New Law Helps Teeens Avoid Criminal Record
Feb 12, 2010, Dorothy Tucker, WBBM-TV, Chicago
CHICAGO -- You're arrested. You're charged. But thanks to a new law in Illinois, you won't have a criminal record. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on the new life-changing rules for thousands of teenagers.
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- Issues
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Community-based alternatives
, Evidence-based practices
, Juvenile indigent defense
, Racial-ethnic fairness/DMC
, Right-sizing jurisdiction
- States
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Illinois
- Action networks
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DMC Action Network
, Indigent Defense Action Network
, Mental Health / Juvenile Justice Action Network