www.ccjrc.org
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
United to reverse the excessive use of incarceration
and halt the privatization of prisons in Colorado.
Our goals are to end the discriminatory nature
of the criminal justice system and to redirect
funding and policy priorities to substance abuse
and mental health treatment, alternatives to incarceration,
and other strategies that will most effectively
strengthen opportunities.
www.cdhs.state.co.us
Colorado Division of Youth Corrections
www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch: Strong advocates in the fight
against juveniles serving life without parole.
http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/index
Want to know about Texas's juvenile justice system?
Be surprised. Be very surprised!
http://www.juvjustice.org
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) serves
as a premier national resource on delinquency
prevention and juvenile justice issues.
http://www.coloradoea.org/atthecapitol/default.cfm
At the Capitol: Colorado legislative news from
a public education point of view.
http://www.justicedenied.org
The Magazine for the Wrongly Convicted, is devoted
to helping people who have been wrongly convicted,
according to the information they have given us.
http://www.cjpf.org/index
Our goal is to preserve freedom and democracy
by improving the criminal justice system. Our
mission is to educate the public about the impact
of the drug policy of the United States (and other
nations) and the problems of policing on the criminal
justice system.
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/circle_of_trust2
Child abuse web site hosted by child advocate
and author, Andrew Vachss
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/12-3gris
Juvenile competency to stand trial
http://www.mac-adoldev-juvjustice.org/juveniles'%20competence%20to%20stand%20trial%20(LHB).pdf
Groundbreaking study Juvenile Competency to Stand
Trial
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/supermax/Sprmx002.htm#P40_391
Supermax prisons
http://www.mvfr.org
Founded in 1976, Murder Victims' Families for
Reconciliation is a national organization of family
members of both homicide and state killings who
oppose the death penalty in all cases. Our human
rights mission is to abolish the death penalty.
We support programs and policies that reduce the
rate of homicide and promote crime prevention
and alternatives to violence. We advocate for
programs that address the needs of victims, helping
them to rebuild their lives.
http://www.famm.org
Families against mandatory minimums
http://dcj.state.co.us/
The mission of the Office of Research and Statistics
is to apply the highest level of scientific rigor
and objectivity in the study of criminal justice
policies, programs and practices, and to identify
activities that improve the administration of
justice. This includes educating policy makers,
practitioners, fellow researchers, and the public
through the timely dissemination of research findings.
Many available grants cited.
www.betrayedinnocence.org
Our main purpose and goal is to stop the unjust
prosecution of children in our adult court system.
www.underourwings.org
Advocacy organization based in Florida
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership,
coordination, and resources to prevent and respond
to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP
supports states and communities in their efforts
to develop and implement effective and coordinated
prevention and intervention programs and to improve
the juvenile justice system so that it protects
public safety, holds offenders accountable, and
provides treatment and rehabilitative services
tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.
http://www.soros.org
The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private
operating and grantmaking foundation based in
New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros
foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations
and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI
and the network implement a range of initiatives
that aim to promote open societies by shaping
government policy and supporting education, media,
public health, and human and women's rights, as
well as social, legal, and economic reform
http://www.jrsa.org/jjec/about/index
Welcome to the Justice Research and Statistics
Association's (JRSA) JJEC Online. JRSA is working
with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) to improve the evaluation of
juvenile justice programs in the States through
the JJEC project. The goal is to enhance the capacity
of states and local program personnel to conduct
and/or participate in the evaluation of juvenile
justice programs or juvenile justice system(s).
http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/prison
The prison industrial complex
http://www.publicintegrity.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:o3BSo9jdpzgJ:www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/182503-1.pdf+Colorado+sex+offender+laws+juveniles+abuses&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Juveniles serving time in adult prisons: a national
assessment
http://www.jlc.org
http://www.nextdayfoundation.com
The story of Erik Jensen and
his friend Nathan, both serving life sentences
in prison in Colorado.
The following links are thanks to the Juvenile
Law Center
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus
Working to Improve Access to Counsel and the Quality
of Representation for Children in the Juvenile
Justice System. The goal of the Juvenile Justice
Center is to advance the juvenile defense bar
through training, technical assistance, information
dissemination and advocacy.
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
http://www.aslme.org/
The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
(ALSME) is a non-profit educational and research
organization devoted to critical thought in health
law, medicine, bioethics and patient care. ASLME
offers 2 nationally knonw peer-reviewed journals,
as well as national conferences on emerging topics
in law and medicine.
Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/
The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
is to foster public policies, human-service reforms,
and community support that more effectively meet
the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
http://www.cjcj.org/
The Center focuses on decreasing incarceration
as a solution to juvenile crime. It has programs
in San Francisco, Washington DC, and Maryland.
The Center also provides technical assistance
to state and local governments interested in alternatives
to incarceration.
The Child Advocate
http://www.childadvocate.net/
Serves the needs of children, families and professionals
while addressing mental health, medical, educational,
legal and legislative issues.
Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Large web site. Contains articles, action alerts,
and publications on children's issues.
Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/
Large non-profit site. Information, publications,
and legislative updates on child welfare issues.
Hamilton Fish Institute
http://www.hamfish.org/
The Institute was founded in 1997 to serve as
a national resource to test the effectiveness
of school violence prevention methods and to develop
more effective strategies. The Institute's goal
is to determine what works and what can be replicated
to reduce violence in America's schools and their
communities
The Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
(JJPL)
http://www.jjpl.org
JJPL is a non-profit statewide law and advocacy
center dedicated to juvenile justice reform. The
website mirrors JJPL's broad-based strategy for
reform by offering resources for juvenile public
defenders, parents advocating for their individual
children in the juvenile justice system and communities
organizing for change.
Kaleidoscope, Inc.
http://www.kaleidoscopechicago.org/
Kaleidoscope is a community-based, licensed not
for profit child welfare agency serving children
and families who have been rejected by many other
agencies. Information on Kaleidoscope's mission,
their programs and services. Also hosts an informational
page about wraparound services and information
on becoming a foster parent.
National Center for Youth Law
http://www.youthlaw.org/
A private, non-profit law office, the site includes
information on both juvenile justice and child
welfare issues.
National Center on Education, Disability,
and Juvenile Justice
http://www.edjj.org
Includes information on prevention, education
programs, transition aftercare, policy studies,
parent support, and training resources.
National Association of Child Advocates
http://www.childadvocacy.org/
Medium-sized non-profit site. National organization
devoted to creation and sustenance of state- and
community-based child advocacy organizations.
National Association of Counsel for Children
http://www.naccchildlaw.org/
A non-profit dedicated to improving the quality
of representation of children in the legal system.
Programs range from national conferences and trainings
to research and referral information.
National Center on Crime and Delinquency
http://www.nccd-crc.org/
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency,
founded in 1907, is a nonprofit organization which
promotes effective, humane, fair and economically
sound solutions to family, community and justice
problems. NCCD conducts research, promotes reform
initiatives, and seeks to work with individuals,
public and private organizations and the media
to prevent and reduce crime and delinquency.
National Center for Juvenile Justice
http://www.ncjj.org/
The NCJJ strives for effective justice for children
and families. NCJJ's primary means of accomplishing
that mission is through research and technical
assistance.
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile
Justice
http://www.ncmhjj.com
The mission of the National Center for Mental
Health and Juvenile Justice is to promote awareness
of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile
justice system and to assist the field in developing
improved policies and programs based on the best
available research and practice.
Northwestern Law Legal Clinic: Children and
Family Justice Center
http://www.law.nwu.edu/clinic/cfjc/index.htm
Information on juvenile justice cases, law clinic
programs, cases in the news, and false confessions.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
The OJJDP works with the community, at every level,
to provide opportunities for young people to mature
into adults who contribute to their communities,
while protecting law-abiding citizens from the
impact of juvenile crime and violence.
Performance-based Standards for Juvenile Correction
and Detention Facilities
http://www.performancebasedstandards.org/
The Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
(CJCA) is working to improve conditions of confinement
in youth correction and detention facilities by
developing and implementing performance-based
standards. The project is funded by the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(OJJDP) in the Office of Justice Programs, United
States Department of Justice. Site provides information
on the project.
Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
Provides policy analysis, data, and program information
on criminal justice issues. Includes information
on alternative sentencing programs, technical
assistance, and race and the criminal justice
system. The site includes sections on news, publications,
and up coming events.
Vera Institute of Justice
http://www.vera.org/institutionsforyouth
The Vera Institute of Justice works with leaders
in government and civil society to improve the
services people rely on for safety and justice.
Information on and links to Vera's demonstration
projects, national consulting projects, and research
reports that focus on youth justice and child
welfare issues.
Youth Law Center
http://www.youthlawcenter.com/
Information on services provided by the Youth
Law Center including investigating conditions
of confinement, protecting children through litigation,
and providing training and technical assistance
to improve the treatment of children in facilities.
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