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American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center

Building Blocks for Youth
"...is an alliance of children's advocates, researchers, law enforcement professionals and community organizers that seeks to protect minority youth in the justice system and promote rational and effective justice policies."

• øDÛnde Est· la Justicia? (English or Spanish)
  A Call to Action on behalf of Latino and Latina Youth in the U.S. Justice System

Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice

CDC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• School Associated Violent Deaths (Updated October 2006)
  To learn how these events may be prevented, CDC is conducting ongoing research to learn more about the nature of school associated violent deaths. Here are some of the key facts from this research:..."

Columbine High School Shooting
[Columbine High School Shootings] - Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff
"The following listing will allow the reader to navigate through the report and obtain details for activities that occurred around the Columbine High School incident. [April 20, 1999]"
Sections include: Time Lines ; Crime Scene Diagrams ; Detailed Information ; Photographs ; General Information ; Audio ; Video.
- From CNN

Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff - Columbine High School Materials Released - (dead link)
"Following is a list of items pertaining to the Columbine High School Shootings of April 20, 1999 ordered released to the public by the courts."

Google Directory - Columbine High School - (dead link)
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Crimes Against Children Research Center (CACR)
Sections include: Current Projects ; Publications ; Media Archive ; Fact Sheet Links.

Human Rights Watch

• U.S.: Guantanamo Kids at Risk (April 24, 2003)
  "The detention of children at Guantanamo poses grave risks to their well-being, Human Rights Watch said today, in response to the U.S. military's acknowledgement that at least three children, ages 13 to 15, are among the detainees at Guantanamo."

Juvenile Law Center

National Academic Press (free online versions)

• 2002
  • Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence
    Mark H. Moore, Carol V. Petrie, Anthony A. Braga, and Breanda L. McLaughlin, Editors; National Research Council, 2002.
• 2001
  • Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice
    Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control, Committee on Law and Justice, and Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council, and Institute of Medicine, 2001.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency - (dead link)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

• In the Spotlight: School Safety
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • Juvenile Justice Bulletin
    • Kidnaping of Juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS (June 2000)
  • The 1999 National Report
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  • ...is the most comprehensive source of information about juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and about the response of the juvenile justice system to these problems."
  • The National Juvenile Court Data Archive
    "...houses the automated records of cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The Archive was established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, within the U.S. Department of Justice, to promote access to automated juvenile court data sets for juvenile justice research and policymaking efforts. The web site was developed to inform researchers about the available data sets and the procedures for use and access."
  • OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book
    "...provides basic information on juvenile crime and victimization and on youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Data in the content areas below provide timely and reliable statistical answers to the most frequently asked questions of policymakers, the media, and the general public."

PBS Frontline - Juvenile Justice
Should Teens who Commit Serious Crimes be Tried and Sentenced as Children or Adults?
"Four kids, four crimes. Two were sent to adult court, two treated as juveniles. Read their stories. How would you decide? (with video)"
Sections include: From Both Sides of the Bench ; Facts, Statistics & History ; Related Reports: "Little Criminals" ; Transcripts.

PBS Frontline - Little Criminals
"A six year-or old California boy nearly beats a baby to death. What makes a child so violent? How do we deal with him?
Sections include: "Troubled Kids" ; Interview with the Six Year-Old's Psychiatrist ; Readings ; Interviews ; Links ; Transcripts.

Public/Private Ventures

• Targeted Outreach: Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Approach to Gang Prevention and Intervention - (dead link) (March 2002)
  By Amy J.A. Arbreton and Wendy S. McClanahan

Youth Law Center

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