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Jul 19, 2019
2 min

OJD Week in Review: July 15 – 19

Hello again and another good Friday to you all! This week there is a new tip and just the single training reminder. Content for the end of the week may still be light, but please make sure to subscribe to the OJD blog and follow our OJD Twitter and Facebook pages as well to get updates, relevant articles, and other juvenile defense-related content throughout the week! Tip of the Week – Searches Not on School Property While an earlier tip referred to searches on school prope

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Jul 12, 2019
2 min

OJD Week in Review: July 8 – 12

Hello again! This week there is a new tip and just the single training reminder. Please make sure to subscribe to the OJD blog and follow our OJD Twitter and Facebook pages as well to get updates, relevant articles, and other juvenile defense-related content throughout the week! Tip of the Week – Getting Rid of Those Shackles Ask that the hearing occur prior to the juvenile entering the courtroom Request that both the hand and leg shackles be removed Hold the court to the t

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Jun 21, 2019
4 min

OJD Week in Review: June 17 – 21

Greetings and happy Friday! This week there is a new tip, a case law update, and the normal reminders. And because July 2 is rapidly approaching, please note there is still time to apply to become an N.C. State Bar-certified juvenile defender! If you are interested, please visit the N.C. State Bar Legal Specialization page. We want to grow the N.C. juvenile defender community! Case Law Update Back in January of this year, the Court of Appeals filed an opinion, In the Matt

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Jun 14, 2019
4 min

OJD Week in Review: June 10 – 14

Tip of the Week – Was Your Client Properly Served? N.C.G.S. §7B-1805 requires that both the juvenile and the parent be personally served. It is not permissible for the juvenile’s summons to be given to the parent or another person. If your client does not appear in court, make sure to check the court file for proper service. If your client was not personally served (i.e. the parent is in court and was served with your client’s summons) advocate that the juvenile not be fou

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Mar 8, 2019
4 min

OJD Week in Review: Mar. 4 – 8

Welcome back! This week we’re bringing attention to an update on our “Materials” page, a new tip, a fellowship opportunity, and training announcements. Tip of the Week – Was Your Client’s Parent Present? Any juvenile under the age of 16 must have a parent present for any in-custody interview. Any statement made without the parent’s presence is not admissible into evidence (§7B-2101(b)). Remember – “in-custody” is an objective test and uses the “reasonable juvenile” standard!

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Jan 18, 2019
2 min

OJD Week in Review: Jan. 14 – 18

Happy Friday! This week we’ve got another tip for juvenile defenders, one new job opportunity and some reminders. Tip of the Week – Contacting Your Client When contacting your client for the first time, you should use as many methods as feasible. Send a letter to both the client and parent/guardian. Call to set up an appointment. And be sure to contact the intake counselor to make sure you have the correct contact information. If you aren’t able to meet before court, as

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Aug 3, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 30 – Aug. 3

Happy Pre-Saturday! There are no new stories to share for this week, but there are a couple of deadlines in the next couple of days worth noting. Training Registration is now open for the 2018 Misdemeanor Defender Training, which will take place at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus from Sept. 18 – 21. This training, cosponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the School of Government, will be an introductory program for attorneys who are new to handling misdemeanor

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Jul 27, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 23 – 27

And… we’re back to another Friday! There is little news for this week with the exception of one new training opportunity and one new resource, but mostly reminders. New Resource In partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the National Juvenile Defender Center released “Addressing Bias in Delinquency and Child Welfare Systems“, a bench card emphasizing that “eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile and family courts is c

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Jul 20, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 16 – 20

Congratulations on making it to the end of another week! And this has been another eventful week, so there is a bit of new content to be shared once again. New Resource On our “Materials for Defenders” page, we’ve added the documents from the “2018 Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder” training. You can review the info from this March training under the “Training Material – Listed by Training Program” section. From Around the Community Today is the last da

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Jun 22, 2018
5 min

OJD Week in Review: June 18 – 22

Welcome back for the weekly roundup. There are a couple of new job opportunities added and approaching deadlines we’re highlighting, but in other news… This week we’d like to give a shout-out to the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts for the successful launch of their new website, nccourts.gov. Replacing the original nccourts.org, this more user-focused, mobile-friendly counterpart is meant to enable easier searches for court dates and other information while providin

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Jun 15, 2018
5 min

OJD Week in Review: June 11 – 15

Thanks for joining us once again! This week there is little new content, but there are several deadlines approaching for CLE training and certificate program applications we want to bring attention to. We would like to take a moment to recognize Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry for being honored during the 2018 Defenders of Justice Awards for policy and research advocacy. The ceremony took place last Friday night at the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill. Zogry was recognized for hi

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May 18, 2018
5 min

OJD Week in Review: May 14 – 18

Welcome back! This week we’ve got two new resources from NJDC in honor of Gault and the usual list of reminders for upcoming event and application deadlines. We’d like to ask that if you know of any new defenders around N.C. please be sure to let them know about our office and also direct them to our website, the listserv, Twitter page, and the NCOJD Facebook page. We want to make sure we are reaching as many juvenile justice advocates as possible and ensure everyone is ma

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Save the Date: 2018 Parent Attorney and Juvenile Defender Conferences

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May 11, 2018
1 min

Save the Date: 2018 Parent Attorney and Juvenile Defender Conferences

Please save the dates for the 2018 Parent Attorney and Juvenile Defender Conferences. Parent Attorney Conference will be held Thursday, August 16 and Juvenile Defender Conference will be held Friday, August 17. Both conferences, cosponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, will be held at the School of Government on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, offer approximately six (6.0) hours of CLE credit, and feature speakers from across the stat

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“Mothers: What Do They Know? And More Importantly, What Don’t They Know?” by Dr. A

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Jul 12, 2017
2 min

“Mothers: What Do They Know? And More Importantly, What Don’t They Know?” by Dr. A

Forensic and clinical psychologist Dr. Antoinette Kavanaugh has recently published an interesting new review on her website. In the post, Dr. Kavanaugh analyzes and breaks down the psychological study from Caitlin Cavanagh and Elizabeth Cauffman titled “What They Don’t Know Can Hurt Them: Mother’s Legal Knowledge and Youth Re-Offending“. In their paper, the researchers examined the correlation between the involvement of mothers in their sons’ legal processes, the knowledge

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