Criminal
Mar. 20, 2012
What about leave no adult behind?
We seem to care for our children until they become 18, at which point their legal status and our judgments quickly change.
Konrad Moore
Public Defender
Kern County Public Defender's Office
We are all familiar with the phrase "leave no child behind," but what about leave no adult behind? Whether it's kittens, puppies or children, society places a special premium on youth. Watch out for the young. We seem to care for our children until they become 18, at which point their legal status and our judgments quickly change. Too often, disadvantaged children quickly become viewed as under-achieving adults. The troubled foster child shortly becomes the no good criminal. After all, wit...
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