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Juvenile Justice Systems

Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985

Publisher: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This fact sheet provides data on juvenile delinquency cases involving drug offenses handled between 1985 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction.

Reclaiming Futures

Publisher: 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

This initiative works to reinvent the way police, courts, detention facilities, treatment providers, and communities work together to help young people in trouble with drugs, alcohol, and crime.

National Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Databook

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Justice

This resource is designed to give users an understanding of the levels of disproportionate minority contact at various levels of juvenile justice system.

Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Easy Access Tool

Publisher: 
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This tool is intended to facilitate independent analysis of national data on the characteristics of youth held in residential placement facilities, including detailed information about the youth's

State Juvenile Justice Profiles

Publisher: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The State Juvenile Justice Profiles web site features descriptive information and analysis regarding each state's juvenile justice system, illustrating the uniqueness of the 51 separate juvenil

2006 State Juvenile Justice Legislation Review

Publisher: 
National Juvenile Defender Center

This juvenile justice legislation review examines juvenile justice legislation by state and issue and provides bill numbers, as well as descriptions and status reports on each bill.

A Blueprint for Change: Improving the System Response to Youth with Mental Health Needs Involved with the Juvenile Justice System

Publisher: 
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice

This research briefly discusses the Blueprint for Change model, which offers a framework for juvenile justice and mental health systems to use when developing strategies and policies aimed at impro

Guidelines for Juvenile Information Sharing (JIS)

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Justice

This report offers guidelines for state and local jurisdictions involved in efforts to improve information sharing between agencies that work with at-risk youth and juvenile offenders.

Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Justice

This U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Web site is devoted to tribal justice and safety.

Giving Back: Introducing Community Service Learning, Improving Mandated Service for Juvenile Offenders

Publisher: 
Constitutional Rights Foundation

This manual offers a variety of service-learning tools, techniques, and project ideas designed to help juvenile justice practitioners apply school-based learning methods into court-mandated commun