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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Juvenile Justice Data Project Phase 1: Survey of Interventions and Programs

The Juvenile Justice Data Project (JJDP) released the results of the first ever statewide survey...

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The Dangers of Detention – PowerPoint Presentation

This powerpoint presentation highlights the negative impact of detention.

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Proposition 21: Preventing or Abetting Crime (Interview with Sue Burrell (Daily Journal – December 13, 1999)

This is a December 13, 1999 Daily Journal article on Proposition 21, a voter inititative...

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AB 945 (Nunez) – California Legislative Session 2003-2004

The Youth Law Center sponsored this bill, which makes it more difficult for youth being...

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SB 1223 (Kuehl) – 2003-2004 California Legislative Session

This is a bill sponsored by the Youth Law Center, which would have provided for...

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Protocol for Competence in California Juvenile Justice Proceedings Revised

This protocol is a guide for handling cases involving potential competence issues juvenile court.

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Alejo v. O’Connell Petition

The Youth Law Center and the California Rural Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit, Alejo v....

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Senator Debbie Stabenow’s Amendment re TFC

The Youth Law Center joined with over 35 national child welfare and mental organizations to...

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Thank You Letter to Senator Debbie Stabenow Re Medicaid Coverage Amendment

The Youth Law Center joined with over 35 national child welfare and mental organizations to...

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Sacramento Valley Mirror’s Sex, Drugs and Violence in Tehama Juvenile Hall

YLC Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for this four part Sacramento Valley Mirror series...

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Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts

Hidden Injustice: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in Juvenile Courts is the first comprehensive...

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Evaluation of the Guardian Ad Litem System in Nebraska

This report assessing Nebraska’s system of child representation was released on January 9, 2010. The...

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