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State By State
Below is a list of laws, facts, and key research from individual states. We are continually growing our website and if you would like to add
something or don’t see something listed, please contact us at info@cfyj.org.
To contact juvenile
justice specialists, departments of corrections, and child advocates in
your area, consult our comprehensive 51-jurisdictions contact list.
Arizona
Policy Brief: Prosecuting Juveniles in the Adult Criminal Justice
System Key Issues and Recommendations for Arizona (PDF 1.7 MB)
California
Key Facts (Doc 160 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 60 KB)
Consequences Report California Chapter (PDF 544 KB)
Connecticut
Raise the Age: A Success Story Web page
Key Facts (Doc 156 KB)
Final Report from the Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning and Implementation Committee (PDF 892 KB)
A Study of Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Arrests in Three Connecticut Municipalities (PDF 131 KB)
Delaware
Position Paper: Transfer of Juvenile Offenders to Adult Court in Delaware (PDF 168 KB)
District of Columbia
Key Facts (Doc 168 KB)
A Capital Offense (PDF 413 KB)
A Capital Offense Press Release (106 KB)
Florida
Key Facts (Doc 64 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 80 KB)
Fact Sheet: Transfer to Adult Court/Trying Kids as Adults (PDF 108KB)
Consequences Report Florida Chapter (PDF 704 KB)
Georgia
Fact Sheet: SB440 and the Need to Reform Georgia's Practice Of
Sending Youth to the Adult Criminal Justice System (120 KB)
Policy Brief: SB440 and the Need to Reform Georgia's Practice Of
Sending Youth to the Adult Criminal Justice System (PDF 156 KB)
Illinois
Key Facts (Doc 728 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 64 KB)
Fact Sheet: Raising Age of Adulthood Senate Bill 458 Arguments (PDF 76 KB)
Consequences Report Illinois Chapter (PDF 644 KB)
Drugs and Disparity: The Racial Impact of Illinois' Practice of Transferring Young Drug Offenders to Adult Court
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois (1.05 MB)
New Jersey
Juvenile Waivers Presentation (PDF 711 KB)
North Carolina
Policy Brief: Putting the Juvenile Back in Juvenile Justice (PDF 316 KB)
Key Facts (Doc 716 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 72 KB)
Consequences Report North Carolina Chapter (PDF 660 KB)
North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, and the Resistance to Reform (PDF 289 KB)
Virginia
Key Facts (Doc 732 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 68 KB)
Consequences Report Virginia Chapter (PDF 596 KB)
Virginia State Crime Commission PowerPoint Presentation (PDF 171 KB)
Wisconsin
Key Facts (Doc 736 KB)
Key Laws (Doc 72 KB)
Rethinking the Juvenile in Juvenile Justice: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Report: (PDF 1.4 MB)
Rethinking the Juvenile in Juvenile Justice Executive Summary (PDF 36 KB)
Consequences Report Wisconsin Chapter (PDF 592 KB)
Risking Their Futures: Wisconsin Council on Children and Familes Report on Juveniles in Adult Court (PDF 2MB)
Highlights from the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Commitee's Report on 17-Year-Old Offenders in the Criminal Justice System (99 KB)
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