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6 Juv. Just. 1 (1999)

handle is hein.journals/juvejstc6 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume VI * Number 1 October 1999 FEATURES Investing in Girls: A 21st Century Strategy by Leslie Acoca ........................................ .......... 3 Victimization is consistently identified as the first step along a girl's pathway into the juvenile justice system. Addressing the needs of adolescent girls, who now make up the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice system, offers the Nation its best hope of halting the intergenerational cycle of family fragmentation and crime. The Female Intervention Team by Marian D. Daniel ............................................. 14 Following an assessment of girls in detention and secure commitment facilities, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice developed the Female Intervention Team. Its mission is to restore hope to young women who have lost their direction. National Girls' Caucus by LaWanda Ravoira ............................................. 21 Although the problems associated with adolescence are exacerbated for girls in crisis, at-risk girls continue to be misunderstood and underserved. In response to this lack of services, the National Girls' Caucus was formed to ensure equitable treatment for girls in the juvenile justice system. IN BRIEF Justice Matters The Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project: Representing Girls in Context ...... 29 OJJDP Programs and Training and Technical Assistance Resources ..............30 Publications OJJDP's Teleconference Videotape Targets Gender Issues .. ...............32 Juvenile Female Offenders: A Status of the States ............... ......32 Guiding Principles for Promising Female Programming: An Inventory of Best Practices ....... .........................33 Women in Criminal Justice: A Twenty Year Update ...................33 OJJDP Online A New Look and a New Location .................... .................34 ORDER FORM . .. _ .... . ....................... 35

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