Public Defense Improvement Program

Juvenile Defense

Juvenile Public Defense: Systems, Structures, and Standards

• Juveniles Sentenced as Adults in Washington State, 2009-2019 [PDF]
• National Juvenile Defense Standards – NJDC and Models for Change [PDF] 
• Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems – NJDC and NLADA [PDF]
• Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Delinquency Court - NJDC [PDF]
• Juvenile Defense Self-Assessment Tool – NJDC and NAPD [PDF]