Juvenile Justice
Wisconsin
- Agencies / Organizations
- Forms
- Juvenile Court Forms (WI Court System)
- Local Government
- Dane Co.
- Dane County Juvenile Court Resource Booklet
delinquency & JIPS, CHIPS, termination of parental rights, adoption, juvenile restraining orders, etc. - Parent's Guide to the Juvenile Court
- Dane County Juvenile Court Resource Booklet
- Dane Co.
- Teens in the Law: a Parent's Resource (Wisconsin State Bar)
Covers arrests and charges, parental responsibility, juvenile proceedings, traffic laws, etc.
National
- Agencies / Organizations
- ABA Juvenile
Justice Committee
Monitors legislative, fiscal, policy & administrative changes emerging in juvenile justice systems. - National Center for Juvenile Justice
- National Juvenile Defender Center
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- ABA Juvenile
Justice Committee
- Juvenile
Criminal Cases (American Bar Association)
Explains how juvenile proceedings differ from, or are similar to, adult criminal proceedings. Describes when juveniles are tried as adults & what a parent's responsibility is in a juvenile case. - Juvenile Justice (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
- Juvenile Justice (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to federal statutes, etc. - State Juvenile Justice Profiles (National Center for Juvenile Justice)
Analysis of each state's juvenile justice system. Information about state laws, policies & practices, and links to individuals & agencies. - Understanding
Adolescents: A Juvenile Court Training Curriculum (National Juvenile
Defender Center)
Six-part curriculum that includes:- Kids Are Different: How Knowledge of Adolescent Development Theory Can Aid Decision-Making in Court
- Talking to Teens in the Justice System: Strategies for Interviewing Adolescent Defendants, Witnesses & Victims
- Mental Health Assessments in the Justice System: How to Get High-Quality Evaluations & What to Do With Them in Court
- The Pathways to Youth Violence: How Child Maltreatment & Other Risk Factors Lead Children to Chronically Aggressive Behavior
- Special Ed Kids in the Justice System: How to Recognize & Treat Young People with Disabilities That Compromise their Ability to Comprehend, Learn & Behave
- Evaluating Youth Competence in the Justice System.
- When
a Minor Commits a Crime (Nolo.com)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: Ch. 938 "Juvenile Justice Code"
- Opinions
- Case Summaries (WI State Public Defender)
- U.S. Code: 42 USC 5601-5785 "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
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