Juvenile Justice
Advocating for a trauma-based rehabilitation model for juvenile justice.

Working Group
Lead
Marlyn Bussey
Team
- Penny Nixon
- Terri Echelbarger
Actions
- Connected members of the Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention Commission to the Social Justice and Agency class at Aragon High School, where they have been annual presenters for 3 years
- Letter to DA Wagstaffe about not trying youth as adults
- Attended a court hearing for a minor that the DA wants to try as adult
- Meeting with DA Wagstaffe and community partners about not trying youth as adults
- Meetings with Supervisor Canepa and community partners about not trying youth as adults
Sessions & Presentations
Cohort sessions with a focus on juvenile justice include the following:
- Making San Mateo County the Most Compassionate County: Juvenile Justice and County Covid Response with Danielle and Jessica Mullin, Monroe Labousse, Paul Bocanegra, David Canepa
- Economic Justice/Schools and Communities First with Jennifer Martinez, Faith in Action Bay Area