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Alabama



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Publications and Web-Based Resources

MAP: Approximate Cost of Juvenile Incarceration in Alabama 2006
Childish Behavior; Criminal Behavior, The Huntsville Times Op-Ed, June 1, 2008
MAP: Approximate Cost of Juvenile Incarceration in Alabama 2007
Why Counties Consider Juvenile Detention Reform (based on an article by the National Association of Counties)
Alabama Juvenile Justice Act of 2008, Alabama, H.B. 28 and 29/S.B. 33 and 34, May 2008
Alabama Juvenile Justice Act of 2008 Annotated Guide, Alabama, Administrative Office of Courts, January 31, 2008
Alabama Reform Efforts Significantly Reduce Number of Children in Detention, Annie E. Casey Foundation JDAI, May 2008.
New! Collaborative Agreement, Birmingham City Schools Collaborative, October 2009
Editorial and Two Blog Posts on the School to Prison Pipeline, Joey Kennedy, Birmingham News, February 2009

State Data Profiles

National Center for Juvenile Justice

National Center for Children in Poverty

Annie E. Casey – KIDS COUNT Data Center

State Government Contacts


State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Kathleen Rasmussen
ADECA-LETS
401 Adams Avenue, Room 466
Post Office Box 5690
Montgomery AL, 36103
Phone: 334-242-5813
Email: kathleen.rasmussen@adeca.alabama.gov
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
Gerald H. Love
Southeast Alabama Youth Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1381
Dothan AL, 36302
Phone: 334-983-8377
Email: Lovegeraldh@yahoo.com



Fast Facts
The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 62% between 1990-2003. [more facts]


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