Missouri

> State Profile

• National Center for Juvenile Justice
• National Juvenile Defender State Data

> Juvenile Law Provisions

• Juvenile Law Provisions
• Missouri Revised Statutes, Juvenile Court
• Missouri Rules of Court: Rules of Practice and Procedure in Juvenile Courts

> Courts

• Judicial Branch of Missouri

> Public Defender Offices

• Missouri State Public Defender

> Government Offices

• Office of the Missouri Child Advocate

> Bar Associations

• The Missouri Bar

> Non-Profit Organizations

• Missouri Juvenile Justice Association
• Missouri YMCA Youth in Government

> Corrections/Detention Facilities

• There are 25 secure juvenile detention facilities in Missouri administered at the county or regional level by a juvenile and family court. Any two or more counties within the state may establish a regional juvenile detention district. (www.ncjj.org)
• Missouri Division of Youth Services
• Missouri DYS Programs and Services

> Law Enforcement

• About.com Agency List

> Publications

> Law Review Articles

> Other Resources

• Millie Aulbur, Lesson Plans for Youth about Juvenile Justice In Missouri
• Madeline Wordes, Timothy Bynum, & Charles Corley, Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 31, No. 2, 149-165 (1994)

Missouri Juvenile Justice Association:

• Celebrating 100 Years of Juvenile Justice in Missouri, 1903-2003
• Juvenile Death Penalty
• Law Enforcement Guidelines on Juvenile Custody Issues
• Standards for Operations of a Juvenile Detention Facility
• Standards for Guardian Ad Litems