KQED.org

KQED.org offers a variety of Web-only content on the subject of juvenile justice. Stay tuned to this page for additional material as the KQED Juvenile Justice project progresses.

Voices from the Trenches
14 people -- youth to adult, detainee to judge -- speak from first-hand experiences with the juvenile justice system.
Find out what these individuals have to say.


State of Juvenile Crime 2002
On any given day in the United States, there are more than 100,000 young people in juvenile detention facilities. Many observers predict that number will only increase if our country's approach to juvenile justice does not change...
Read the rest of the article outlining the current state of the system.

New Approaches to Juvenile Crime
Solutions for curbing juvenile delinquency are as diverse as the problems of the kids who wind up in the juvenile justice system. Community groups and probation departments across the country are coming up with new and creative ways to foster better organization and greater fairness...
Read the rest of the article profiling 5 successful alternative juvenile detention programs.

Get Smart, Get Active
A resource guide to learning more and taking action on juvenile justice from the local to statewide to national level.
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