In September of 2024, the IIP brought together a diverse group of prosecutors, stakeholders, and leading juvenile justice experts for a convening on improving prosecutorial strategies for juvenile justice. We welcomed trauma experts, defense attorneys, academics, community advocates, and people with lived experience in the juvenile justice system for a series of intimate conversations on crucial juvenile justice topics. Our convening dug into issues like the harms of youth sex offender registries, the importance of keeping young people out of the adult system, disrupting pipelines to justice system engagement, and how prosecutors can take steps to prevent and address wrongful convictions of youth. We heard from many of our attendees about how impactful this convening was, and how it has led many prosecutors to rethink their approaches.

Since the convening, we have hosted numerous webinars to equip our prosecutor partners with research, strategic guidance, and support to promote rehabilitation for youth and prevent recidivism.