Maine: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings

Report (October 2003)

One-Page Report Description

American Bar Association Press Release

New England Juvenile Defender Center Press Release

Please review a selection of news coverage of this report's release:

• The Malvo Sniper Case and Juvenile Justice
  National Public Radio
  November 10, 2003
• Young Defendants
  New York Times
  November 10, 2003
• American Bar Association reports explore juvenile defense systems
  The Daily Record of Rochester
  November 7, 2003
• Lawyers for Juveniles
  New York Times
  November 3, 2003
• Juvenile Justice in Maine is criticized; A study finds a lack of training and pay for lawyers defending kids and few alternatives to confinement
  Portland Press Herald
  October 23, 2003
• State juvenile offender system bashed
  Bangor Daily News
  October 23, 2003
• Report faults juvenile justice system
  Kennebec Journal
  October 23, 2003
• Study: Lawyers who represent children are undertrained
  Associated Press & Local Wire
  October 23, 2003
• Newscenter: The Morning Report
  WCSH-TV CH 6 (NBC) Portland/Auburn, ME
  10/23/2003 5:00 - 7:00 am
  [cc] 1.06.54 A new study is blasting the way Maine handles the prosecution of juvenile crimes. Among its findings that Maine teenagers are sent away to detention facilities more often than necessary. The study sponsored by the New England Juvenile Defender Center and the American Bar Association also found that the teens often don`t get the services they need to straighten out their lives...