Issues

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Advocates are increasingly looking to human rights laws and standards to support their work. NJJN's policy brief provides an overview of ways in which several of these international instruments can and have been used. There is also a growing campaign for US ratification of the Covenant on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The CRC contains many provisions of particular relevance to juvenile justice.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth.

Documents written by NJJN.

Documents and presentations made in connection with NJJN teleconferences.

There has been a movement to place all youth convicted or adjudicated with a sex offense on the federal sex offender registry. In most cases, youth would be subject to notification requirements and would be remain on the registry for life.