Court Improvement
Reasonable Efforts and Court Improvement
In this overview of the current juvenile dependency court system, retired judge Leonard P. Edwards, a Judge-in-Residence with the California Administrative Office of the Courts, outlines the types of problems that riddle the current system. Through the use of hypothetical's, various models used around the nation and personal experience, Edwards leads an informative and engaging conversation about the challenges of our state’s and nation’s juvenile court systems. One of the fundamental challenges in improving the juvenile court system lies in how to bring about change. In this program, Judge Edwards, discusses the importance of family in revamping the juvenile court system and how to bring about such change despite a multitude of obstacles. See first-hand stories of how a holistic approach can help these families in crisis heal.