Directory of Juvenile Law Resources

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This category is for sites that provide information on juvenile justice, including juvenile law and procedure.

Subcategories

• Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Dispositional Alternatives
• Family Lawyers

Resources in This Category

• American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Center

  http://www.abanet.org/dch/committee.cfm?com=CR200000
  Information about juvenile justice issues and advocacy. Includes a special section devoted to the issue of capital punishment, as well as access to publications and juvenile justice-related links.

• An Evolving Juvenile Court

  http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjjournal1299/
  Articles reviewing the first 100 years of juvenile courts.

• Coalition for Juvenile Justice

  http://www.juvjustice.org/
  A nonprofit organization made up of governor-appointed advisory groups, providing training and technical assistance related to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

• Delinquents or Criminals: Policy Options for Young Offenders

  http://www.urban.org/publications/307452.html
  An Urban Institute article examining changes in the juvenile justice system.

• Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

  http://www.djj.state.fl.us/
  Information on the state's juvenile justice system, including research and statistics, and program descriptions.

• How to Manipulate Juvenile Prosecutors

  http://www.xmission.com/~wake/utahjuvenilelaw.html
  An explanation of juvenile court law and procedure in Utah. This is an updated version of an article published in the BYU Journal of Public Law.

• Juvenile Justice Trainer's Association

  http://www.jjta.org/
  An organization devoted to developing and advancing a specialized system of education and training for juvenile justice professionals.

• Koch Crime Institute

  http://www.kci.org/
  A privately-funded research and policy organization which studies the criminal justice system and identifies the best ways to reduce and prevent crime, especially juvenile crime.

• National Center for Juvenile Justice

  http://ncjj.org/
  A research center providing information on juvenile and family justice systems, for use in improving such systems. Includes a fifty state comparison of juvenile justice systems.

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

  http://www.ncjfcj.org/
  NCJFCJ's site is aimed primarily at judges, but its information and resources on juvenile courts and family courts will interest a broader audience as well.

• National Juvenile Defender Center

  http://www.njdc.info/
  Developed to build the capacity of the juvenile defense bar and to improve access to counsel and quality of representation for children in the justice system.

• National Youth Gang Center

  http://www.iir.com/nygc/
  Assists state and local jurisdictions in the collection, analysis, and exchange of information on gang-related demographics, legislation, literature, research, and promising program strategies.

• Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

  http://www.tennessee.gov/tcjfcj
  Training organization for Tennessee judicial officers and juvenile court staff, and data collection agency.

• The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

  http://www.cjcj.org/
  A non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce society's reliance on the use of incarceration.

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