Resource Library

Ricardo M. – Cases on Commitment to Juvenile Hall

Cases on commitment to juvenile hall in chronological order. Note that the statutes have...

Categories: Detention, Disposition/placement

George T. Amicus

Amicus where George T., the teenager- in this case, was incarcerated for several months and...

Categories: Juvenile justice legal issues

SB 81 – Ten Point Tune Up

Hand out at the DJJ Realignment Symposium on SB 81.

Categories: Realignment of resources

SB 81 Ten Point Tune up – Power point Presentation

Power point presentation at the DJJ Realignment symposium on SB 81, realignment.

Categories: Realignment of resources

Letter to State Board of Education re Request for SBE Informational Item: School Discipline – Suspension and Expu...

Letter asking board to discuss suspension and expulsion at the next meeting.

Categories: Discipline/truancy

Trends and Challenges of Juvenile Justice Reform: Experiences of Three States – Power point Presentation

Panel discusses juvenile justice reform in Connecticut, California and Texas.

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Realignment of resources

Using Research to Reduce Incarceration as a Disposition

Recent policy research offers rich opportunities for reducing the use of incarceration as a “sentencing”...

Categories: Alternatives to incarceration/JDAI

In re Sean W. Amicus

This is an amicus to a case that presents the question whether Senate Bill 459...

Categories: Disposition/placement, Division of Juvenile Facilities, Training school

What Can Public Defenders Do to Reduce Placement Delay/Placement Failure

Two page list of what public defenders can do to reduce placement delay and placement...

Categories: Placement delay, Practice standards/guides

Letter to CPOC re AB 129 (Dual Status Children)

This letter spells out YLC's concerns about the Draft All County Information Notice on the...

Categories: Dual jurisdiction

Supporting Young Adults: Cash, Medi-Cal, and Housing for Transition Aged Youth – Power point Presentation

Power point presentation on the benefits available to youth who are transitioning out of the...

Categories: Independent Living/Transition

Reducing Placement Delay/Placement Failure

This CPDA Juvenile Defense Seminar presentation focuses on what we know about placement delay, and...

Categories: Placement delay