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.
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Publications Jun 1, 1999
100 Years Of The Children’s Court: Giving Kids A Chance To Make A Better Choice
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.
This report is a preliminary portrait of some key trends in youth violence and the juvenile justice system in Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties since the mid-1980s.
The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California
In the first of the California Juvenile Justice Realignment Reform Report Series, Daniel Macallair writes about the role of CBO’s in service delivery and systems reform in the state.