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For an overview of the history and background of juvenile delinquency and its explanations, see this Wikipedia page. For more information on the history of the juvenile court in America, see this publication from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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The American juvenile justice system is the court and prison system in the United States established to try and, if found guilty of an offense, imprison those considered juveniles. Because every state in has its own laws and judicial system, each is slightly different in how it runs its own juvenile justice system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_juvenile_justice_system
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A 2003 guide to many different best practices in the juvenile justice field, with hyperlinks and hard-copy resources: Criminal Justice Coalition.
An interactive guide to model programs in juvenile justice from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): Model Programs Guide.
National Institute of Corrections: an updated (2002) Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice.
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Juvenile Justice and Service-Learning: Selected Resources
Learn and Serve America's National Service Learning Clearinghouse Juvenile Justice Bibliography
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November 02, 2009
CSG Justice Center Launches National Reentry Resource Center
by THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
On October 1, 2009,the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center launched the National Reentry Resource Center—an unprecedented initiative to advance the safe and successful return of individuals from correctional facilities to their communities.
http://blog.reclaimingfutures.org/?q=juvenile-justice-system-national-reentry-resource-center
