Pacific Juvenile
Defender Center
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
1254 Market Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-3762 x 314
Fax (415) 863-7708
Publications
The PJDC provides publications for juvenile defenders in California and Hawaii. The following publications are currently available:
The Special Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Effective Practice
The manual hopes to assist judges, attorneys, and other practitioners in their work with youth in the juvenile justice system who have mental health and/or other disabling conditions.Special thanks to the Children's Law Center, Inc. for providing this publication.
Suspension-Expulsion Manual
An updated manual of the techniques, tactics, and procedures involved in representing a minor in a school expulsion case. The full manual is available from PJDC by contacting the Program Coordinator at (415)863-3762 ext. 314 or by email PJDCquestions@yahoo.comA manual on the techniques, tactics, and procedures involved in representing a minor in a school expulsion case. (LSC)
The following sections for the Suspension-Expulsion Manual are available here:
- A Detailed Outline of Suspension and Suspension Procedures and Law
- Tips for Representing a Student in an Expulsion Hearing
- Case Law Reference Guide
Guide to Proposition 21
An easy-to-read guide to Proposition 21 with practice tips. (SFPD/CJCJ)
Improving Juvenile Defense Strategies: Strategies and Models for Reform
The Guidebook to the PJDC Summit 2002. The full manual is available from PJDC by contacting the Program Coordinator at (415)863-3762 ext. 314 or by email PJDCquestions@yahoo.comThe following sections of the guidebook are available here:
- Detention Reform:
Juvenile Detention Reform in Santa Cruz County
- Placement Delay and Dead Time:
Overview: Avoiding Placement Delay and Dead Time
Los Angeles Times Article on Placement Delay in L.A. (2/14/02)
- Strategies for Addressing Placement Delay and Dead Time:
What Can Public Defenders do to Reduce Placement Delay or Placement Failure?
Addressing Placement Delays through Habeas Petitions
- Advocating for Juveniles with the Media: What Defense Attorneys and Defender Organizations Should Consider: Ethics, Strategies, and Scenarios
- Education Advocacy for Delinquency Clients:
Parent Education Packet
Request for Special Education Assessment
Education Specialist Referral
Additional Resources
- Immigration Issues for Delinquency Clients:
Immigration Consequences of Juvenile Dispositions and Adult Transfer
Sample Minor's Request for Order Pursuant to Sect. 153 of the Immigration Act of 1990
Sample Order Regarding Minor's Eligibility for Special Immigrant Status