OP-ED: Juvenile Courts Are Losing Opportunities to Create Better Futures

OP-ED: Juvenile Courts Are Losing Opportunities to Create Better Futures by Judge George Timberlake, Retired

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I recently learned of two traumatic events — both are connected to juvenile court but not to each other. I share both as further evidence of the need for best practices to take hold in our juvenile system.

Because I do not have first-hand information and because there may be additional developments in each case, I will not disclose identifying information.