Justice by Gender

Justice by Gender: The Lack of Appropriate Prevention, Diversion and Treatment Alternatives for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Jointly issued by the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association Release date May 1, 2001

The release of Justice by Gender received coverage in over 80 newspapers, radio and tv programs in markets across the country. A selection of the press coverage of the release follows:

• "Study: Girls ill-served by justice system"
  Sacramento Bee
  May 2, 2001

• "Study Shows More Girls Under 18 Arrested" [with NBA President Evett Simmons]
  

• "Study Suggests Different Treatment for Boy, Girl Juvenile Offenders"
  CNN Live This Morning
  May 1, 2001

• "More girls being arrested and jailed, report says"
  CNN
  May 1, 2001

• "Arrest Rate for Girls Under 18 Is Increasing"
  Washington Post
  May 1, 2001

• "More girls going to jail, study says"
  USA Today
  April 30, 2001

• "Girls Ill-Served By Juvenile Justice System: Joint American Bar Association and National Bar Association Report Highlights Factors Underlying Soaring Crime Rates"
  ABA Press Release
  May 1, 2001

Additional Resources:

• Gender-Specific Programming for Girls

• Female Offenders in the Justice System
  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  June 1996
  

• Improving Conditions for Girls in the Justice System: The Female Detention Project
  Anne Marie Ambrose and Sandra Simkins

• Improving Policy and Practice for Adolescent Girls with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Juvenile Justice System
  The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System
  June 1998

• "Investing in Girls: A 21st Century Strategy"
  Leslie Acoca
  October 1999

• Juvenile Female Offenders: A Status of the States Report
  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  October 1998

• Juvenile Justice Experts Should Focus on Girls' Unique Needs
  Psychiatric News
  January 7, 2000

• Juvenile Justice Links: Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Additional Resources

• "Juvenile justice not so equal for girls"
  Christian Science Monitor
  February 16, 1999

• Juvenile Justice System: Girls
  Juvenile Court Centennial Initiative

• Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project: Representing Girls in Context
  Francine Sherman

• Mental Health and Adolescent Girls in the Justice System
  National Mental Health Association

• "National Girls' Caucus"
  LaWanda Ravoira
  October 1999

• PACE Center for Girls

• "Prison at 14: Teenage girls serve time with adult inmates"
  Detroit Free Press
  July 10, 2001

• "Research on Women and Girls in the Justice System" (.pdf file)
  National Institute for Justice
  September 2000

• Training and Technical Assistance Program to Promote Gender-Specific Programming for Female Juvenile Offenders and At-Risk Girls