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Home Services at the JAC Our Partners Law Enforcement Information Parent Information Contact Us Map & Directions Newsletter Archive	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	Community Resources Juvenile Justice Board & County Councils Lee County Juvenile Justice Council Data Resources Juvenile Justice Resources

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Services at the JAC

Our Partners

Law Enforcement
Information

Parent Information

Map & Directions

Newsletter Archive

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

Community Resources

Juvenile Justice Board & County Councils

Lee County Juvenile Justice Council

Data Resources

Juvenile Justice Resources

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.