Youth on Probation: Bringing a 20th Century Service Into a Developmentally Friendly 21st Century World
National Juvenile Defense Standards
Models for Change is an effort to create successful and replicable models of juvenile justice reform through targeted investments in key states, with core support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Models for Change seeks to accelerate the progress toward a more efficient, fair, and developmentally sound juvenile justice system that holds…
Read MoreElectronic Monitoring of Youth in the California Juvenile Justice System
The Dangers of Detention: Using Research to Prevent or Limit Juvenile Incarceration
Be Her Resource: A Toolkit About School Resource Officers and Girls of Color
Access to Juvenile Justice Irrespective of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE): Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Non-Conforming (LGBTQ-GNC) Youth
Benchcard on supporting LGBTQIA+ youth involved in the juvenile court system.
Read MoreSample Letter to DCFS Requesting Release of Transgender Young Person
The Fragmented State of Juvenile Indigent Defense
Infographic on the disparate systems of juvenile defense across the United States and territories.
Read MoreCommemorating Gault at 50
Fifty years ago, the United States Supreme Court said that children have fundamental rights in America’s courtrooms. In the nearly five decades since then, the promise of Gault has not been realized. It is time to fulfill that promise. Justice demands that all children in juvenile court have meaningful access to qualified counsel.
Read MoreGault at 50 Campaign Toolkit
Fifty years ago, the United States Supreme Court afforded children fundamental rights in America’s courtrooms. In the nearly five decades since then, the promise of Gault has not been realized. It’s time to fulfill that promise. Justice demands that all children in juvenile court have meaningful access to qualified counsel. As part of our Gault…
Read MoreMontgomery v. Louisiana Mitigation Report
Honoring Gault: Ensuring Access to Counsel in Delinquency Proceedings
Every jurisdiction is different and has different resources and laws governing whether children have access to counsel and at what stage in the proceedings. The recommendations that follow may be more difficult to implement in some jurisdictions than others. It is hoped that to the extent the recommendations cannot be fully implemented within your jurisdiction,…
Read MoreThe Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel at Disposition
An introduction to the role and obligations of the juvenile defender at disposition in juvenile court.
Read More10 Tips For Building Effective Youth-Family-Defender Partnerships
Infographic on building effective partnerships between defenders, clients, and families.
Read MoreEnvironmental Scan of Developmentally Appropriate Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults
In re Amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure (2015)
National Standards for Care of Youth Charged with Status Offenses
High Pain, No Gain: How Juvenile Administrative Fees Harm Low-Income Families in Alameda County, California
Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records
CAIJS Report on Shackling and Courtroom Safety (2016)
Investigation of Compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act at Leflore County, Mississippi, Juvenile Detention Center
Standards for Counsel Representing Individuals Pursuant to the Montana Public Defender Act (2012)
Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling Toolkit
The Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling (CAIJS), created in August 2014, works across the country to support advocates in their efforts to amend laws, court rules, policies and practices in their own states to end the automatic shackling of children in juvenile court. CAIJS is a project of the National Campaign to Reform State Juvenile…
Read MoreResolution by the Colorado Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council Endorsing Specialization in Juvenile Court Practice
Issue Brief-Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling
The Campaign Against Indiscriminate Juvenile Shackling (CAIJS), created in August 2014, works to support stakeholders, advocates, and policymakers in their efforts to amend laws, court rules, policies and practices in states to end the automatic shackling of children in juvenile court. The Campaign assists these groups in developing laws and policies that have a presumption…
Read More