Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction: Law, Policy and Practice
Comprehensive resource for practicing lawyers, judges and policymakers on the legal restrictions and penalties that result from a criminal conviction over and above the court-imposed sentence, by Margaret Colgate Love, Jenny Roberts and Wayne A. Logan
National Clean Slate Clearinghouse
Information on practice resources governing record clearance for adult criminal records and records of juvenile adjudications from the Council of State Governments Justice Center
Federal Sentencing & Collateral Consequences
CCRC practice resource on federal judicial authority to factor collateral consequences into sentencing decisions (April, 2016)
Criminal Justice Resources (Legal Action Center)
A collection of resources focusing on criminal records, collateral consequences, and relief
Criminal Records Clearinghouse (National HIRE Network)
Information about governmental agencies and community-based organizations that assist people with criminal records, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers
Practice Advisory for Criminal Defenders, New Deferred Action Parental Accountability (DAPA) Program
Strategies for criminal defense lawyers to preserve client eligibility for deferred action under Obama immigration initiative (Immigrant Legal Resource Center and National Lawyers Guild)
Advocacy resources and related information about limiting consideration of criminal background in the hiring process
Collateral Consequences Resource List
2010 memorandum from the Sentencing Resource Counsel Project digesting cases about consideration of collateral consequences in federal sentencing decisions.
A Juvenile Defender’s Guide To Conquering Collateral Consequences
A practice checklist from the National Juvenile Defender Center
>> See also Compilations & inventories of collateral consequences <<
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