The National Juvenile Justice Network responds to emerging and salient needs in the juvenile justice reform field through a variety of publications. Policy platforms represent the consensus recommendations of the NJJN membership on relevant issues. Fact sheets and research summaries provide NJJN members and the broader field with key information to aid in advocacy efforts. More detailed policy papers are developed by Network working groups and committees, and explore both substantive issues as well as advocacy strategies. The Network also responds to needs in the field through presentations and articles.
Our Most Recent Publications:
Child Welfare: Gateway to Juvenile Court for African-American Youth, January 2013
Diverting Youth from the Justice System: Why and How, December 2012
Seven Ways to Improve Indigent Defense, November 2012
Competency to Stand Trial in Juvenile Court: Recommendations for Policymakers, November 2012
How to Calculate the Cost of a Youth Arrest, November 2012
Recipe for Reform School: Why Some Kids and Teens in the Child Welfare System End Up in the Juvenile Justice System, October 2012
Emerging Findings and Policy Implications from the Pathways to Desistance Study, September 2012
Using Adolescent Brain Research to Inform Policy: a Guide for Juvenile Justice Advocates, September 2012 Update
Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform: 2009-2011, July 2012
The Truth About Consequences: Studies Point toward Sparing Use of Formal Juvenile Justice System Processing and Incarceration, January 2012
Browse NJJN Publications:
- Disparate Minority Contact
- Fiscal Policy
- General System Reform
- Human Rights and Immigration
- Juvenile Defense
- Partnering with Families and Youth
- Public Attitudes about Youth and Crime
- Public Registries for Juvenile Sex Offenders and Others
- Rightsizing Juvenile Justice
- Youth Development