Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control, 2nd Edition

Robert Agnew  Emory University

Web Companion and Internet Resources

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Overview (Childhood, Adolescence, and Juvenile Justice)
    Bureau for at risk youth
    National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
    National Mental Health Association: Facts on violence and youth
    Juvenile Offenders and Troubled Teens
    National Center for Juvenile Justice
    Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
    Criminal Justice Resources: Juvenile Justice
    Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse

Nature and Extent of Delinquency and Victimization
    FBI: Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
    FBI: Crimes Against Children Program
    Children as Victims
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
    National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
    Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
    Juvenile Arrests: 2001

Deterrence Theory
    Juvenile Curfew Laws

Social Structure Theories
    The Varieties of Strain Theory 

Social Process Theories
    Control Theory
    Learning Theories
    Boys Camp: Mentoring, Education, and Activities
    Youth Development Series

Restorative Justice
     Vermont DOC (Community and Restorative Services)
     Restorative Justice: A Fresh Approach
     The Atlantic Community Justice Project
     Community Justice Centers
     Restorative Justice Online Notebook

Family and Gender Issues
    Juvenile Info Network (Family related sites)
    Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics

Peers, Groups, and Gangs
    National Youth Gang Center
    OJJDP Gang Members and Delinquent Behavior (PDF download)
    Female Gangs
    Straight Edge
    Criminal Justice Resources: Gangs

Schools and Delinquency
    National School Safety Center
    Criminal Justice Resources: School Safety and Violence
    US Department of Education
    Safe and Drug Free Schools Program
    Security Technologies in US schools
    Order in the classroom: Violence, discipline, and student achievement
    Safe Communities - Safe Schools
    Department of Education: Safe and Drug Free Schools Program
    Violence in Schools Reports
(PDF download)

Drug Use and Delinquency
  National Institute on Drug Abuse: Club Drugs
  MA-Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results (2001) (PDF download)
  Drug Use Among Juvenile Arrestees: 1999 (PDF download)
  NYRBSS
  National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Police and Juvenile Justice
  DOJ: Justice for Kids and Youth
  DARE

Juvenile Justice
  Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
  National Center for Juvenile Justice 
  Arizona Juvenile Justice Services Division
  Building Blocks for Youth

Juvenile Justice Procedure (Pretrial, Trial, and Disposition)
  State Transfer Provisions
  National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  Court Appointed Special Advocates

Juvenile Corrections (Community and Institutional Based)
  NCJJ: State Juvenile Justice Profiles
  Corrections Connection  (Follow for links)
  Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
  Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
  Texas Youth Commission
  Crossroads Wilderness Institute
  Juvenile Boot Camps
  About Face: Life Enhancement Program
  Community Based alternatives for Low Risk Offenders

Prevention
  Partnerships Against Violence Network (PAVNET)
  We Prevent
  Blueprints for Violence Prevention
  Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention
  Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

Newly Added Sites (January 2001)
  California Youth Authority
  School Help Line
  Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
  Citizens for Juvenile Justice
  Vera Institute of Justice
  Dudley Street Initiative
  Curfews
  School Mediation Associates
  National Institute for Dispute Resolution

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