Website made possible with the generous support of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Publications and Resources

Pennsylvania Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist

Performance Guidelines for Quality and Effective Juvenile Delinquency Representation

Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure: Delinquency Matters

The Juvenile Act 2008

Northeast Regional Defender Center

In order to increase the capacity of the grassroots juvenile defense bar across the country, the National Center incorporated into its design the development of nine Regional Defender Centers. The Northeast Region includes the following four states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

State and Local Defender Sites

Delaware

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania

Education

Not all youth who enter the juvenile justice system have special education needs or are in court due to school-based arrests. However, since many youth who are in the juvenile justice system have special educational needs and because there is an increase in school-based arrests, the following links will give you some tools and resources to better advocate for your clients who have special educational needs and to better understand how the school system can play an important role in your client’s case.

Special Education

School-Based Arrests

Zero Tolerance

Legal Action

Research on Education and the Juvenile Justice System

Education-Related Websites