Juvenile Justice Resources
The Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System is a dynamic and ever-changing institution dedicated to serving the Commonwealth’s juvenile offenders, victims, communities, and families. Two key events in recent years have helped to conceptualize and define the purpose and duties of the Commonwealth’s juvenile justice system.
Know Your Rights A guide for young adults in the juvenile justice system provided by the Juvenile Law Center.
Department of Human Services - Juvenile Justice Services From the time of referral, the Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS) ensures that every resident receives individualized treatment services based upon criminogenic risk, need, and responsivity factors. The BJJS' state court liaison specialists work closely with Pennsylvania's county juvenile court system, the Youth Development Center/Youth Forestry Camp (YDC/YFC) system and private provider agencies to ensure residents are placed in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Homepage Whatever disrupts young lives and public safety—from violence to delinquency and from substance abuse to family conflict is part of our prevention and justice agenda. We are a planning agency that endorses programs built on successful models, channels funding to support programs and system improvement, and monitors program and system compliance and accountability.
Juvenile Court Judges' Commission The Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System is a dynamic and ever-changing institution dedicated to serving the Commonwealth’s juvenile offenders, victims, communities, and families. Two key events in recent years have helped to conceptualize and define the purpose and duties of the Commonwealth’s juvenile justice system. First, in 1995, Act 33 was passed in which the goals of Balanced and Restorative Justice were established. These goals include community protection, accountability, and competency development. Second, in 2011, the Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy was adopted to enhance the capacity of the system to achieve its balanced and restorative justice mission through the implementation of evidence–based practices.
The Juvenile Justice Process The Juvenile Justice Process — PAAutism.org, an ASERT Autism Resource Guide A person who is 10-17 years old and breaks the law goes into the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System. This person is also called a “juvenile”. There are many differences between the Juvenile Justice System and the Adult Criminal Justice System. This document shows the Juvenile Justice Process in PA.* |
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