This is a 2008 WCCF publication outlining why 17 year olds should not be charged as adults, including a review of some of the collateral consequences of youth getting an adult arrest and/or court record. Although the numbers have changed, the basic content of this report informs our on-going efforts to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction to age 18.
Series Introduction: The Diversity of Immigrants and Refugees in Wisconsin
A Place to Call Home Wisconsin has been shaped by successive waves of newcomers seeking refuge, opportunity, and a place to call home. From the Indigenous peoples who have inhabited these lands for millennia, to the waves of early European settlers who established...
