‘System Can No Longer Be Built Upon the Exploitation of Youth’: Advocates Launch Campaign to Increase Protections for Teens During Police Interrogations
A coalition of children’s rights advocates in New York is pushing to get a state law passed that would mandate an attorney is consulted before law enforcement can interrogate any suspects under the age of 18. Proponents say the measure would add safeguards for juveniles, who are more susceptible than adults to coercive police tactics…