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A collection of success stories, showing what happened to children given second chances by juvenile courts. Some of these success stories involve now-famous people.
http://www.cjcj.org/centennial/

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

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

NCJRS's reference location for many PDF, HTML, and ASCI II publications on juvenile justice.
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/JuvenileJustice.asp

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

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/

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

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/utahjuvenilelaw.html

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

An Urban Institute article examining changes in the juvenile justice system.
http://www.urban.org/crime/delinq.html

An overview of juvenile law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
http://fatty.law.cornell.edu/topics/juvenile.html

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

Publications and sites edited by the Michigan State University Libraries.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/juvenile.htm

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.htm

Articles reviewing the first 100 years of juvenile courts.
http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/jjjournal1299/index.html

Juvenile justice-related list of links maintained by FSU School of Criminology professor Cecil Greek.
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/jjclearinghouse/jjlinks.html

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/

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/

Training organization for Tennessee judicial officers and juvenile court staff, and data collection agency.
http://www.tennessee.gov/tcjfcj

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

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/calba...ar_generic.jsp?cid=10180&id=1398

Publications and programs of the American Prosecutors Research Institute, a branch of the National District Attorneys Association.
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/juvenile/jj_home.html

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