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Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth

Domestic Assaults by Juvenile Offenders

Publisher: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This bulletin analyzes data reported to the FBI

Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime

Publisher: 
www.futureofchildren.org

This report explores the dramatic changes in the law's conception of young offenders between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first.

Co-Occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Justice

This bulletin examines the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth, making comparisons based on age group, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Critical Condition: African-American Youth in the Justice System

Publisher: 
The Campaign for Youth Justice

This policy brief looks at why and how we can stop the harsh and unequal treatment of African-American youth by the justice system versus white youth, for the same offenses, at all stages in the ju

Model Policies for Juvenile Justice and Substance Abuse Treatment

Publisher: 
Robert Wood Johnsin Foundation

This report draws on lessons learned from the Reclaiming Futures initiative and include measures to improve policies at the federal, state, and local levels.

Department of Justice's (DOJ) Youth Gang Prevention Initiative

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Justice

This portal page includes a history of DOJ's efforts to address youth gangs, descriptions of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

2008 Kids Count Data Book

Publisher: 
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

This 19th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America

America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline

Publisher: 
Children

This report analyzes how risks such as lack of access to health and mental healthcare, child abuse or neglect, and lack of quality early childhood education often impact children at crucial points in their development, making involvement in the criminal justice system significantly more likely.

Effective Practices for Engaging At-Risk Youth in Service

Publisher: 
Youth Service America

This guide of effective practices for engaging at-risk-youth in community service was designed for public officials, youth service and service-learning practitioners and teachers, and researchers.

Youth Courts: An Empirical Update and Analysis of Future Organizational and Research Needs

Publisher: 
Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence

This report is drawn from a national survey examining the status of youth courts and their operation, volunteer activity, functions and resources.