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Juvenile Justice Special Reports provide valuable information and data on the current state of affairs of many issues addressing the well-being of children and youth.
- Less Cost, More Safety: Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice by Richard A. Mendel; published in 2001 by the American Youth Policy Forum, Washington DC. This report highlights eight model alternative treatment and rehabilitation programs that produce positive outcomes for youth and yield vast savings.
- Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works-and What Doesn’t by Richard A. Mendel; published in 2000 by the American Youth Policy Forum, Washington DC. This report provides a cost-benefit analysis and assesses the effectiveness of juvenile crime policies nationwide and outlines proven and effective tools and programs — both prevention and intervention — to reduce lawbreaking and improve life outcomes for children.
- Building Blocks for Youth - The following publications were published by Building Blocks for Youth and provide important data for juvenile justice advocates:
- Unintended Consequences: The Impact of "Zero Tolerance" and Other Exclusionary Policies on Kentucky Students by David Richart, Kim Brooks and Mark Soler, February 2003–This report documents the disproportionate suspension rate of African-American youth and the minor infractions that lead to their suspension.
- ¿Dónde Está la Justicia? A Call to Action on behalf of Latino and Latina Youth in the U.S. Justice System by Francisco Villarruel and Nancy Walker–Villarruel and Walker expose the disparities in treatment of Latino and Latina youth in the justice system.
- Public Opinion On Youth, Crime, And Race: A Guide For Advocates by Mark Soler, President of Youth Law Center–This advocacy guide provides findings from public opinion surveys and focus groups and includes recommendations about how advocates can frame issues for effectiveness in advocacy and organizing.
- A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Youth Crime and Detention Rates in Maryland & D.C. by Lisa Feldman, Michael Males and Vincent Schiraldi, October 2001–A study of juveniles in detention facilities identifies the disproportionate confinement of minority youth.
- Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois' Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders to Adult Court by Jason Ziedenberg from the Justice Policy Institute, April 2001–Findings discuss the racial factors in drug charges and support the argument that African-American and Latino youth are disproportionally sent to the adult court system in Illinois even in the face of data that show white youth are more likely to have sold drugs and have used cocaine.
- Off Balance: Youth, Race & Crime in the News by Lori Dorfman, from Berkeley Media Studies Group and Vincent Schiraldi, from the Justice Policy Institute, Aoril 2001–In this study, investigators show that media unduly connects youth to crime and violence; people of color are overrepresented as perpetrators and underrepresented as victims.
- Youth Crime/Adult Time by Jolanta Juszkiewica, from the Pretrial Services Resource Center, October 2000–The report discusses that the growing trend of prosecuting youth in adult court sends many youth into adult courts for non-violent charges.
- And Justice for Some by Eileen Poe-Yamagata and Michael A. Jones, from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, April 2000–The investigators address the racial disparities in the juvenile justice system with findings that youth of color experience more severe treatment than their white peers at every stage of the juvenile justice process.
- The Color of Justice: An Analysis of Juvenile Adult Court Transfers in California by Mike Males, PhD and Dan Macallair, MPA, from the Justice Policy Institute, February 2000–The analysis found that youth of color (African American, Latino and Asian American) are 2.5 times more likely that white kids to be tried as adults.
- 2003 Kids Count–This annual national compilation of the well-being of children by the Annie E. Casey Foundation includes the educational, health, economic and social status of American children and also includes individual state reports. You can view the entire report at http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/
- Louisiana Kids Count–The socioeconomic, health and demographic report on Louisiana kids that also includes parish data. You can view the Louisiana report and data compiled through 2003 at http://www.agendaforchildren.org/pages/count.shtml
- American Bar Association–The following publications address various issues affecting youth in the juvenile justice system, particularly the lack of effective legal representation for juveniles and the need for appropriate standards and practices. The publications are available on the ABA Juvenile Justice Center website at http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/pubs.html.
- A Call for Justice: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, December 1995–presents evidence that juveniles in general are poorly represented across the country. The report examines reasons for this and makes recommendations to all entities in the juvenile justice system.
- Beyond the Walls: Improving Conditions of Confinement for Youth in Custody, January 1998–Six ideas are offered as methods of improving oversight, monitoring and services for detained and committed youth.
- Institute of Judicial Administration/American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Standards, 1979–Twenty four volumes of comprehensive juvenile justice standards, this is a valuable resource for anyone involved in juvenile justice administration and practice.
- Justice By Gender: The Lack of Appropriate Prevention, Diversion and Treatment Alternatives for Girls in the Justice System, May 2001–This report is a resource on the nature and causes of girls’ delinquency and ideas for policies, programs and needed changes for the care of girls in the justice system.
- More Than Meets the Eye: Rethinking Assessment Competency and Sentencing for a Harsher Era of Juvenile Justice, August 1997–Describes ways to strengthen the representation of juvenile offenders in a time of criminalization of children’s offenses.
- State Juvenile Indigent Defense Assessments–A series of twelve individual state reports, including Louisiana, assessing their juvenile indigent defense systems and opportunities for reform.
- Understanding Adolescents: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum, September 2000–This six module curriculum was designed for maximum flexibility and broad application with information applicable to any jurisdiction.
- Ten Principles of Indigent Defense–American Bar Association Legal Services, 2002–A practical guide for legal jurisdictions, policymakers and other advocates to assess their public defense systems, communicate those needs to policymakers in order to design systems that provide effective, efficient, and ethical quality legal representation for defendants who cannot afford an attorney. You can access this report at http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/defender/
- Children in Confinement in Louisiana, Human Rights Watch 1995–This ground-breaking report describes the extensive punitive and abuse conditions of confinement of children in Louisiana, violating numerous international human rights standards. You can read the report at http://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Us3.htm
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