Resources

For your convenience, we have listed websites that focus on juvenile justice issues.

For Youth, Parents, and the Public

Know Your Rights

Slideshow (presented by the National American Civil Liberties Union)
Flowchart of the Juvenile Court Process (presented by the National Juvenile Defender Court)

Explanation of Michigan juvenile court proceedings
Non-legal consequences of having a juvenile record in Michigan
How to get a juvenile adjudication removed from your record
Form requesting to have a juvenile adjudication removed

Michigan laws and court rules affecting juveniles

Michigan Juvenile Law Sourcebook
Sex offender registry provisions that apply to juveniles
Michigan Judicial Institute, Juvenile Justice Benchbook
Michigan Department of Human Services Policy and Procedures Manuals
(Note: Scroll down to "Juvenile Justice Field Services" for juvenile justice programs and policies)

Websites of Local Juvenile Courts

Pending Legislation and Court Rules Proposals Affecting Juveniles

SB 408–Would prohibit children from being suspended or expelled solely for being truant or chronically absent from school.
HB 4947–"Raise The Age"–Would raise the age to 18 for when juveniles may be automatically adjudicated as adults.
HB 5543–Would require a court to set aside the juvenile adjudications of a victim of human trafficking for statutory and local ordinance-related prostitution charges.

National Policy Links

Michigan Policy Links

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