Barbara Fedders - Guest Speaker for NC Department of Publice Safety Conference

Professor Barbara Fedders, Faculty Supervisor in the Youth Justice Clinic, has published scholarship (on the ethical duty of lawyers in the juvenile system to understand the issues faced by LGBQ-GNCT youth - their unique vulnerabilities that lead them disproportionately into the system, and the challenges they face once they are adjudicated delinquent.    (http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=faculty_publications)  Based on this work, Fedders has created and led trainings to scholars and practitioners across the country.  On October 24, 2017 she presented her work to representatives from community-based, youth-serving organizations from throughout North Carolina at a conference organized by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (http://www.ncjsa.net/w/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pre-Conference-Agenda-October-2017.pdf)

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Posted by Barbara A. Fedders on Wed. November 1, 2017 3:46 PM
Categories: Clinical Faculty Initiatives, Youth Justice Clinic