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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 MARSHA LEVICK, ESQ.
- 1 2 3 "Marsha Levick", The Philadelphia Award
- 1 2 3 4 5 Samantha Melamed, "How Marsha Levick changed the face of juvenile justice", Philadelphia Inquirer , January 27, 2016
- ↑ "Marsha Levick: Demand a Seat at the Table"
- ↑ Robert Schwartz, " Gault ripple effect: the founding of Juvenile Law Center", in: Rights, Race, and Reform. 50 Years of Child Advocacy in the Juvenile Justice System, 2018, ISBN 1351602543 — describes the history of the Juvenile Law Center
- ↑ Marsha Levick Adjunct Professor of Law
- ↑ Lorna Graham, Presumption of Guilt. How the Kids for Cash Scandal Trampled Justice, ISBN 194818141X
- ↑ Randall G. Shelden, Emily I. Troshynski, Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society, 2019, ISBN 1478639865
- 1 2 "Marsha Levick, Co-Founder of the Juvenile Law Center, to Receive Prestigious Andrew Hamilton Award from the Public Interest Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association at Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception, Dec. 2"