Youth Legal System Resources
Materials found here are comprised of Justice & Joy Publications and Community Sourced resources .
Across the country dedicated organizations and agencies are working to implement gender-affirming and trauma-informed reforms in the juvenile justice system. These resources highlight some of the latest publications and toolkits documenting these efforts.
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This study is a 2-year follow-up of girls with serious and chronic delinquency who were enrolled in … Read More
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Young female offenders represent a growing number of young offenders. Studies have shown that youth … Read More
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Boys consistently report higher rates of serious offending during late adolescence than do girls, ye… Read More
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This report exposes the ways in which we criminalize girls — especially girls of color — who have be… Read More
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The study of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their negative repercussion on adult health ou… Read More
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There has been an increase in the number of youth referred to the juvenile justice system for charge… Read More
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This study examined the relation between witnessing violence and drug use initiation among 6th grade… Read More
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To date, research exploring gender differences in the relationship between exposure to community vio… Read More
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In September 2011, the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy, convened a meetin… Read More
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The goal of this exploratory research was to hear from girls from the First Coast (Duval, Clay, Nass… Read More
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Data trend reports provide an opportunity to be deliberate in review and analysis of data. They prov… Read More
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Impact Justice and the National Center for Lesbian Rights developed this practice guide to support C… Read More
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Because the ACEs public health research shows us that events in childhood can cause “toxic stress” a… Read More
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Girl-centered protective asset programs have been shown to help girls in different parts of their li… Read More
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This six-part webinar series offers research, best practices, and critical thinking on topics that p… Read More
