Overview Cameo House Community Options for Youth (COY) Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP) Expert Witness, Court Navigation, & Sentencing Mitigation Services Juvenile Collaborative Reentry Unit (JCRU) No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Overview Technical Assistance California Sentencing Institute Next Generation Fellowship Legislation Transparency & Accountability

As politically expedient get tough” stances have monopolized the debate on crime, political one-upsmanship has produced the most punitive, expensive and racially disparate criminal justice policies in the state’s history.

Follow up on the 1990 study shows that the general plight of people of color, particualrly young black males, has deteriorated.

The juvenile justice system should be viewed as one element along a continuum of social institutions designed to foster social development. 

A look at societal attitudes towards youth and delinquency.

This article examines the application of advocacy and case management programs in juvenile detention and their potential for resolving institutional populations.