Resources

Reports

Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach
The National Research Council, Report Brief (2012)

Mentally Ill Juveniles in Local Custody
The California Corrections Standards Authority (2011)

Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues: Final Report
California Administrative Office of the Courts, Section 6: Juvenile Offenders (2011)

Mental Health Issues in California’s Juvenile Justice System
Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice, Policy Brief (2010)

Costs of Incarcerating Youth with Mental Illness
Cohen and Pfeifer, Chief Probation Officers of California and Mental Health Directors of California (2008)

From Promise to Practice: Mental Health Models that Work for Children and Youth
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids in California (2006)

Youth with Mental Health Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System: Results from a Multi-State Prevalence Study
Shufelt and Cocozza, a Research Brief for the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (2006)

California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Probation Services Gap Survey (2005)

Incarceration of Youth Who are Waiting for Community Mental Health Services in California
Prepared by Congressman Henry Waxman, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform (2005)

Mental Health Treatment for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, A Compendium of Promising Practices
The National Mental Health Association (2004)

Child Development, Children’s Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Principles for Effective Decision-Making
David Arrendondo (2003)