Youth Justice
We are building an equitable justice system by providing young people with individual advocacy, mentorship, and opportunities to grow, thrive and lead.
Youth Justice in America - Take Action Today - The Sentencing Project
Youth Justice · #1. The US is the only country in the world that sentences youth to life without parole. · 64%. Reforms have helped achieve a 64% reduction in ...
Youth Justice - National Center for Youth Law
We work to transform the youth justice system so that it better embodies true justice and equity for children. We advance community-based, health-centered ...
The primary goals of the juvenile justice system, in addition to maintaining public safety, are skill development, habilitation, rehabilitation, addressing ...
This international peer-reviewed journal engages with the analyses of juvenile/youth justice systems, law, policy and practice around the world.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Working for ...
OJJDP's three priorities reflect the Office's guiding philosophy: to enhance the welfare of America's youth and broaden their opportunities for a better future.
Youth Justice - Children's Defense Fund
In 2021, there were 2,000 kids under the age of 18 held in jails, and approximately 85% of them were being held as adults.84 While some states refuse to adopt a ...
Our efforts at CFYJ over the past 15 years have been a WIN for the field, and for tens of thousands of young people (who are under the age of 18) and their ...
Youth Justice - There Is A Better Way | Public Welfare Foundation
There is a better way. Public Welfare Foundation supports organizations working in its targeted jurisdictions to advance a fair and effective community-based ...
Youth Justice - National Institute of Justice
NIJ works closely with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support high-quality, rigorous research, evaluations, and statistical ...
Youth Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
In addition to experiencing a high prevalence of disruptive disorders, the most common mental health challenge for these youth is substance use disorder (76 ...
Youth Justice by the Numbers - The Sentencing Project
In 2022, 1,900 people under 18-years-old were held in an adult jail and 437 were serving sentences in an adult prison, representing an 84% ...
National Youth justice Network
NYJN builds the movement for anti-racist, healing-centered youth justice. We Unite advocates and organizers at the state and national level.
Building an abolitionist youth, family and incarcerated people's movement to end mass incarceration, deportation, and police terror.
Global Youth Justice, Inc. champions 2100+ Peer to Peer Juvenile Justice and Youth Justice Diversion Programs in 48 States and 12 Countries.
Youth Justice | Department of Human Services
The Neighborhood Intervention Program is now Youth Justice and Prevention (YJP)! We have changed our name to be more reflective of the services we offer as well ...
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state agency responsible for fiscal and programmatic oversight for the Youth Aids allocation and the ...
Michigan Center for Youth Justice: Home
The Michigan Center for Youth Justice is one of the oldest advocacy nonprofits in the state and among the few dedicated to creating a fair and effective ...
Youth in the Justice System: An Overview | Juvenile Law Center
Youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system have robust and meaningful rights, access to education and developmentally appropriate treatment.
... youth can be housed in adult facilities. Although the federal. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) requires that youth in the juvenile ...