How Old is Too Young: Should New York Raise Its Age of Criminal Liability?
Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:30 PM
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This panel will address the age of criminal liability in New York, discussing whether our state should follow the vast majority of other states and raise the age to 18. Issues to consider include adolescent brain development, the workings of the Family Court and Criminal Court systems, and various policy reasons underlying New York's decision to lower the age 20 years ago.
Moderator:
HON. DEBRA A. JAMES, Supreme Court Justice, New York County
Speakers:
HON. MICHAEL CORRIERO, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Retired Supreme Court Justice, Criminal Term, New York County; JEFFREY FAGAN, Professor of Law and Public Health, Columbia University; LAURENCE STEINBERG, PhD, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Temple University