When a teen enters the juvenile justice system, the goal is treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. Although many communities are creating innovative programs in prevention and intervention, some systems still struggle with overcrowding, youth violence and trauma. (Photo: The Dallas Morning News)
A compilation of the latest statistics on the health and welfare of U.S. children, including individual fact sheets on each state.
The national study finds that nearly one-third of prostituted juveniles taken into custody by police are treated more as criminal offenders than as victims.
The report analyzes the consequences of parental arrest, detention and deportation on children.
The report estimates that 12 percent of adjudicated youth report sexual victimization in juvenile facilities.
The report explores the multiple ways in which LGBT youth experience bias within the juvenile justice system.
The report highlights the broad range of emerging trends in local policy efforts to promote child and family well-being.
A comprehensive guide to all federal spending on children.
A collection of eight research briefs on the road to adulthood for vulnerable youth, with focuses on young blacks and Latinos, school and work participation, youth from troubled neighborhoods, youth from low-income families and those suffering from depression/anxiety.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book features national and state profiles of children’s well-being.
Every year, nearly 80 children age 13 and younger are judicially transferred to adult court. A comprehensive look at policies on pre-adolescent children who commit serious crimes.
A comprehensive collection of data and reports that focus on Detention and Incarceration, along with an extensive list of experts in the field.
How Chicago Public Radio fought to gain access to Illinois' youth detention facilities and produced its in-depth radio and Web series on juvenile justice
The Data Center offers new data on household education levels and children in immigrant families.
A look at youth in gangs and the risk factors that contribute to gang membership.
A look at how two reporters spent a year investigating Florida's juvenile justice system.