Resources
- Alabama Juvenile Practice Listserve -- the Southern Juvenile Defender Center sponsors a discussion listserve for attorneys representing children in delinquency and CHINS cases in Alabama. To join, email sjdc@splcenter.org.
- Trainings -- the Southern Juvenile Defender Center offers free trainings on representing juveniles in delinquency and CHINS cases in Alabama. To receive updates on upcoming trainings, check back on this site, or email sjdc@splcenter.org to be added to a listserve for announcements of upcoming trainings and new resources.
Training and Reference Materials
- Guide to the Juvenile Justice Act -- The Alabama Juvenile Justice Act of 2008 explains in detail the duties of a juvenile defender and puts new restrictions on when children can be placed in secure custody. The Guide highlights the key new portions of the law with explanatory footnotes.
- Juvenile Defender Delinquency Notebook -- a comprehensive manual for attorneys defending children in juvenile delinquency cases published in 2006 by the National Juvenile Defender Center.
