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Local Services
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Virginia Commission on Youth
 
National Services
The ABA Juvenile Justice Center
Children's Defense Fund
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Fight Crime Invest in Kids


Local Services
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
The Mission of the Department of Juvenile Justice is to protect the public through a balanced approach of comprehensive services.
http://www.djj.state.va.us/
 
Virginia Commission on Youth
The standing legislative commission of the Virginia General Assembly. It is comprised of twelve members; six State Delegates, three State Senators and three citizens appointed by the Governor. We provide a legislative forum in which complex issues related to the Commonwealth's youth and their families can be explored and resolved.
http://legis.state.va.us/coy/youth.htm
 

National Services

 
The ABA Juvenile Justice Center
Working to Improve Access to Counsel and the Quality of Representation for Children in the Juvenile Justice System.
www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/home.html
 
Children's Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child BehindŽ and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
 
National Center for Juvenile Justice
Improving the quality of justice for children and families juvenile justice state profiles a dynamic, interactive resource of state laws, policies, and practices for practitioners and policymakers.
http://www.ncjj.org/
 
Fight Crime Invest in Kids
More than 1,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and crime survivors dedicated to preventing crime and violence
www.fightcrime.org
 
 



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