Watch and learn! Carefully selected media links will help bring key concepts and theories to life, preparing you for your studies and exams.

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• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
  The OJJDP’s website is the first place to look for information about juvenile justice in the Unites States. Most of the documents located in the “Publications” section are available online, but many are not peer reviewed so their methodological rigor varies. The “Statistics” link will take you to a wealth of information regarding antisocial behavior and criminal activity among youth.

• PBS Frontline: Juvenile Justice
  This PBS documentary tells the story of four adolescents who have each committed serious acts of antisocial behavior. Two were sent to adult court and two were treated as juveniles. The documentary raises important questions about how best to treat adolescents with Conduct Disorder. After you read the case studies of the four adolescents, how do you think they might best be helped?

• PBS Frontline: Troubled Kids
  In this PBS documentary, reporters investigate antisocial behavior in prepubescent children. Much of the documentary focuses on the story of a six-year-old child who assaulted a one-month-old baby. You can read the opinion of all of the major players involved in the court case. Be sure to read the interview with Dr. John Coie, a leading researcher in children’s conduct problems. Dr. Coie discusses the difficulty of predicting violent behavior in youth.

• Police Documents: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
  On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 15 people and injured 24 others at Columbine High School before killing themselves. At this site, you can see evidence collected by Jefferson County police documenting their involvement in the shooting. These documents a psychological evaluation of Eric Harris completed approximately one year before the shooting. It illustrates the difficulty that mental health professionals have predicting violence in adolescents.

• RAND: Juvenile Delinquency
  RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank financed by the U.S. government and private endowments. It provides research and analysis to the US government to inform public policy. RAND maintains an excellent site on juvenile delinquency in the United States.