> State Profile
- National Center for Juvenile Justice
- National Juvenile Defender Center State Data
- Ensuring Access to Counsel in Ohio: Ohio Juvenile Justice Overview (Fact Sheet by the ACLU, the Children's Law Center, and the Office of the Ohio State Public Defender.
- Juvenile Criminal Justice Flowchart
> Juvenile Law Provisions
> Courts
> Public Defender Offices
- Juvenile Section of the Office of the Ohio Public Defender
- Map of Ohio County Public Defenders
- Office of the Ohio Public Defender
> Government Offices
- Ohio Attorney General’s Office
- Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
- Ohio Department of Mental Health
- Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
- State of Ohio Home Page
- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, list of Ohio State Administering Agencies
> Bar Associations
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Akron Bar Association
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- Cleveland Bar Association
- Columbus Bar Association
- Other Bar Association links
> Non-Profit Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
- Children’s Defense Fund- Ohio
- Juvenile Justice Coalition
- Lighthouse Youth Services
- Ohio Justice and Policy Center
- Ohio Juvenile Diversion Association
- ProKids
- Voices for Ohio’s Children
- YMCA of Central Ohio Juvenile Justice PALS
- YMCA of Central Ohio
> Corrections/Detention Departments
- Allen County Juvenile Court Treatment & Detention Center
- Erie County Juvenile Detention Center
- Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
- Ohio Department of Youth Services
- Ohio Department of Youth Services Juvenile Court Directory
- Youth Development Center
> Law Enforcement
- Cincinnati Police Department
- Cleveland Division of Police
- Columbus, Ohio Division of Police
- Hamilton Police
> Publications
- Ohio - Justice Cut Short: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings
- A Parent's Guide to the Ohio Juvenile Justice System
- Petition to the Supreme Court to Prohibit Waiver of Counsel
- Practitioner’s Guide to Juvenile Detention in Ohio
- Services for Students with Disabilities in Ohio Detention Facilities
- Summary of Report to Ohio Forums
Ensuring Access to Counsel in Ohio (Project with the ACLU, the Children's Law Center, Inc., and the Office of the Ohio Public Defender):
- Estimated Waiver Rates By County
- Stories of Children Who Waived
- A Call to Amend the Ohio Rules of Juvenile Procedure to Protect the Right to Counsel
- Why Youth Waive Their Right to Counsel
- A Demographic Profile of Children in the Juvenile Justice System
> Law Review Articles
- Akron Law Review Symposium (1996) They grow up so fast: When juveniles commit adult crimes, Volume 29 Spring 1996 Number 3
- Susan R. Bell, Ohio Gets Tough on Juvenile Crime: An Analysis of Ohio's 1996 Amendments Concerning the Bindover of Violent Juvenile Offenders to the Adult System and Related Legislation, 66 U. Cin. L. Rev. 207 (1997)
- Laura Beresh-Taylor, COMMENT: Preventing Violence in Ohio's Schools, 33 Akron L. Rev. 311 (2000)
- Susan A. Burns, COMMENT: Is Ohio Juvenile Justice Still Serving Its Purpose?, 29 Akron L. Rev. 335 (1996)
- Thomas R. Goots, COMMENT: A Thug in Prison cannot Shoot Your Sister: Ohio Appears Ready to Resurrect the Habitual Criminal Statute- Will it Withstand an Eigth Amendment Challenge?, 28 Akron L. Rev. 253, 1995.
- Interim Detention of Juvenile Delinquents in Ohio: A Proposal for Controlling Judicial Discretion, 39 Ohio St. L.J. 306 (1978).
- Scott C. Zarzycki, NOTE: A Current Look at Ohio's Juvenile Justice System on the 100th Anniversary of the Juvenile Court, 47 Clev. St. L.Rev. 627 (1999)
> Other Resources
- ACLU's "Know Your Rights Campaign" in Ohio
- Children's Defense Fund-Ohio, Status of Ohio's Children: Juvenile Justice for Ohio's Children?
- National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Mental Health Courts: Program Descriptions, Processes, and Procedures (August 2005).
- Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Students with Disabilities Over-Represented in Juvenile Justice System; Does Disability=Delinquency?
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
