Resources

• Research FACTs and Findings: Adolescent Delinquency
  Adolescents are commonly viewed as both a source of hope -- "the leaders of tomorrow" -- and a threat. One survey conducted in the late 1990s showed that nearly 75% of Americans believe that youth with poor education, limited opportunities for employment, and problematic values pose a greater threat to the nation than any threat from abroad (Princeton Survey Research Associates cited in Farkas & Johnson, 1997).

• Youth System Isn't Broken
  Sending juveniles to adult prison is not guaranteed to reduce crime. Research shows that an aggressive system of juvenile treatment may prevent more crime than prosecuting youths as adults and giving them lengthy prison sentences. Criminalizing juvenile offenses may make us feel better because it sounds tough, but it doesn't make us safer and could undermine the constitutional foundations of juvenile law.

• Bureau of Justice Statistics

• CASES- Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services

• Justice Information Center (NCJRS)

• National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

• National Center for Juvenile Justice

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

• Oklahoma Association of Youth Services

• SEARCH - The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics

• The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

• Vera Institute of Justice

• Victim Offender Mediation Association