Teens in Trouble : Criminal Behavior

Links to sites providing information helpful in understanding, preventing, and coping with criminal behavior in teenagers.

Major Sites

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse - Many links including those to departments of juvenile justice by state.

American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center - articles, pending legislation, and a nice annotated list of links related to juvenile justice.

U.S. Juvenile Justice Law - Legal Information Institute, Cornell law School

Juvenile Justice - by the (U.S.) National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Information and Statistics

Office of Juvenile Justice Statistical Briefing Book - Facts and statistics published by this department.

National Youth Gang Center - from the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Children Who Steal - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Children and Firearms - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry