juvenile justice

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• - Resources on juvenile injustice to motivate young people who aren't locked up to fight for those who are incarcerated.
  
• - National organization working to reduce overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Information arguing that minors with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and suggestions on how to properly handle such cases.
  
• - Links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites dealing with whether juveniles should be tried and sentenced as adults.
  
• - Reports portraying juveniles differently may lead to tougher sentencing recommendations for blacks.
  
• - PBS Frontline's report on the treatment of very young offenders.
  
• - Article from the Christian Science Monitor.
  
• - An article arguing that the role of juvenile prosecutors is different from the role of criminal prosecutors.
  
• - 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 corrections.
  
• - 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.
  
• - A publication of writing and art from inside juvenile hall.
  
• - Information on juveniles on Alabama's death row, and an argument that juveniles should not be executed.
  
• - A Washington Post special, with links, on juvenile murder -- compiled as a result of the Columbine school massacre.