New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation
Teenagers Learn about the Law as They Grapple with Cases of Bias & Bullying
The Stopping
Hate and Delinquency by Empowering Students (SHADES) program is a teen court focusing on bullying and bias
incidents. The program is run as a partnership of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Department of Probation, and the
Museum of Tolerance. In this episode of New Thinking, David S. Wesley, presiding judge of the Los Angeles Superior
Court, and Camilo Cruz, director of community relations for the Los Angeles Superior Court, discuss the growth of
the city’s teen court program and unique features of the SHADES program.
David
S. WesleyCamilo Cruz