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         Research and Supporting Documentation for Transfer Recommendations

          FACJJ Recommendations to Congress regarding Jail Removal and Sight and Sound Protection

A report from the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice.

Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile to the Adult Justice System

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, providing recommendations regarding transfer policies.

Latest Findings from the CDC: Prosecuting Youths as Adults Creates Younger Repeat Offenders; Separate Juvenile Justice System is Essential to Reduce Recidivism

A fact sheet from the Task Force on Community Preventative Services regarding the CDC transfer report.

Keeping Adolescents Out of Prison

A policy brief from The Future of Children regarding the causes of and possible solutions to youth crime.

Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?

A report from the Office of Juvenile Justive and Delinquency Prevention regarding the transfer laws, finding that the practice of prosecuting children as adults has negative effects on both the justice system and society as a whole.

U.S. Department of Justice Report Concludes that Transfer Laws Substantially Increase Recidivism

A Campaign for Youth Justice press release summarizing the OJJDP transfer report.

Other Information to Support Recommendations

In addition to the information contained the above reports, many of these fact sheets form the basis for the Campaign for Youth Justice's recommendations.