National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

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• Coalition for Juvenile Justice
  The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ), an association of governor-appointed state advisory groups building safe communities one child at a time, informs policy makers, advocates, and the public about the interplay of prevention, rehabilitation, and accountability in reducing juvenile crime and de
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• Federal Youth Court Program
  The National Youth Court Center (NYCC) is operated by the American Probation and Parole Association and funded by the US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NYCC offers an information clearinghouse, tr
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External Resources

• National Youth Court Center
  The National Youth Court Center has developed national guidelines to assist youth court programs develop policy and implement practices that promote accountability and integrity in the juvenile justice system.
  Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice
• Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment
  The primary purpose of the publication is to provide a framework that assists juvenile justice agencies in establishing and enhancing teen courts as an alternative means for responding to the problem of juvenile crime in their communities.
  Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Justice

see also Juvenile Justice, Corrections

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The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Last Updated: 3/27/2008