Juvenile Justice

ABA: Juvenile Justice Section 
The American Bar Association site on juvenile justice includes information about girls in the juvenile justice system, the juvenile death penalty and more.

Building Blocks for Youth 
From a group of children’s advocates, law enforcement professionals and others, this site is focused on juvenile crime and justice. Select “State by State Info” and then click on state name to receive information on the treatment of youth of color, basic state juvenile justice information, reports and factsheets. Select “Research” for links to more information.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal partners, the site provides a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, including current news items, fact sheets, best practices documents and statistics.

Juvenile Justice topics can also be found within many of the sites in the topic, Crime, also found under Social Issues.

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Last Updated: September 11, 2008