Promoting Best Practices in Defending Juveniles 2014

In the spring of 2014, the Clinic partnered with the Texas Fair Defense Project to compile information on national and state standards and best practices relating to criminal representation of juveniles with mental health issues or intellectual or developmental disabilities. TFDP used the research to propose guidelines for the use of social workers at all stages of representation, and to examine the outcomes of holistic representation.

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