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Achieving Excellence in Detention Advocacy: A Checklist to Evaluate Defense Representation at Detention Hearings, National Juvenile Defender Center for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, September, 2008
Achieving Excellence in Detention Advocacy: Guidelines for Juvenile Defenders to Provide Zealous Advocacy at Initial Detention Hearings, National Juvenile Defender Center for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, September, 2008
Charged With A Crime Brochure, Southern Juvenile Defender Center, 2009
District of Columbia Final Evaluation of the Effect of Juvenile Speedy Trial Emergency Legislation, The Council for Court Excellence, September 15, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Weekend Court Processing So Youth Who Present Low Risk to the Community Can Be Returned Home Swiftly, Press Release, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, May 12, 2008
Web site National Juvenile Defender Center Assessments
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New Research Indicates That Salaried Defense Counsel More Effective, The New York Times, July 2007
Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Delinquency Court, National Juvenile Defender Center, Spring 2009
Take a Cue from Illinois on Child Defendants: Michigan Sadly Falls Behind on Representation, Elizabeth Arnovits, Lansing State Journal Editorial, August 27, 2008
Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation Through Public Defense Delivery Systems, National Juvenile Defender Center & National Legal Aid and Defender Association, July 2008
Ten Principles for Providing Effective Defense Advocacy at Juvenile Detention Hearings, National Juvenile Defender Center for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, September, 2008


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The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 62% between 1990-2003. [more facts]


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