The Intersection of Immigration and Gang Reduction Policy

Wednesday, 04/16/2008

Shay Bilchik, Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
Ilana Brunner, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Bobby Scott (D- Va.) (Invited)
Luis Cardona, Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator, Montgomery County (Md.)
Department of Health and Human Services
Carol Chodroff, U.S. Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
Jeffrey Wennar, Montgomery County (Md.) State Attorney's Office
Patrick Word, Detective Corporal, Gaithersburg (Md.) Police Department

This event is sponsored by Georgetown Human Rights Action, which will present findings from its new report, "Between the Border and the Street: Migrant Youth on the Margins." The report is based on research conducted by Georgetown Law students during a fact-finding mission to Guatemala last August, as well as research conducted in the Washington, D.C., area. The report provides a comparative perspective on gang reduction policies and migration in the United States and Guatemala, and offers recommendations for U.S. policymakers.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Immigration
• Gang
• Youth
• Policy
• Juvenile
• Justice