants should have right to appointed counsel earlier in the process.
Read the story of Dean Rivkin’s advocacy on behalf of Knox County’s juveniles and opportunities for legal representation when charged with truancy.
