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PRA Letters to Several Counties re Developmentally Delayed Individuals in the Juvenile Justice System

Letters to several county probation departments requesting information about the developmental delayed individuals in their...

Categories: Developmental disabilities

Juvenile Delinquency: The Case for Specialty Training

This Daily Journal article explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Juvenile Defense Attorneys Speak Out

Daily Journal article that explores the special skills and training needed to represent young people...

Categories: Legal/policy analyses

Fix School Discipline: Statewide Reforms and Next Steps – Power oint Presentation

Power point presentation on what the problems are, what legislation was recently passed and what...

Categories: Discipline/truancy

EDUCATION BILLS ADDRESSING DISCIPLINE REFORM AND RELATED ISSUES SIGNED INTO LAW DURING 2011-2012

List of education bills addressing discipline reform and related issues signed into law during 2011-12.

Categories: Discipline/truancy

MacArthur Foundation Juvenile Indigent Defense Action Network – Power point Presentation

Power point presentation on JIDAN and what it has done in California so far.

Categories: Practice standards/guides

Crimes, Dress Codes and the Schoolhouse Door

Article about what is wrong with the Oakland gang clothing policy.

Categories: Gangs

Reducing Placement Delay in Juvenile Halls

Presentation to the Chief Probation Officers of California on what the problem is and possible...

Categories: Placement delay

Developmental Disabilities in California Juvenile Justice Proceedings

This is a short primer on legal issues that may come up in California juvenile...

Categories: Developmental disabilities

YLC Comments to ABA Juvenile Justice Standards Relating to Crossover, Dual Jurisdiction and Multisystem Youth

Youth Law Center comments on the ABA TASK FORCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS RELATING TO...

Categories: Dual jurisdiction

Challenging Lenthy Post-Disposition Commitments to Juvenile Halls

The purpose of this memorandum is to address ways to challenge the imposition of lengthy...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement

Letter to State Board of Education re the School Accountability Report Card

Letter from several advocacy organizations asking the state board of education to put more suspension...

Categories: Discipline/truancy