Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice programming in the Resilient Youth, Families, and Communities Focus Area seeks to reduce risks and build competencies of youth through prevention and early intervention programming guided by:

Balanced and Restorative Justice

• Federal (OJJDP) Philosophy
• Summary
• Additional Publications on Balanced and Restorative Justice
• Strategies for Implementing Restorative Justice
• Other Department of Justice Resources
• Other Federal Agency Involvement
• National Organizations Supporting Juvenile Justice
• State (NC-JJDP) Philosophy
• Background Data (see also Statistics and Trends)
Risk and Protective Factor Assessment
UNC JJ data
Trends
NCKids Count
• Local Involvement
• NC Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils
• NC Juvenile Courts

Positive Youth Development

Best Practices

 

Prevention and Early Intervention Programming Opportunities

4-H Involvement in Juvenile Justice

Summary of County Programs
Detailed Inventory of County Programs
Afterschool Activities
Mentoring
Support Our Students
Community Diversion Programs
Alternative Schools
Mental Health
Outdoor/Adventure Programs
Workfirst
Public Housing Prevention Sites
Restitution/Community Service
Teen Courts

4-H and Juvenile Justice (MCNC) (also available in PDF format here)

Working with JCPCs--Julie Landry, Ashe Co. Extension Director (PDF)

Juvenile Justice Literature Reviews

Links to Juvenile Justice Online

• Building Blocks for Youth: A national juvenile justice youth advocacy organization that updates key statistics, issues, and trends across the country.
• State-by-State Status, Policies, and Resources: A Building Blocks for Youth site with information about juvenile justice in each state.
• Criminal Justice Resources
• Koch Crime institute
• North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• SOS program
• NC Governor's Crime Commission
  Specifics on GCC Goals and Policies
• OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center

Best Practices with at-risk Youth

• Western Regional Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
• CU Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
• Developmental Research and Programs: Communities that Care
• National Youth Development Information Center
• Northwest Regional Educational Lab
• Resiliency in Action
• National Youth Employment Coalition
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

US Dept. of Justice: Justice for Kids

The Zero: Youth Violence Resources

Migrant and Immigrant Issues

Nutrition and Wellness

Last updated Nov 15, 2004

May 24, 2012