This brief report highlights variations in state-mandated domestic violence training for law enforcement officers. Download Publication
This opinion column discusses the issue of bullying among children and its link to adult crime and social misconduct. Download Publication
This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing required notice to school if a student is involved with law enforcement or juvenile court for committing a delinquent act. Download Publication
The author ponders the dilemma that arises when the researcher knows that his/her findings may be put to political use. The author claims that he is hesitant to release a fact that he encounters in…
This article by Judge Lois Haight, Superior Court Judge in Contra Costa County (CA), is an edited version of her keynote address to a child welfare conference in 2000. She addresses the splintering of care…
This report highlights the positive accomplishments and ongoing challenges faced by Nevada’s policy makers and professionals involved in juvenile justice, and includes specific recommendations for the future. Sections of the document offer findings and recommendations…
This publication combines formal legal research and practical insight into a snapshot to examine the role of the prosecuting attorney in dependency proceedings and a detailed analysis of the issues that accompany the role. This…
This report describes the results of NCJJ’s process evaluation of school-based probation in Pennsylvania, conducted at the request of the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission. The evaluation was designed to determine 1) the overall satisfaction of…
This is the 2001 annual report of the National Center for Juvenile Justice. It summarizes the Center’s key work projects for the year. Download Publication
This document summarizes the findings and recommendations from the full final report on this 2001 assessment of the Nevada juvenile justice system, conducted by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. Download Publication
The author, Judge Lindsay G. Arthur, a Minnesota juvenile court judge, recommends a variety of alternatives to detention. Download Publication
The project described in this report was designed to advance the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s long-standing interest in establishing and maintaining multi-system, comprehensive community-based drug and alcohol treatment services for children and adolescents. Specifically the…