Lukol Directory: Society: Law: Legal Information: Juvenile Law

Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute Page On Juvenile Justice
An overview of juvenile law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
http://fatty.law.cornell.edu/topics/juveni...

How to Manipulate Juvenile Prosecutors
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.
http://www.xmission.com/~wake/utahjuvenile...

National Juvenile Justice Prosecution Center
Publications and programs of the American Prosecutors Research Institute, a branch of the National District Attorneys Association.
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/juv...

Juvenile Justice Resources
Publications and sites edited by the Michigan State University Libraries.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/j...

Rizer
Information and advice for young people about the law, crime and the consequences of offending. Utilized Flash extensively.
http://www.rizer.co.uk/

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
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.
http://www.ncjfcj.org/

The Juvenile Information Network
Encourages communication among juvenile justice professionals and works for the development of new reform programs in systems.
http://www.juvenilenet.org/

Juvenile Offenders and Troubled Teens
North Carolina Wesleyan College Justice Studies Department. Short but well-defined glossary of legal terms and an essay on juvenile crime describing indicators of juvenile crime.
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/juvjusp.h...

DOJ Kids and Youth
Find out how the court system works, who's on the FBI's 10 most wanted list, and how you can help prevent crime. Separate sections are offered for kids, teens, and teachers.
http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/

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

Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Training organization for Tennessee judicial officers and juvenile court staff, and data collection agency.
http://www.tennessee.gov/tcjfcj

An Evolving Juvenile Court
Articles reviewing the first 100 years of juvenile courts.
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/jjjournal1...

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

American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center
Working in partnership with other ABA entities, bar associations, and local and state advocacy groups to monitor and influence juvenile justice policy and practice.
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/

National Youth Gang Center
Branch of the Justice Department specializing in gang research. Site includes a collection of gang-related news items, state-by-state anti-gang legislation, government publications, a GangInfo mailing list for law enforcement professionals.
http://www.iir.com/nygc/

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

National Center for Juvenile Justice Website
Statistics, technical assistance, and legislative analyses pertaining to the juvenile justice system in the United States.
http://ncjj.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJJDP, part of the U.S. Department of Justice, helps state and local governments implement effective prevention and intervention programs to improve their juvenile justice systems. This site provides information on a broad range of juvenile justice-related matters.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org

Koch Crime Institute
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.
http://www.kci.org/

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

Delinquents or Criminals: Policy Options for Young Offenders
An Urban Institute article examining changes in the juvenile justice system.
http://www.urban.org/publications/307452.h...

Juvenile Justice Links
Juvenile justice-related list of links maintained by FSU School of Criminology professor Cecil Greek.
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/jjclearingh...

Building Blocks for Youth
Information on efforts to protect minority youth in the justice system.
http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/

Youth Restorative Action Project
YRAP is an Ottawa-based Youth Justice Committee sanctioned under section 18 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. YRAP is completely youth run and mandated to work in Youth Court with youth who have caused criminal harm as a result of racism, intolerance, and significant social issues.
http://www.yrap.org

Chicago Teen Law
Information for teens about the law, their rights and responsibilities, and legal careers.
http://www.chicagoteenlaw.org/

National Criminal Justice Reference Service's Juvenile Justice Publications
NCJRS's reference location for many PDF, HTML, and ASCI II publications on juvenile justice.
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.as...

Kids and the Law
A guide to the law as it affects young people, designed for parents. Created by the State Bar of California, this site focuses on California law.
http://calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_g...

Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators
ACJA is the governing body of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, which provides statutory authority for regulating the transfer of juvenile probation and parole supervision across state boundaries, provides for the return of non-adjudicated runaway youth to their home states, and for the return of non-adjudicated allegedly delinquent youth.
http://ajca.us/

Sub Topics:
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Family Lawyers
Dispositional Alternatives


Related Topics:
Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Juvenile Justice
Society: Crime: Research: Juvenile Justice
Society: Crime: Prisons: Juvenile



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