Juvenile Justice
- Building Blocks for Youth
Alliance of children's advocates, researchers, law enforcement professionals and community organizers that seeks to protect minority youth in the justice system and promote rational and effective justice policies.
Civic Research Institute
Civic Research Institute is a leading publisher of reference information for professionals in criminal justice, health, social services, behavioral health and law.
Court Appointed Special Advocate
CASA's are trained community volunteers who speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in court.
Juvenilejustice.com
Juvenile Justice is an on-line, bi-monthly magazine serving juvenile justice professionals in all 50 states.
JuvJustice.org
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) serves as a premier national resource on delinquency prevention and juvenile justice issues.
National Association of Drug Court Professionals and National Drug Court Institute
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals seeks to reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism by promoting and advocating for the establishment and funding of Drug Courts and providing for collection and dissemination of information, technical assistance, and mutual support to association members.
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice.
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice promotes awareness of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system and to assist the field in developing improved policies and programs based on the best available research and practice.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Our mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices and effectiveness of the juvenile court system.
National Youth Court Center
Serves as a central point of contact for youth court programs across the nation. We serve as an information clearinghouse, provide training and technical assistance, and develop resource materials on how to develop and enhance youth court programs in the United States.
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice - Partnerships for Safer Communities
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Provides information and resources on both general areas of interest about juvenile justice and delinquency including conferences, funding opportunities, and new publications and the comprehensive strategy as a framework for communities to combat youth crime.
Prison Me No-Way!
The No Way Trust seeks to guide and inspire young people and to promote and develop a fairer socially included society, with fewer inequalities.
Strengthening America's Families Program
Information regarding best practice and family strengthening programs including two page summaries of family-focused programs which have been proven to be effective.
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Offers model programs, public education, and policy research around alternatives to incarceration, sentencing and reentry issues, drug policy reform, and social justice issues.
The Fortune Society
Dedicated to educating the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root causes of crime. We also help ex-prisoners and at-risk youth break the cycle of crime and incarceration through a broad range of services.
The Juvenile Information Network
The Juvenile Information Network is intended to encourage communications among juvenile justice professionals and to foster the development of new reform programs in systems at the state and local levels.
The National Association of Counsel for Children
The NACC is a non-profit child advocacy and membership association dedicated to legal representation and legal advocacy for children and families.
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency
NCCD conducts research, promotes reform initiatives, and seeks to work with individuals, public and private organizations and the media to prevent and reduce crime and delinquency.
Treatment Advocacy Center
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely treatment of severe mental illnesses.
Victim Offender Mediation Association
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) brings victims and offenders together in safe mediation or family group conference settings to permit the offender to take responsibility for his or her actions, to make things as right as possible with the victim, and to be clear about future intentions.
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
VOMA provides resources, training, and technical assistance in victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circles, and related restorative justice practices.