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Texas
Publications and Web-Based Resources
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National Juvenile Defender Assessment for Texas
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Part I, The Path to the Texas Youth Council: Creating a Protective Umbrella for Juvenile Offenders,
Protecting Texas' Most Precious Resource: A History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas, William S. Bush for the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2008
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Pepper Spray in theTexas Youth Commission: Research Review and Policy Recommendations, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, November, 2007
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Texas' School to Prison Pipeline, Dropout to Incarceration: The Impact of School Discipline and Zero Tolerance,
Texas Appleseed, October 2007
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Getting More for Less in Juvenile Justice: Innovative and Cost-Effective Programs to Reduce Crime, Restore Victims, and Preserve Families,
Marc Levin, Texas Policy Foundation, March 2010
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K.C. v. Nedelkoff,
Complaint of ACLU on Behalf of Texas Girl Inmates, June 12, 2008
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Keeping Our Kids at Home: Expanding Community-Based Facilities for Adjudicated Youth,
Texas Public Policy Foundation, May 2009
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Parents Bill of Rights,
Texas Youth Commission, February 2009
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Parents’ and Family Handbook,
Texas Youth Commission, February 2009
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Part II, The TYC Era: Between Rehabilitation and Punishment, 1949-2008,
Protecting Texas' Most Precious Resource: A History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas, William S. Bush for the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2009
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Site Visit Report: Coke County Juvenile Justice Center,
Office of the Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission, September 2007
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Texas Creates Ombudsman's Office for Incarcerated Youth,
Texas, S.B. 103, 2007
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Texas' Criminal and Juvenile Justice Solutions, A Policy Guide,
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, January 2009
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Troubles Mount Within Texas Youth Detention Agency,
New York Times, October 2007
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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:
Angie Martin
Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division
221 East 11th Street
P.O. Box 12428
Austin
TX,
78711
Phone: 512-463-2822
Email: amartin@governor.state.tx.us
Web Site:
[Go to web site]
State Advisory Group Chair:
Chief Charles A. Brawner
Spring Branch Independent School District
901 Yorkchester
Houston
TX,
77079
Phone: 713-365-5938
Email: brawnerc@springbranchisd.com
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The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 62% between 1990-2003. [ more facts]
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