Resources

Direct File

• CJDC Report on Direct Filing

Gabriesheski

• Full case
• Case summary
• Explanatory Powerpoint

CJI - Parent Voices: The Other Side of the Bench

• Press Release
• 2011 Study

 Competence

• Alan R. Felthouse, "Commentary: Competence to Stand Trial in Juveniles and the Judgment Model." J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law, 39: 327-31 (2011). Full-text.

Juveniles & Sex Offenses

• SOMB Juvenile Standards (formally go into effect 6-30-12)
• 2009 ABA Juvenile Sex Offender Policy
• Sex Offender Managment Board (SOMB) Meetings: SOMB subcommittee meetings are open to the public, as are the monthly SOMB meetings.  Many subcommittees have a juvenile focus. The Best Practices Committee involves many professionals interested in Juvenile Sex Offender issues. Public Meeting Notices can be found that:  http://dcj.state.co.us

Juvenile Detention & Commitment

• Research Review on Detention, Commitment, and Out-of-Home Placement

Adoption

• Full text of "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008’’ (pdf format)
• CLASP Summary of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (pdf format). 

Children with Disabilities

• Theresa Sidebotham article, "Serving Children With Disabilities Under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court," (pdf format) Please contact Theresa Sidebotham at theresa.sidebotham@gmail.com for the most recent version of the article and with any questions.

Introduction/Refresher to the Child Welfare Process

• Guide to the Child Welfare Process. FREE 124-page publication by the Hon. William G. Jones on the child protection juvenile, criminal, and domestic relations court process. This is a "going-to-court" guide particularly helpful for non-attorneys.