Board #11 - Gender and Juvenile Justice: How Minnesota Policy is Closing the Door on Young Women’s Futures

• In Event: 83-302 - Poster Session: Reforming Criminal Justice Systems: Exploring Interventions to Alter Legal Institutions and Policies

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes the contemporary application of the extended jurisdiction juvenile policy of the Minnesota juvenile legal system and how it intersects with gender. By comparing court cases, I find that this policy discriminates against girls.

Author

• Mariah Loeffler-Kemp, Macalester College