Resource Library

Our searchable online resource library is an important component of our designation by the State Bar of California as a legal aid Support Center that provides legal training, legal technical assistance, and advocacy support without charge to the legal community, and specifically to California’s qualified legal services programs. Our resource library includes Youth Law Center publications, including fact sheets, legal guides, litigation materials, and other reference materials supporting legal advocacy in a variety of different areas for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.

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George T. Amicus

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

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SB 81 – Ten Point Tune Up

Hand out at the DJJ Realignment Symposium on SB 81.

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SB 81 Ten Point Tune up – Power point Presentation

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

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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.

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

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

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Using Research to Reduce Incarceration as a Disposition

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

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In re Sean W. Amicus

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Reducing Placement Delay/Placement Failure

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

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County Responses to Public Records Act Request re Alta California Regional Center’s Juvenile Clients

County responses to the Public Records Act request for copies of all public records, including...

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