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Agencies & Organizations
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Justice Policy Institute
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Institute of Corrections
National Youth Gang Center
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Washington State Institute for Public Policy - Juvenile Justice Articles

Cost Effectiveness of Programs
Benefits and Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for
   Youth
- Washington State Institute for Public Policy

 
Detention Alternatives
Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention
  
and Other Secure Facilities - Justice Policy Institute

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative - Annie E. Casey Foundation
Reforming Juvenile Detention in Florida - National Council on Crime
   and Delinquency


Disproportionate Minority Contact
And Justice for Some - National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Disproportionate Minority Contact Website, Office of Juvenile Justice
   and Delinquency Prevention


Faith Based Partnerships
Faith-based: Selected Resources, National Service Learning
   Clearinghouse 
Resources for Faith Communities - Building Assets, Search Institute

Graduated Sanctions
Juvenile Sanctions Center, National Council of Juvenile and Family
   Court Judges

Jail Tours, Scared Straight Programs
Lessons Learned from the Research on Scared Straight and Jail Tours,
   Florida Department of Juvenile Justice


Mental Health and Delinquency
Blueprint for Change: Improving the System Response to Youth
   with Mental Health Needs Involved with the Juvenile Justice System
Resources on Mental Health Needs and Juvenile Justice Youth,
   Connect for Kids

Prevention
Florida Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention

Strength Based Approaches
40 Developmental Assets, Search Institute
Strength Based Approaches to Work With Youth and Families: An
   Overview of the Literature and Web Based Resources
- Reclaiming
   Futures Initiative

Substance Abuse and Delinquency
Reclaiming Futures Initiative
 
Trying Youth as Adults
The Consequences Aren't Minor: The Impact of Trying Youth as Adults
    and Strategies for Reform
, The Campaign for Youth Justice

 
What Works
Blueprints for Violence Prevention, University of Colorado
OJJDP Model Programs Guide

 

 



 
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The Juvenile Assessment Center of Lee County is operated by the Lee County Sheriff's Office
in partnership with the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.