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Below
are links of organizations related to child advocacy that
may be helpful.
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Working to Improve Access to Counsel and the Quality of Representation
for Children in the Juvenile Justice System. The goal of the
Juvenile Justice Center is to advance the juvenile defense
bar through training, technical assistance, information dissemination
and advocacy.
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The Center focuses on decreasing incarceration as a solution
to juvenile crime. It has programs in San Francisco, Washington
DC, and Maryland. The Center also provides technical assistance
to state and local governments interested in alternatives
to incarceration.
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Medium-sized non-profit site. National organization devoted
to creation and sustenance of state- and community-based child
advocacy organizations.
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JLC
works on behalf of children who have come within the purview
of public agencies– for example, abused or neglected
children placed in foster homes, delinquent youth sent to
residential treatment facilities or adult prisons, or children
in placement with specialized services needs.
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