In this session, presenters will identify implications of these circumstances for representation of a juvenile client, and will explore strategies for ensuring that juveniles receive care, treatment and guidance consistent with his or her best interest in partnership with system partners. Additionally, competent representation requires defense counsel to demonstrate racial, ethnic and cultural understanding and to identify and address bias within oneself and within the juvenile justice system. While explicit racism and other forms of racial and cultural bias persist, they have become less prominent and public over the past century. Also important, and likely more pervasive, are questions surrounding implicit bias—attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, decision-making, and behavior towards racially marginalized youth, without our even realizing it.
This session will explore some harmful side effects of how our brains naturally perceive, categorize, and draw inferences about a youth trapped in the system. Further, this session will present select strategies for de-biasing our brains.
Part of the Series: In Defense of Juveniles: What Delinquency Attorneys Need to Know about Working with and on Behalf of Youth
Date/Time:
June 11, 2021
1:00 am to 1:00 pm PST
June 11, 2021
1:00 am to 1:00 pm PST
Presenters:
- Hon. Marian Gaston
- Christian Bijoux
Credit:
The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider and this event has been approved for 2 hours of general MCLE credit.
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