Women & Girls in the Criminal Justice System
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Women & Girls in the Criminal Justice System - Related Resources

This section contains examples of nationally recognized agencies and organizations that provide services or information.

American Correctional Association
The association provides a professional organization for all individuals and groups that share the common goal of improving the justice system.

Amnesty International's Women's Human Rights
The organization's Web site provides a summary of existing legislation, policy, and practice about female offenders' human rights.

California Coalition for Women Prisoners
The coalition raises public consciousness about the cruel and inhumane conditions under which women in prison live and advocates for positive changes.

Center for Children and Families in the Justice System
The Center for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic is a nonprofit agency in London, Ontario, Canada, which advocates for the special needs of children and families involved in the justice system.

Center for Gender and Justice
The center seeks to develop gender-responsive policies and practices for women and girls who are under criminal justice supervision. The Center is committed to research and to the implementation of policies and programs that will encourage positive outcomes for this under served population.

European Network of Policewomen
This nonprofit organization promotes "quality through equality" by working with colleagues from police organizations in member countries to improve the working conditions of women police officers.

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Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice: Girls in the Criminal Justice System 
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has been identifying programs around the country that are working successfully with girls.  This Web site provides additional information related to girls, delinqency, juvenile justice, research about girls in the system, and organizations working with girls in the Criminal Justice System.

Federal Bureau of Prisons
The bureau works to protect society by confining offenders in prison and community based facilities that are safe, humane, cost efficient, and appropriately secure.

Institute for Women's Policy Research
The institute informs and stimulates the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. It focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health and safety, and women's civic and political participation.

Institute on Women & Criminal Justice
The Institute on Women & Criminal Justice is a national center for dialogue, research, and information about criminal justice-involved women, their families and communities.

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
The purpose of the Commission is to advance women toward full equality in all areas of life and to promote rights and opportunities for all women.

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National Center for Juvenile Justice
The center is a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice.

National Council for Research on Women
The council facilitates collaborative research, communication, and cooperative exchange among member centers and affiliates to promote visibility for feminist research and analysis and to build stronger links between research, policy, action, and the media.

National Institute of Corrections
The institute provides training, technical assistance, and policy/program development assistance to corrections agencies at all levels of government.

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Women and Gender Research
The institute provides research, publications, and recommendations for drug abuse research on the study of women and gender differences.

National Juvenile Detention Association
This nonprofit organization works to advance the science, processes, and art of juvenile detention services through the overall improvement of the juvenile justice profession.

National Juvenile Detention Association (NJDA), Gender-Specific Programming in Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities and Programs
NJDA advocates the development and implementation of programs for female offenders that embrace the elements necessary to meet the unique needs of girls in the juvenile justice system.

National Violence Against Women Resource Center
This Web site, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is designed to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and others interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention.

National Women's Health Information Center
The center provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women's health information resources.

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Office of Research on Women's Health
The office serves as the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health.

Office on Violence Against Women
Since its inception in 1995, the office has handled the legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the Federal government's role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Statistics on Women and Substance Abuse
This Web site provides links to SAMHSA reports and data concerning drug use and treatment among women.

U.S Department of Labor's Women's Bureau
The bureau promotes profitable employment opportunities for women, to empower them by enhancing their skills and improving their working conditions, and to provide employers with more alternatives to meet their labor needs.

Women Offenders Forum
This National Institute of Corrections (NIC) forum is used to discuss issues relating to the management of women detained/sentenced to the criminal justice system.

Women's Prison Association & Home, Inc.
This nonprofit agency creates opportunities for change in the lives of women prisoners, exprisoners, and their families. It provides programs through which women acquire the life skills needed to end their involvement in the criminal justice system and to make positive, healthy choices for themselves and their families.

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