Here you'll find contact points for alternative schhols, second chance schools, anti-truancy programs, and education curriculum for youth under juvenile justice supervision. Locating which state government agencies have jurisdiction over delinquent youth is not an easy task. Some states, like Florida, have a state Department of Juvenile Justice. Others have adult youth authorities, family courts, or health and welfare departments. On this Clearinghouse page, you will find a reference for each state and find out who supervises at-risk populations.
Many states have hundreds of public and private programs and facilities for delinquent kids.
From our Juvenile Justice Programs page, visitors can quickly locate service providers by state. While juvenile crime is not a problem of recent origin, shocking juvenile crime statistics and the resulting public outcry have focused attention on the need for change in the management of juvenile offenders in Florida and nationwide. The Juvenile Justice Role Model Development Program was established to meet a critical shortage of trained professionals for programs that provide young people with strong, positive role models in their communities. The Juvenile Justice Role Model Development Program is a collaboration of two public universities, providing a pool of more than 40,000 students from a wide geographical area and a broad range of backgrounds and disciplines. C working with young people and making a difference within communities to help curb the growing problem of juvenile delinquency and crime.