A Term For Juvenile Offenders 'Superpredator' Turns 25

WNYC News | Dec 2, 2020

A fear-mongering term used twenty-five years ago to demonizing young Black children has had lasting impacts. NYU Law professor Kim Taylor-Thompson discusses her op-ed in the L.A Times on the topic and how the lie of the "super-predator" has hurt the lives of many families. 

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