The Women's Foundation report card on the status of women and girls in California grades the progress and regression of California's women across five broad areas: economic justice, politics, education, immigration and corrections, in the past 20 years.

What happens when states make it easier to try young people as adults? Michael Bochenek of Human Rights Watch has taken a close look at how some youngsters serving adult time are doing.

While young people in adult jails often lack access to education, juvenile facilities struggle to educate the children in their care. David Kendall Grant, who teaches special-education students in Georgia's juvenile system, strives to reach students who have learned one lesson—we don't trust.

In some police departments, cops are told to get tougher on crimes like graffiti. In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Officer Mike Gosha is taking a different approach to reducing vandalism. His nonprofit United Youth Arts Partnership brings "taggers" and local artists together to sharpen skills and help break barriers between kids and the community.

Building Blocks for Youth is an effort to protect minority youth in the justice system and to promote rational and effective juvenile justice policies.

This publication from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is designed for young people (and those young to the field of evaluation) who want to learn more about designing and implementing a program evaluation.

The first juvenile court demonstrated a belief that a court system adjudicating youth should operate on a case-by-case basis that acted in the best interest of the child and the public. Take a quick course in the history of juvenile justice from this Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report.

The vast majority of young people do not commit crimes. Still, youth violence does occur with disturbing frequency, and the causes are many. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.