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Manual
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Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth
- May 2, 2012, Maria F. Ramiu and Dana Shoenberg
- CCLP Deputy Director Dana Shoenberg co-authored this chapter in the latest edition of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical…
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EdLaw Project: Top Ten Education Questions to Ask Your Client at Arraignment
- Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks
- A Massachusetts checklist for arraignment issues in juvenile court.
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Protocol for Competence in California Juvenile Justice Proceedings
- Nov 10, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks
- This protocol is intended as a tool for the development of such procedures in cases where competence may be an issue. It incorporates Supreme Court and California case law, and existing statutory…
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Florida Guidelines for Attorneys who Represent Children in Delinquency Proceedings
- Nov 9, 2011, Rob Mason
- These guidelines address the specific roles and responsibilities of an attorney appointed or retained to defend a child in a delinquency case. They are intended to serve as a guide for an…
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Washington Defender Association, Beyond Juvenile Court: Long-Term Impact of a Juvenile Record
- Nov 9, 2011, www.defensenet.org, WDA@defensenet.org
- The information in this booklet is intended for use by public defense attorneys, their juvenile clients, and their clients’ parents in Washington State. It is not comprehensive. It is meant as…
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Ten Core Principles: For Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery System
- Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks
- NJDC's Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems provide criteria by which a public defense delivery system may fully implement the…
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Youth Advocacy Department, Courtroom Practice Guide to Bail, MGLc.276 s58
- Nov 9, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks
- A Massachusetts guide for bail proceedings in juvenile court.
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Performance Guidelines For Quality and Effective Juvenile Delinquency Representation
- May 6, 2011, Rey Cheatham Banks
- The Guidelines serve as a training and development tool for new attorneys who receive delinquency representation assignments. They also reaffirm for experienced counsel the considerations necessary…
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Responder Program Development Manual (Summit County, Ohio)
- May 6, 2011, Judge Linda Tucci Teodosi, William P. Kannel
- This Responder Program Manual was developed out of the work that Ohio has been undertaking as part of their work in the Mental Health/Juvenile Justice Action Network. It is meant to serve as a guide…
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Guidelines for State Courts Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Youth and Family Members-Long Fact Sheet
- Mar 11, 2011, Dana Shoenberg
- Good communication and cultural understanding are prerequisites to a fair, efficient, and effective justice system. Navigating the juvenile justice system is often difficult for youth and their…
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Clark County Truancy Program: Mental Health Screening Protocols - Administering MAYSI 2
- Nov 11, 2009, Jodi Martin
- Protocol incorporating MAYSI-2 screening into the Clark County Truancy Program intake procedure.
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10 Steps for Implementing Mental Health Screening
- Oct 9, 2009, Thomas Grisso
- The document provides 10 essential considerations for juvenile justice agencies planning mental health screening to support programs and placements.
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Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument --Version 2 Training Video Instructions
- Sep 14, 2009, Shannon M. Maney
- This document provides a summary of the MAYSI-2 Training Video and instructions for obtaining the video.
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Guidelines of Instructing Youth Prior to Administration of a Mental Health Screening Tool
- Aug 18, 2009, Valerie Williams, Thomas Grisso
- This document was created to assist juvenile justice personnel when introducing youth to a mental health screening tool as part of an intake process.
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Connecticut School Based Diversion Initiative Manual
- May 29, 2009, Vicki Spriggs
- This manual summarizes the major activities of the Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) and is intended to aid communities in developing their own school-based diversion programs with…
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Texas Front End Diversion Initiative Program Policy and Procedure Manual
- May 29, 2009, Vicki Spriggs
- This manual contains each of Texas' FEDI sites' local policies.
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King County Resource Guide for Information Sharing - 2nd Edition
- Jan 1, 2009, Marcus Stubblefield
- Resource guideline providing direction on information sharing between staff from the following agencies: probation, detention child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, law enforcement, schools, mental…
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Illinois Side by Side Assessment Recommendations
- Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Detention Center
- This document summarizes issues, solutions and recommendation identified in the Illinois assessment.
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Pennsylvania Side by Side Assessment Recommendations
- Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Defender Center
- The document outlines the recommendations made in the assessment of access to counsel and Quality Representation in Pennsylvania delinquency system.
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Washington Side by Side Assessment Recommendations
- Oct 2, 2008, National Juvenile Defender Center
- This document summarizes issues, solutions and recommendations identified in the WA Assessment.
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Pennsylvania Guidelines for Collecting and Recording the Race and Ethnicity of Juvenile in Conjunction with Juvenile Delinquency Disposition Reporting to the Juvenile court Judges' Commission
- Oct 1, 2006, Tiana Davis
- This booklet provides instruction and guidance to local juvenile courts and probation departments on accurate racial and ethnic data collections for juveniles, particularly with respect to Hispanic…