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Welcome to the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy
(NJLSP). The Journal is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the impact of the
law on different aspects of society. Topics covered include race, gender, sexual orientation, housing, immigration, health care, juvenile justice, voting rights, family law, civil rights, poverty, the environment, and privacy rights.
We are pleased to announce the publication of our Spring 2011 Issue:
Spring 2011 | Volume 6 | Issue 2
PREPARED REMARKS
Prepared Opening Remarks
James Bell
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Prepared Keynote Remarks: Minimizing Youth Incarceration: A Civilizing Aspiration?
Bart Lubow
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ARTICLES
The Myth of Separation
Annette Ruth Appell
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Advocating for Children in Care in a Climate of Economic Recession: The Relationship Between Poverty and Child Maltreatment
Bruce A. Boyer & Amy E. Halbrook
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Failing Juvenile Courts, and What Lawyers and Judges Can Do About It
Emily Buss
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Seize the Little Moment: Justice for the Child
20 Years at the Children and Family Justice Center
Bernardine Dohrn
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The Lee Arthur Hester Case and the Unfinished Business of the United States Supreme Court to Protect Juveniles During Police Interrogations
Steven A. Drizin
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The Children & Family Justice Center’s 20th Anniversary: Splendid Accomplishments and a Wonderful Future
Thomas F. Geraghty
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From Cook County to Pretoria: A Long Walk to Justice for Children
Dr. Ann Skelton
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Social and Biological Constructions of Youth: Implications for Juvenile Justice and Racial Equity
Patricia Soung
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
Constitutional Othering: Citizenship and the Insufficiency of Negative Rights-Based Challenges to Anti-Homeless Systems
Kathryn Hansel
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The Colorblind Ideal in a Race-Conscious Reality: The Case for a New Legal Ideal for Race Relations
Destiny Peery
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