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Coalition for Juvenile Justice

Illinois



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Publications and Web-Based Resources

Illinois ACLU Monitor's Report
New! Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois, Illnois Juvenile Justice Initiative, June 2008
New! Illinois Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Legislation, SB 121
New! Illinois SB 2118, Appointment of Counsel
Law Gives Court Control over Juvenile Detention Center: Public Act 95-0194, effective January 2008
New! Redeploy Illinois - A Good Investment, FY 2009 Appropriations, April 8, 2008
New! Redeploy Illinois Legislative Report, May, 2007
New! Redeploy Illinois Statute, 730 ILCS 110/16.1
New! Redeploy Illinois Summary Sheet

State Data Profiles

National Center for Juvenile Justice

National Center for Children in Poverty

Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count

State Government Contacts


State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Karrie Rueter
llinois Department of Human Services, Division of Community Health and Prevention
535 W. Jefferson Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield IL, 62702
Phone: 217-785-0243
Email: karrie.rueter@illinois.gov
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
C. Gary Leofanti
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc.
233 W. Joe Orr Road
Chicago Heights IL, 60411
Phone: 708-207-6653
Email: sdtaylor@auntmarthas.org



Fast Facts
The juvenile arrest rate for violent crimes fell 48% between 1994 and 2003.
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