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CJCJ’s vigorous policy advocacy and innovative programs transform juvenile justice systems to better serve young people and their families. This work strengthens community safety while reducing incarceration. Our team regularly investigates juvenile halls and youth prisons across the country. We report on conditions and concerns, while lifting up successful, community-led diversion programs. Here are CJCJ’s reports on these juvenile justice programs and policies.

For more information, contact CJCJ Communications at cjcjmedia@​cjcj.​org or (415) 6215661 x. 103.

In commemoration of the American Juvenile Court’s Centennial, this book includes the stories of 25 individuals who were justice-involved as youth and became successful adults. 

This guide is designed to assist juvenile court advocates in locating and accessing residential placement alternatives for youths in the juvenile justice system.

The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California

Runaway Juvenile Crime?: The Context of Juvenile Crime Arrests

This study examines the realities and myths of San Francisco juvenile crime control policies in 1996