Article explaining the reforms the California Youth Authority is undertaking following a court settlement, and explaining why California is adopting a Missouri model for youth corr...
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-12-30/cover.asp
PBS Frontline's examination of whether serious young offenders should go to the criminal justice system to be tried as adults, or be handled in the juvenile justice system.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/
An article arguing that the role of juvenile prosecutors is different from the role of criminal prosecutors.
http://www.xmission.com/~wake/juvenileprosecutors.html
Links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites dealing with whether juveniles should be tried and sentenced as adults.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/tried_sentenced_as_adults.html
Information arguing the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system are not being met, and suggestions for how to better serve delinquent youth with mental health p...
http://www.ncmhjj.com/
Reports portraying juveniles differently may lead to tougher sentencing recommendations for blacks.
http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/1999archive/02-99archive/k021799.html
Resources on juvenile injustice to motivate young people who aren't locked up to fight for those who are incarcerated.
http://www.freechild.org/juvenile_injustice.htm
Information arguing that minors with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and suggestions on how to properly handle such cases.
http://www.edjj.org
A Washington Post special, with links, on juvenile murder -- compiled as a result of the Columbine school massacre.
http://www.WashingtonPost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/links.htm
This site provides information on the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), an applied risk assessment tool for use with adolescents. Also provides links to oth...
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/mhlp/savry/statement.htm
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