Publications

General Resources on Status Offenses 

Talking Points on Status Offenses 
Debunking Myths about Status Offenses 

Emerging Issues Briefs and Policy Guidance

Disproportionate Minority Contact and Status Offenses
Girls, Status Offenses and the Need for a Less Punitive and More Empowering Approach
American Indian/Alaska Native Youth & Status Offense Disparities: A Call For Tribal Initiatives, Coordination & Federal Funding
Running Away: Finding Solutions that Work for Youth and their Communities
Addressing Truancy and Other Status Offenses
LGBTQ Youth and Status Offenses
Ungovernable and Runaway Youth
Status Offenses and Family Engagement
Juvenile Defense in Status Offense Cases

Judicial Leadership

Exercising Judicial Leadership to Reform the Care of Non-Delinquent Youth: A Convenor’s Action Guide for Developing a Multi-Stakeholder Process
Making the Case for Status Offense Systems Change: A Toolkit
POSITIVE POWER: Exercising Judicial Leadership to Prevent Court Involvement and Incarceration of Non-Delinquent Youth

The Law and Status Offenses 

Status Offense Laws (Model Policy Guide)
Status Offenses: A National Survey
Use of the Valid Court Order Exception in the States (Fact Sheet)

National Standards for the Care of Youth Charged with Status Offenses

The National Standards for the Care of Youth Charged With Status Offenses (Brief)
The National Standards for the Care of Youth Charged with Status Offenses (Full PDF) 
Improving Responses to Youth Charged With Status Offenses (PowerPoint)
Improving Responses to Youth Charged with Status Offenses: A Training Curriculum