To read the full article, visit: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/12/876221163/law-professor-on-how-misdemeanors-sweep-blacks-into-the-criminal-system For further information and data on juvenile arrests in Illinois, visit: http://ijjc.illinois.gov/sites/ijjc.illinois.gov/files/assets/Juvenile%20Justice%20in%20Illinois%202013%20%28September%202015%29.pdf