Case Western Reserve University

“The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth”

Drawing upon 25 years of experience representing Black youth in Washington D.C.'s juvenile court, Kristin Henning confronts America's irrational, manufactured fears of Black youth and makes a ...
The New York Times

Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws

JUST PURSUIT A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness By Laura Coates THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE How America Criminalizes Black Youth By Kristin Henning Trial lawyers are storytellers — and they especially ...
Mission Local

Day’von Hann is just the latest black child robbed of his life — and then robbed of his youth or even the perception of innocence

Day'von Hann (right). "You could see that smile from hella far." When the shots rang out, five or six in quick succession — POP POP POP POP POP POP — people assumed they were fireworks. It was shortly ...
Case Western Reserve University

The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth

Drawing upon 25 years of experience representing Black youth in D.C.'s juvenile court, Kristin Henning confronts America's irrational, manufactured fears of Black youth and makes a powerfully ...
Publishers Weekly

The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth

Black youth in the U.S. are subjected to unwarranted scrutiny by police and an overly punitive and biased justice system, according to this sobering and richly documented study. Georgetown law ...