> State Profile
- National Center for Juvenile Justice State Court Data
- National Juvenile Defender Center State Assessment
> Juvenile Law Provisions
- Arkansas’s Purpose Clause for Delinquency Proceedings
- Arkansas’s Juvenile Transfer Law
- Juvenile Law Code (Select “Research Resources,” then “Arkansas Code.”)
- Arkansas Supreme Court issues orders that can impact juvenile court operations (Select “Court Rules and Administrative Procedures.”)
- Local Court rules may support the statute requirements with additional structure for delinquency and dependency in certain counties.
> Courts
- Arkansas Judiciary
- Arkansas City Courts
- Arkansas District Courts
- Arkansas Judicial Council’s Committee for Juvenile Justice. For more information, contact the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts at (501) 682-9400.
- Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association. For more information, contact the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts at (501) 682-9400.
> Public Defender Offices
> Government Offices
> Bar Associations
> Non-Profit Organizations
- Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
- Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice
- Arkansas Youth Service Providers Association
> Corrections/Detention Departments
- Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services
- Community Based Program Directory
- Directory of Juvenile Correctional Facilities
- Juvenile Treatment Centers
> Law Enforcement
> Publications
> Law Review Articles
Rescuing Children from Abusive Parents: The Constitutional Value of Pre-Deprivation Process
> Other Resources
- Legal Issues Affecting Mentally Disordered and Developmentally Delayed Youth in the Justice System
- Between a Rock and a Soft Place: Developmental Research and the Child Advocacy Process, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2005, Vol. 34, No. 4, Pages 619-627
- Urban Youth in Correctional Facilities Education and Urban Society, Vol. 38, No. 1, 21-34 (2005)
- Collateral Consequences of Sex Offender Registration Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 21, No. 1, 67-81 (2005)
- General Resource guide for juvenile court practitioners, Benchbook for the Circuit Court, Juvenile Devision, Available by contacting the AOC at (501) 682-9400
