Criminal Justice Information - Victims, Juveniles, Incarcerated & Accused: Juveniles

Mission:
Is dedicated to reducing and abolishing the sentencing of any person below the age of 18 to life without the possibility of parole.

Provides facts and research about youth in the criminal justice system, resources for parents of a child who has been sentenced and incarcerated as an adult, a database of case profiles and testimonies from people directly affected by the prosecution of youths in the adult criminal justice system, news, and resources for people to get involved in reducing the prosecution of youth in the adult criminal justice system.

Information about juvenile justice (detention diversion advocacy program, independent living program, community options for youth), criminal justice (jail services program, no violence alliance program, supportive living program), technical assistance (sentencing service program, California juvenile justice reentry), policy center, and resource center.

Among the core strategies are collaboration (technical assistance materials, agreements and resolutions, governance structure & committees, work planes), data driven decisions, objective admissions (policies, detention criteria, police policies and practices, juvenile detention risk assessment), alternatives to detention (day and evening reporting centers, electronic monitoring, home confinement, house arrest, community detention, probation graduate sanctions, reception centers, requests for proposals, etc.), case processing reforms, special detention cases, reducing racial disparities, and conditions of confinement.

The site also provides technical assistance materials (juvenile detention reform, JDAI practice guide, policy and program briefs, and JDAI starter kit), case law and legislation (significant state and federal court rulings, and signed legislation related to juvenile justice and detention reform; in alphabetical order by jurisdiction), news and articles (newsletter, audio and video recordings), and JDAI conferences.

Other topics covered by the Center include:
Community Court, Community Prosecution, Domestic Violence, Drug Court, Families and Children, Gun Violence, Juvenile Justice, Mediation, Mental Health, New Directions, Problem-Solving Justice, Procedural Justice
Reentry, Sex Offending, Technology, Trial and Error, Tribal Justice, Youth Court.

This division is responsible for supervision and treatment of court placed youth, from intake to facility programming and community service provision. DJJOY supports and monitors facility-based operations and programs, as well as detention, community services and a range of community-based programs. DJJOY is directly responsible for the operation, supervision and management of 18 residential facilities and one day placement program, program services provided within the facilities and community multi service office programs.

Provides access to JLC's recent and past publications, litigation database containing all of JLC's recent/past litigation in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, information and updates on the progress of projects, access to fact sheets and reference guides on topics related to the field of juvenile justice and child welfare.

The National Girls Institute (NGI) is a federally-funded partnership between the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

It further provides information regarding child safety (recognizing signs, child abuse & neglect, consequences of making a report, office safety, baby campaign, child safety video, etc.), how to become a foster or adoptive parent, child care and head start information, support for families and youth (preventive services, children's services, resources for foster and adoptive families, adoption, housing support), how to become a mentor, advocacy assistance, statistics & links (publications, child welfare resorts, etc.), resources in other languages (Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic), business opportunities including education resources, media inquiries (news and events), and contact information.

Westchester County government has enlisted the help of area pharmacies in its ongoing effort to educate parents and their teens about the dangers of underage prescription drug abuse.