A Parent’s Guide to Juvenile Court (Maryland)
I Got Arrested, Now What? Brochure for Clients (Maryland)
Legal Strategies to Reduce the Unnecessary Detention of Children: Advocacy and Training Guide
LGBT Youth in Juvenile Court: Practice Tips for Juvenile Defenders
Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts
Hidden Injustice represents the first effort to examine the experiences of LGBT youth in juvenile courts across the country. The report is based on information collected from 414 surveys and 65 interviews with juvenile justice professionals, including judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, probation officers, detention staff, and other juvenile justice advocates; focus groups and interviews of…
Read MoreWashington Judicial Colloquies Project: A Guide for Improving Communication and Understanding in Juvenile Court
A Snapshot of Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack II: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Ten Core Principles For Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery Systems
The Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems provide criteria by which a public defense delivery system may fully implement the holding of In re Gault. These Principles offer guidance to public defense leaders and policymakers regarding the role of public defenders, contract attorneys, or assigned counsel in delivering…
Read MoreToward Developmentally Appropriate Practice: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum – Overview
Intended for juvenile court judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and probation staff, the curriculum provides in-depth training materials on the most up-to-date adolescent development research and its application to juvenile court practice. As a part of the MacArthur Foundation’s project, Models for Change: Systems Reform in Juvenile Justice, this curriculum is available to jurisdictions across the…
Read MoreJuvenile Defender Delinquency Notebook: Advocacy and Training Guide (2nd Edition)
The overarching goal of the Juvenile Defender Delinquency Notebook, 2nd Edition is to empower defenders to practice holistic and zealous representation in the defense of children who find themselves before our nation’s justice systems. We also believe that this publication illustrates the complexities inherent in the defense of children and, consequently, the specialization and training…
Read MoreThe Impact of National Standards on Juvenile Defense Practice (2013)
Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012)
Navigating Virtual Proceedings in Juvenile Court: A Guide for Judges
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, juvenile courts across the country have adopted video and teleconferencing to conduct virtual hearings. Although initially embraced as an emergency measure, virtual proceedings continue to be utilized even as jurisdictions increasingly lift restrictions on in-person hearings. This new “hybrid” model is being heralded as a groundbreaking way to…
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