Juvenile Justice (Crime and Justice)

Juvenile Justice Sites:

Frontline: Little Criminals Frontline: Little Criminals: PBS Frontline's report on the treatment of very young offenders. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/ The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice: Information arguing that minors with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and suggestions on how to properly handle such cases. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.edjj.org National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: 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 problems. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.ncmhjj.com/ Frontline: Juvenile Justice Frontline: Juvenile Justice: 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. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/ Race and Outcome of Criminal Cases Race and Outcome of Criminal Cases: Reports portraying juveniles differently may lead to tougher sentencing recommendations for blacks. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/1999archive/02-99archive/k021799.html Youth Violence Risk Assessment Youth Violence Risk Assessment: 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 other Youth Violence Resources. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/mhlp/savry/statement.htm The Beat Within The Beat Within: A publication of writing and art from inside juvenile hall. (Juvenile Justice) http://thebeatwithin.org How Tough Should Juvenile Justice Be? How Tough Should Juvenile Justice Be?: Article from the Christian Science Monitor. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/08/13/f-p1s1.htm Juvenile Prosecutors Are Not Criminal Prosecutors Juvenile Prosecutors Are Not Criminal Prosecutors: An article arguing that the role of juvenile prosecutors is different from the role of criminal prosecutors. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.xmission.com/~wake/juvenileprosecutors.html Resources for Change in Juvenile Justice with Young People Resources for Change in Juvenile Justice with Young People: Resources on juvenile injustice to motivate young people who aren't locked up to fight for those who are incarcerated. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.freechild.org/juvenile_injustice.htm The W. Haywood Burns Institute The W. Haywood Burns Institute: National organization working to reduce overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.burnsinstitute.org Juveniles Tried and Sentenced as Adults Juveniles Tried and Sentenced as Adults: Links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites dealing with whether juveniles should be tried and sentenced as adults. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.vachss.com/help_text/tried_sentenced_as_adults.html Juveniles on Alabama's Death Row. Juveniles on Alabama's Death Row.: Information on juveniles on Alabama's death row, and an argument that juveniles should not be executed. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.angelfire.com/al4/juveniles Washingtonpost.com: Juvenile Murders Washingtonpost.com: Juvenile Murders: A Washington Post special, with links, on juvenile murder -- compiled as a result of the Columbine school massacre. (Juvenile Justice) http://www.WashingtonPost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/links.htm