Opinion: Let’s not limit our thinking to ‘dealing with juvenile crime’
Dr. Altha Stewart, director of the UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Wellbeing, recently pushed a presenter during a meeting to change his language saying “we do not call them juveniles.” (The Daily Memphian files)
Dr. Stephanie R. Hill
Dr. Stephanie R. Hill is Deputy Chief Administrative officer for the Juvenile Court of Shelby County.
Let’s execute on our mission as adults, and we will draw closer to becoming a community that is safe, connected and a place all children can be embraced.
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