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Children's Justice Act
Resources and information about the Children's Justice Act, a federally funded program that helps States develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and to improve the handling of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect fatalities. Resources include
State and local examples.
Children's Justice Act
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Serivces
Information about the Children's Justice Act, a federally funded program that helps States develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases.
Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice (2003)
Federal program that provides grants to tribes to improve their capacity to handle serious child abuse cases, especially sexual abuse cases, by developing specialized services and procedures that address the needs of American Indian child victims.
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State and local examples
Alaska Children's Justice Act Task Force
Anchorage Police Department
Information about an Alaska project that focuses on strengthening the system's response to child sexual abuse cases.
Children's Justice Act: An Examination of Time to Jurisdiction for Dependency Cases in Clackamas and Columbia Counties (PDF - 474 KB)
NPC Research (2005)
An evaluation of court processes in two Oregon counties to learn more about the system and make recommendations for how to increase the efficiency and coordination of dependency case processing.
SC Children's Justice Act Task Force
University of South Carolina, Children's Law Office
Information about South Carolina's project including recommendations for improvements.
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Children's Justice Act Program
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice
Information about Wisconsin's program to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, improve the handling of suspected child abuse and neglect-related fatalities, and limit additional trauma to the child victim and family.
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