Youth Justice General
Department of Justice (Bilingual)
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/index.html
Information about the youth justice system in Canada and about the roles and responsibilities of the federal, provincial and territorial governments and other youth justice partners.
Young Offenders Services (Bilingual)
http://www.gnb.ca/0276/corrections/
New Brunswick Department of Public Safety.
Youth Council of New Brunswick
http://www.gnb.ca/0049/index-e.asp
The Youth Council of New Brunswick (YCNB) is an advisory body to government and the public on matters of concern to youth.
Access to Justice Net (Bilingual)
http://www.acjnet.org/splash/default.aspx
Access to a wide variety of material with search mechanism for locating material of specific Canadian interest.
BC Ministry for Children and Families (English)
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/reports_publications.htm#youth_services
Publications
Canadian Criminal Justice Association (Bilingual)
http://www.ccja-acjp.ca/
Comments on the "Strategy for the Renewal of Youth Justice"
Youth Justice Education Partnership (YJEP) Website ( Bilingual)
http://www3.extension.ualberta.ca/youthjustice/
Justice for Children and Youth (English)
http://www.jfcy.org/
Justice for Children and Youth provides legal representation to low-income children and youth in Toronto and vicinity.
Canadian Console for the Rights of Children (Bilingual)
http://www.rightsofchildren.ca/
…for the promotion and protection of children's rights in Canada and abroad.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (English)
http://www.ncjrs.gov/
Access to documents about crime prevention and juvenile delinquency programs. Most of the references and documents are specifically American.
Children and Family Canada (Bilingual)
http://www.cfc-efc.ca
A unique Canadian public education website.
Voices for Children (English)
http://www.voices4children.org/
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Special Needs Youth
Youth and Mental Illness
http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p43-yout.html
American Bar Association (English)
http://www.abanet.org/child/parent-5.ppt
Children's SSI Project: Helping Children with Disabilities - A Project of the ABA Division for Legal Services.
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Youth and Media
Media Awareness Network (Bilingual)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/comm/youth/toolkit/index3.htm
Understanding and Approaching the Media: Tips for Young People
Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media
http://www.childrenyouthandmediacentre.co.uk/
The Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media aims to provide a focus for existing work and for developing new projects in this field. It is based at the Institute of Education, University of London, the UKÕs leading graduate school of education. The Institute has gained the highest rankings in each of the three national research assessment exercises, and is widely recognised as one of the major world centres of educational inquiry.
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International Studies
The Australian Clearing House for Youth Justice Studies (English)
http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/
Provides information products and services for those working in the youth field and for anyone with an interest in youth. The target audience for the clearinghouse includes health workers, policy-makers, researchers, educators, youth workers and youth service providers, as well as students and parents.
National Association of Youth Justice ( English)
http://www.nayj.org.uk/website/
The National Association for Youth Justice was established in Britain in 1994. NAYJ exists to promote responses to young people within the criminal justice system which encourage them to take responsibility for their actions while remaining in the community.
Youth Matters: Next Step (English)
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/youth/pdf/Next%20Steps.pdf
Reducing youth crime and reforming the youth justice system are a major part of the British Government's effort to build safer communities and tackle social exclusion.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (English)
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
Learn about the design and implementation of OJJDP programs, as well as evaluation, training and technical assistance components.
The Centre of Juvenile and Criminal Justice (English)
http://www.cjcj.org/
Private non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce society's reliance on the use of incarceration as a solution to social problems.
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