A booklet from CUP on “I Got Arrested! Now What?”:
This issue of Making Policy Public breaks down the juvenile justice system comic book-style. Check out the system step-by-step, meet the decision-makers, and pick up crucial tips as you follow the story of Chris from his arrest to the last gavel slam.
The fully unfolded poster lets you track the branches of the New York State juvenile justice system in a fact-filled flow chart and learn a few lawyerly words along the way. It’s so thorough that the NYC Department of Probation gives them out to youth that are arrested in the five boroughs.
This pamphlet was produced through a collaboration of CUP, the Center for Court Innovation, the Youth Justice Board, and graphic novelist Danica Novgorodoff.
The project description:
The juvenile justice system is a complex one. When a young person is arrested, no one tells them what’s about to happen to them, let alone how they can best advocate for themselves. The result is that many youth that enter the system end up with avoidable penalties, and on a path that very often leads back to the justice system. The Center for Court Innovation proposed this poster as part of CUP’s Making Policy Public series. They wanted to create an outreach tool that would help young people navigate the maze of New York’s juvenile justice system, and they wanted to use a medium that would really make it accessible to youth. CUP collaborated with the Center and graphic novelist Danica Novgorodoff to create a readable explanation of an incredibly complicated process.
I Got Arrested! Now What? breaks down the juvenile justice system comic-style. It shows the system step-by-step, introduces the decision-makers, and provides helpful tips through the story of Chris, from his arrest to the last gavel slam.
This MPP is currently being distributed by legal defenders across the city. It’s so thorough that the NYC Department of Probation gives them out to youth that are arrested in the five boroughs.
Could you send me a couple of copies?
Hi, I’m sorry but we don’t have those stocked. You can purchase them from CUPS directly, follow this link: http://www.welcometocup.org/Projects/MakingPolicyPublic/IGotArrested