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Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth

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

Too Soon to Tell: Deciphering Recent Trends in Youth Violence

Publisher: 
Chapin Hall Center for Education

This report analyzes adult and juvenile arrest rates based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, and is the first study to calculate national estimates of juvenile crime from 1975-2005.

Youth Cases for Youth Courts: A Guide to the Typical Offenses Handled by Youth Courts

Publisher: 
American Bar Association

This desktop guide provides community leaders with information that addresses questions critical to the effective implementation of youth courts.

How Does the Juvenile Justice System Measure Up? Applying Performance Measures in Five Jurisdictions

Publisher: 
National Center for Juvenile Justice

This report presents a case for measuring and reporting juvenile justice system performance outcomes and describes six essential features of a strategy for measuring juvenile justice performance. Five case studies are presented, all which work toward goal of balanced and restorative justice.

Cost-Effective Youth Corrections

Publisher: 
Justice Policy Institute

This report explains how several states have financially altered their juvenile justice systems to make them more effective and less damaging for youth.