The Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office is launching their first annual High School Internship program which will run for two weeks, starting July 23, 2012 from 9 am to 3 pm. All students will be assigned to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. They are partnering with the following three high schools and their respective law magnet programs: Dorsey High in the Crenshaw District; Wilson High in El Sereno; and Roosevelt High in Boyle Heights.
The goal is to expose the students to the work that the Public Defender team undertakes in vigorously representing indigent clients, which will include interactive presentations about the role of our supporting team of investigators, paralegals and social workers. The attorneys will also share their own personal stories about the journey that led to becoming deputy public defenders. The students will learn first-hand how the Public Defender promotes justice.
The program will feature a holistic approach to criminal justice, discussing the role of untreated mental illness, substance abuse and early childhood trauma and the connection to the criminal justice system.
The participating students have been in their respective law magnet programs since 9th grade and next year will be applying for college. Some will be the first in their families to attend college. The experience will aim to instill in the students that they too can pursue their dreams of becoming lawyers.
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