Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC)

• OJJDP DMC Technical Assistance Manual: http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/dmc_ta_manual/index.html
• Seven Steps to Develop and Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Contact: http://www.ncjrs.org/94612.pdf
• Disproportionate Minority Confinement 2002 Update: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/201240.pdf
• Disproportionate Minority Contact: A Review of the Literature 1989 through 2001
• Race as a Factor in Juvenile Arrests: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/189180.pdf
• Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) of Youth: An Analysis of State and Federal Efforts to Address the Issue: http://cad.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/48/1/3
• Culturally Competent Data Collection: A guide to interviewing for Accurate Race and Ethnicity Data

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice

• Fight Crime Invest in Kids: www.fightcrime.org
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service: http://www.ncjrs.org
• Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs Publications: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/index.html
• Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
• Blueprints for violence prevention: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/index.html
• After school research Links: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/research_links.cfm
• Violence Prevention: www.jointogether.org
• American Parole and Probation Association: http://www.appa-net.org/
• National Youth Court Center: http://www.youthcourt.net/
• Justice Research and Statistics Association: http://www.jrsa.org/index.html
• The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.943477/k.9538/Domestic_Grantmaking__Juvenile_Justice.htm

• Community Youth Development Journal: www.cydjournal.org
• National Network for Youth: www.nn4youth.org
• Connect for Kids: www.connectforkids.org
• National Youth Development Information Center: http://www.nydic.org/
• After School Alliance: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org

• Justice Research and Statistics Association Articles on Assessment and Evaluation of Juvenile Programs: http://www.jrsa.org/pubs/juv-justice/index.html

• Maine Philanthropy Center
• The Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/
• U. S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Financial Guide

Juvenile Justice Data

• Maine Recidivism Report 2007: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/Reports/Recidivism/RECIDIVISM2004.pdf
• Maine Statistical Analysis Center: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/
• Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Programs Statistical Briefing Book: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html

Zero Tolerance Websites

• Zero Tolerance policies are not as effective as thought in reducing violence and promoting learning in school: http://www.apa.org/releases/zerotolerance.html
• Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools? An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations: http://www.apa.org/releases/ZTTFReportBODRevisions5-15.pdf
• The Principals' Partnership: Zero Tolerance Policies, A research Brief: http://principalspartnership.com/zerotolerance.pdf

Evidence-based Programs

• U. S. Department of Justice Blueprints Initiative: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/index.html
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations National Registry of Effective Programs: http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm
• U.S. Department of Educations Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Program’s List of Promising and Exemplary programs: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/exemplary01/exemplary01.pdf
• U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Youth and Community Violence: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/summary.htm
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide: http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/mpg_index.htm