This page features a listing of Action for Children's Juvenile Justice Publications, featured in chronological order (most recent first).  To see more information, click "Read More."

Completing the Picture - June 2008 

This fact sheet provides an overview of juvenile crime and delinquency in North Carolina and emphasizes the need to include 16- and 17-year-olds in the juvenile justice system, where they can receive a continuum of developmentally appropriate, research-based services.

Putting The Juvenile Back Into Juvenile Justice - December 2007

Action for Children's newest report discusses the latest scientific research on adolescent brain development, showing that while teenagers may physically resemble adults, neurologically, their brains are still developing and are extremely susceptible to environmental influences.  The report also finds that in North Carolina youth who serve adult time are more than twice as likely to be reconvicted of crimes as youth who receive juvenile services.

Fact sheet on Raising the Age - May 2007

This fact sheet advocates for raising the age at which a youth is tried and sentenced in the adult court system.

Flow chart on Raising the Age - May 2007

This flow chart demonstrates what happens when youth are routed through the juvenile justice system versus when youth are tried and sentenced in the adult system.

North Carolina chapter, "The Consequence Aren't Minor: The Impact of Prosecuting Youths as Adults and Strategies for Reform" (Campaign for Youth Justice) - March 2007

Short-Term Suspensions; Long-Term Consequences; Real-Life Solutions - February 2007

Short-term Suspensions; Long-term Consequences; Real Life Solutions analyzes three years of school district level data by race and gender while offering concrete solutions for reducing short-term suspensions and thus reducing the likelihood of students dropping out of school.

2006 Children's Index - May 2006

The 2006 North Carolina Children's Index includes more than 75 indicators of child and youth well-being in the following areas: child health and safety, economic (in)security, early care and education, child maltreatment, juvenile justice and demographics. The 2006 Index also includes a special section highlighting how the children and youth of North Carolina are developing in positive ways.

Copies of the Children's Index are free.  If you would like to order multiple copies of the Index, we do ask that you pay postage costs. Please email your name, organization, mailing address and phone number to admin@ncchild.org

One Out of Ten: The Growing Suspension Crisis in North Carolina - September 2005

North Carolina made a promise to provide all our children with a sound, basic education.  Yet, this promise is being broken for the more than 150,000 students who are suspended each year. In all, more than 1-out-of-every-10 students in North Carolina are suspended from school.  Suspensions occur in every single grade (including kindergarten), but are most prevalent during ninth grade.