Lael Chester 5/9/24 Lael Chester 5/9/24 STATES CONSIDERING RAISING THE AGE to Extend Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over the 18th Birthday Read More Lael Chester 4/3/24 Lael Chester 4/3/24 Now Is the Time to Invest in D.C.’s Youth Rehabilitation Act, Not Roll It Back Read More Lael Chester 2/1/24 Lael Chester 2/1/24 Columbia University Justice Lab report: Arrests of youths under age 21 down in MA, but racial disparities worse Read More Lael Chester 2/1/24 Lael Chester 2/1/24 Arrests of youths under age 21 down in MA, but racial disparities worse Read More Lael Chester 1/30/24 Lael Chester 1/30/24 [UPDATED] Update on the Implementation of Vermont’s “Raise the Age” Law: Decline in Delinquency Caseloads After 18-Year-Olds Added To the Juvenile Justice System; Incorporation of 19-Year-Olds Next Read More Lael Chester 1/11/24 Lael Chester 1/11/24 Columbia Justice Lab Praises Today’s Historic Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling: Life Without Parole Sentences for People Under 21 Unconstitutional Read More Lael Chester 1/3/24 Lael Chester 1/3/24 Emerging Adult Justice: America's Recent Attempts to Apply Research to Policies and Practices Read More Lael Chester 12/13/23 Lael Chester 12/13/23 Testimony to Council of the District of Columbia | Joint Oversight Roundtable on Public Safety & Behavioral Health Services and Support for Youth Read More Lael Chester 12/11/23 Lael Chester 12/11/23 Testimony to Council of the District of Columbia | Public Hearing on B25-0537 Whole Government Response to Crime Act of 2023 Read More Lael Chester 7/17/23 Lael Chester 7/17/23 Time for Change: A National Scan and Analysis of Hybrid Justice Systems for Emerging Adults Read More Lael Chester 7/17/23 Lael Chester 7/17/23 Executive Summary - Time for Change: A National Scan and Analysis of Hybrid Justice Systems for Emerging Adults Read More Lael Chester 6/22/23 Lael Chester 6/22/23 Designing an Emerging Adult Justice Track in Manhattan’s Felony Alternative to Incarceration Court: Principles and Practices Read More Lael Chester 4/27/23 Lael Chester 4/27/23 Summary & Fact Sheet - Promising Practices: Pre-Arraignment Diversion for Emerging Adults Read More Lael Chester 4/27/23 Lael Chester 4/27/23 Promising Practices: Pre-Arraignment Diversion for Emerging Adults Read More Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Press Release: Emerging Adults Incarcerated at Rikers Island Read More Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Emerging Adults Incarcerated at Rikers Island: An Overview Read More Lael Chester 2/1/22 Lael Chester 2/1/22 Study of the Effectiveness of the Current Youthful Offender System, As Designed by the Enabling Statute and as Implemented by the Department of Corrections Read More Soraya Shri-Pathman 12/6/21 Soraya Shri-Pathman 12/6/21 Hot and Cold Cognition: Understanding Emerging Adults’ Cognitive Reasoning Read More Lael Chester 11/1/21 Lael Chester 11/1/21 Emerging Adults Need a Justice System Guided by Facts Read More Lael Chester 10/3/21 Lael Chester 10/3/21 Opinion | Double tragedy: Falsely imprisoned, then died of COVID while preaching justice reform Read More Older Posts
Lael Chester 5/9/24 Lael Chester 5/9/24 STATES CONSIDERING RAISING THE AGE to Extend Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over the 18th Birthday Read More
Lael Chester 4/3/24 Lael Chester 4/3/24 Now Is the Time to Invest in D.C.’s Youth Rehabilitation Act, Not Roll It Back Read More
Lael Chester 2/1/24 Lael Chester 2/1/24 Columbia University Justice Lab report: Arrests of youths under age 21 down in MA, but racial disparities worse Read More
Lael Chester 2/1/24 Lael Chester 2/1/24 Arrests of youths under age 21 down in MA, but racial disparities worse Read More
Lael Chester 1/30/24 Lael Chester 1/30/24 [UPDATED] Update on the Implementation of Vermont’s “Raise the Age” Law: Decline in Delinquency Caseloads After 18-Year-Olds Added To the Juvenile Justice System; Incorporation of 19-Year-Olds Next Read More
Lael Chester 1/11/24 Lael Chester 1/11/24 Columbia Justice Lab Praises Today’s Historic Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling: Life Without Parole Sentences for People Under 21 Unconstitutional Read More
Lael Chester 1/3/24 Lael Chester 1/3/24 Emerging Adult Justice: America's Recent Attempts to Apply Research to Policies and Practices Read More
Lael Chester 12/13/23 Lael Chester 12/13/23 Testimony to Council of the District of Columbia | Joint Oversight Roundtable on Public Safety & Behavioral Health Services and Support for Youth Read More
Lael Chester 12/11/23 Lael Chester 12/11/23 Testimony to Council of the District of Columbia | Public Hearing on B25-0537 Whole Government Response to Crime Act of 2023 Read More
Lael Chester 7/17/23 Lael Chester 7/17/23 Time for Change: A National Scan and Analysis of Hybrid Justice Systems for Emerging Adults Read More
Lael Chester 7/17/23 Lael Chester 7/17/23 Executive Summary - Time for Change: A National Scan and Analysis of Hybrid Justice Systems for Emerging Adults Read More
Lael Chester 6/22/23 Lael Chester 6/22/23 Designing an Emerging Adult Justice Track in Manhattan’s Felony Alternative to Incarceration Court: Principles and Practices Read More
Lael Chester 4/27/23 Lael Chester 4/27/23 Summary & Fact Sheet - Promising Practices: Pre-Arraignment Diversion for Emerging Adults Read More
Lael Chester 4/27/23 Lael Chester 4/27/23 Promising Practices: Pre-Arraignment Diversion for Emerging Adults Read More
Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Press Release: Emerging Adults Incarcerated at Rikers Island Read More
Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Soraya Shri-Pathman 10/18/22 Emerging Adults Incarcerated at Rikers Island: An Overview Read More
Lael Chester 2/1/22 Lael Chester 2/1/22 Study of the Effectiveness of the Current Youthful Offender System, As Designed by the Enabling Statute and as Implemented by the Department of Corrections Read More
Soraya Shri-Pathman 12/6/21 Soraya Shri-Pathman 12/6/21 Hot and Cold Cognition: Understanding Emerging Adults’ Cognitive Reasoning Read More
Lael Chester 11/1/21 Lael Chester 11/1/21 Emerging Adults Need a Justice System Guided by Facts Read More
Lael Chester 10/3/21 Lael Chester 10/3/21 Opinion | Double tragedy: Falsely imprisoned, then died of COVID while preaching justice reform Read More
![[UPDATED] Update on the Implementation of Vermont’s “Raise the Age” Law: Decline in Delinquency Caseloads After 18-Year-Olds Added To the Juvenile Justice System; Incorporation of 19-Year-Olds Next](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6458c07788975dfd586d90/1706641825720-GFNEE3KAYXGS9YBL9D7A/Screenshot+2024-01-30+at+2.10.09+PM.png)
