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#3 - Creating a Children-First Mindset in Policy and Society with Adam Benforado
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In this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with law professor Adam Benforado about the lack of attention paid to children in the policymaking process. Benforado, who focuses on criminal justice and children’s rights, argues that many of the societal problems we see all around us - incarceration, homelessness — are prevented most effectively by investing in our children. For the U.S. to remain competitive and produce healthy, happy, and thriving adults, Benforado believes we must prioritize the well-being of our youth.
Benforado explains that American society has gone backwards on children’s rights. We haven’t made the same progress as our peer nations on leading causes of childhood death, like gun and automobile safety, which jeopardizes the well-being and security of our youth as well as our nation.
Learn more about children's rights:
Book: A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All, By Adam Benforado
Book Review: A Minor Revolution Proposes Improving the Rights of Children By Bruce Lesley
Article: 'Two Little Texans' in Thick of Textbook Battle for Young Minds, By Dan Balz
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