Early Exposure to Juvenile Court System Leads To More School Dropouts
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The media is beginning to catch on to a trend that many juvenile justice reform experts have known for quite some time: The earlier a student is exposed to the juvenile court system the more likely they are on average…
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Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The New York Times recently published a lengthy advertisement for the amphetamine, Adderall. Technically, it wasn’t supposed to be a commercial. It was a feature story entitled, “Risky Rise of the Good Grade Pill.” But the manufacturer of Adderall would…
read moreThe School to Prison Pipeline
Jerod Gunsberg, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
The BBC World Service has produced an excellent audio documentary about how the public school system in Texas criminalizes petty student misbehavior. Perhaps the most eye-opening moment is when a young teen describes how security officers repeatedly issued misdemeanor citations to…
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