NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York will no longer prosecute or arrest children under age 12 in 2023 for pretty much all crimes except homicide. Previously, anyone between the ages of 7 and 18 could be charged as a juvenile delinquent.
This comes a few years after New York’s “Raise the Age” legislation became law. It mandated that anyone under the age of 18 could not be prosecuted as an adult.
Criminal justice advocates are hopeful this will interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline — especially for Black and Latinx kids. The Legal Aid Society’s Lisa Freeman joins "1010 WINS In Depth" this week to unpack what this means for kids in the justice system. She’s director of Special Litigation and Law reform for Legal Aid’s Juvenile Rights Practice.
NYU Langone’s Dr. Carly Baetz also joins In Depth. Dr. Baetz is a child and adolescent psychologist whose research looks at the intersection of mental health and the juvenile justice system. She explains how trauma-informed practices could provide better outcomes for at-risk kids.
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