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The Juvenile Defense Network (JDN) is a Massachusetts based training and support project established to meet the needs of juvenile defense lawyers who represent children in delinquency and youthful offender cases. JDN recognizes that while quite rewarding, representing children poses unique challenges. 

This website will help juvenile defense lawyers obtain free access to legal advice and resources in order to strengthen the defense of youth. The following are a list of services and information available on this website:

JDN offers free, confidential legal advice for juvenile defense lawyers. For specific legal advice, Email Us, or call Wendy Wolf at (617) 445-5640 ext. 127, and we will get back to you. Also keep up-to-date on relevant practice issues by joining our listserv.	JDN has compiled a series of practice guides on various subjects including Miranda, School Search and Seizure, Juvenile Dispositions, Court Fees, and more. Newly Added: Collateral Consequences: An Overview of the Law.   Click Here for more information.

JDN offers information on the latest topics in juvenile justice including Adolescent Brain Development, Roper v. Simmons and other news. Now with Fall '07 Detention Mailing Click Here for more information.	Download several helpful forms and information sheets that will help you become a more effective juvenile defense lawyer. Now with Updated Case Opening Booklet. More Also, make sure to see our Links page.

Stay current w/ the latest rulings and caselaw relevant to Massachusetts delinquency law. Click Here for more information.	JDN provides a series of free trainings to bar advocates in counties across Massachusetts. Topics include: Miranda Waivers, Probation Surrenders, School Search and Seizure, and others with more coming soon. Click Here for more information.

Need an expert for your case? JDN maintains a database of experts who do juvenile forensic work, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, etc. Click Here for more information.	Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the overrepresentation of children of color at every stage in the juvenile justice system. JDN offers information and statistics by county. Click Here for more information.