CYA Goes to Reform School
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.
http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-12-30/cover.asp
Frontline: Juvenile Justice
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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/
Frontline: Little Criminals
PBS Frontline's report on the treatment of very young offenders.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/
Juvenile Prosecutors Are Not Criminal Prosecutors
An article arguing that the role of juvenile prosecutors is different from the role of criminal prosecutors.
http://www.xmission.com/~wake/juvenileprosecutors.html
Juveniles Tried and Sentenced as Adults
Links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites dealing with whether juveniles should be tried and sentenced as adults.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/tried_sentenced_as_adults.html
Juveniles on Alabama's Death Row.
Information on juveniles on Alabama's death row, and an argument that juveniles should not be executed.
http://www.angelfire.com/al4/juveniles
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
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.
http://www.ncmhjj.com/
Race and Outcome of Criminal Cases
Reports portraying juveniles differently may lead to tougher sentencing recommendations for blacks.
http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/1999archive/02-99archive/k021799.html
The W. Haywood Burns Institute
National organization working to reduce overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system.
http://www.burnsinstitute.org
Washingtonpost.com: Juvenile Murders
A Washington Post special, with links, on juvenile murder -- compiled as a result of the Columbine school massacre.
http://www.WashingtonPost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/links.htm
Youth Violence Risk Assessment
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.
http://www.fmhi.usf.edu/mhlp/savry/statement.htm