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Criminal Justice System: What to Do
This Community Classroom module hears from a range of people weighing in on the result of Cyntoia’s case, including a court-appointed forensic psychologist, the prosecuting attorney, and members of Cyntoia’s family. Questions such as whether teens should be tried as adults are addressed. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 3 curriculum titled Women, Girls and the Criminal Justice System.
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