Organizations
Anne E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/
The Foundation is committed to building better futures
for millions of disadvantaged children who are at risk of
poor educational, economic, social, and health outcomes. The
AECF site includes a comprehensive statistical database on
youth and family issues and an extensive library of publications
that includes juvenile justice issues.
Building Blocks For Youth
http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/
Building Blocks for Youth is an alliance of children and youth
advocates, researchers, law enforcement professionals and
community organizers that seeks to: 1. Reduce overrepresentation
and disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice system;
2. Promote fair, rational and effective juvenile justice policies.
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
http://www.cjcj.org/index.php
CJCJ provides direct services, technical assistance and
policy research in the criminal justice field. Established
in 1985 as the Western Regional Office of the National Center
on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), CJCJ maintains a
professional staff with diverse backgrounds and expertise
in the various components of criminal justice with its senior
staff members possessing over fifteen years experience in
the justice field.
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Publications
An Analysis Of San Francisco Juvenile Justice Reforms
During The Brown Administration: A Report to the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
This report was conducted upon special request by the
Honorable Matt Gonzalez, member of the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors. Funding was provided through grants from the
California Wellness and the Haigh Scatena Foundations. Read
it at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice: http://www.cjcj.org/pubs/sfjj/sfjj.html
Justice by Gender: The Lack of Appropriate Prevention,
Diversion and Treatment Alternatives for Girls in the Justice
System
Jointly issued by the American Bar Association and the National
Bar Association, this is the first report of its kind. It
provides a first step towards understanding the individual
needs of girls in the justice system, developing gender-specific
community based services and alternatives for girls, and mapping
out the pathways to female delinquent behavior in order to
develop effective intervention strategies and reduce recidivism.
PDF Format
 "Know
Justice" Handbook
The "Know Justice" Handbook, published by the Center
for Young Women's Development (CYWD) in San Francisco,
provides explanations of legal terminology, information about
juvenile justice processes, and other resources for youth
involved in the system and their families. This 84 page handbook
is fully bilingual and features art and writing by incarcerated
youth. Order or download it from the CYWD web site at http://www.cywd.org/programs/know_justice.html.
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Youth Resources
Center for Young Women's Development
http://www.cywd.org/programs/srp.html
Located in San Francisco, CYWD is one of the nation's
first youth run social service organizations. Since 1993 the
Center for Young Women's Development has been the only organization
dedicated to providing on-going opportunities to low-income
young women who are involved in the juvenile justice system
and who have lived and worked on the streets of San Francisco.
We have created a place for us to heal from past experiences
together and to dream and achieve our own visions for the
future. Through CYWD advocacy efforts, adults no longer make
decisions impacting young women of color without our input.
Our programs include: The Girls' Detention Advocacy Project
(GDAP), Sisters Rising Project (employment), and the The Nelly
Velasco Project for young queer women of color.
Youth Activism Project
http://www.youthactivism.com/
This web-based organization works to provide youth with a
major role in determining the direction of youth policies
and legislation. Their national clearinghouse also provides
help and information to parents, mentors, teachers, principals,
policy-makers and other adult allies who want to collaborate
with youth to achieve positive community change.
Youth Law Center
http://www.youthlawcenter.com/
The Youth Law Center is a non-profit, public interest law
office that has worked to protect abused and at-risk children
since 1978. With offices in San Francisco and Washington,
D.C., the Center works nationally to serve children, focusing
particularly upon the problems of children living apart from
their families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Staff attorneys investigate reports and stop the abuse of
children in foster care systems and juvenile institutions
by working with the systems or, if necessary, through litigation.
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