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Juvenile Justice

PACER Center's Juvenile Justice Project serves parents and professionals in Minnesota through individual advocacy, training, and the ongoing development of new resources.

Brochures

What You Should Know About Rights
A brochure for parents and educators about their rights to special education services when a child has an IEP. 2000. (See Translations for Spanish.)
FREE | JJ-5

What You Should Know About Special Education
Parent’s and children’s rights if the child has a disability and is in the juvenile justice system. 2000. (See Translations for Spanish.)
FREE | JJ-6

Book

Unique Challenges, Hopeful Responses: A Handbook for Professionals Working with Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
Looks at vulnerabilities of youth with specific disorders who are in the juvenile justice system and their rights to special education services. Includes approaches used by professionals. 1999. 2nd edition. Reprinted 2003.
star $12 | 10+ copies, $10 each  | JJ-1

Video

Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: Unique Challenges...Hopeful Responses
Professionals and parents talk about the experiences of youth with disabilities in the justice system. 17 min. Open-captioned. 1997.
$35 | Rental, $10  | VID-23































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