2019 Summit
October 25-27, 2019
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2019 Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit Materials
To download materials from individual sessions at this year’s Summit, select the date from the listing below. For your reference, you can download the complete NJDC 2019 Summit Program Guide, as well as the NJDC Summit 2019 Map and Agenda.
2019 Juvenile Defender Resource Guide
Each year in conjunction with the Summit, NJDC publishes an annual Resource Guide which is a compilation of law review articles, studies, case briefs, court decisions, and other information relevant to juvenile defense from the preceding year.

In the Summit Bag:
- Program Guide
- The Criminalization of Childhood: Minimum Age of Prosecution
- Eliminating Shackling in Juvenile Court: Continuing the Momentum
- JTIP Summer Academy 2020 Flyer
- Juvenile Facilities Checklist for Defenders
- Juvenile Facilities Checklist for Defenders: Advocating for the Safety and Well-Being of Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Young People
- Pocket Gault
- A Right to Liberty: Resources for Challenging the Detention of Children

Other NJDC Publications Available at Summit:
- 10 Tips for Building Effective Youth-Family-Defender Partnerships
- A Developmental Framework for Juvenile Disposition and Post-Disposition Advocacy
- A Juvenile Defender’s Guide to Conquering Collateral Consequences
- A Right to Liberty: Reforming Juvenile Money Bail
- Access Denied: A National Snapshot of States’ Failure to Protect Children’s Right to Counsel
- Access to Juvenile Justice Irrespective of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE)
- Achieving Excellence in Detention Advocacy
- Addressing Bias Bench Card
- Appeals: A Critical Check on the Juvenile Delinquency System
- Applying Principles of Adolescent Development in Delinquency Proceedings
- The Cost of Juvenile Probation Issue Brief
- Defend Children: A Blueprint for Effective Juvenile Defender Services
- Defend Children Executive Summary
- Diez Principios Fundamentales: Para Prestar Representación Legal de Alta Calidad a Delincuentes Juveniles Dentro Del Sistema de Defensores Púlicos
- Ensuring Young People Are Not Criminalized for Poverty: Bail, Fees, Fines, Costs, and Restitution in Juvenile Court
- The Harms of Juvenile Detention
- Honoring Gault: Ensuring Access to Counsel in Delinquency Proceedings
- Increasing Juvenile Appeals: An Underused Critical Check on the Juvenile Delinquency System
- Juvenile Defender’s Guide to Immigration Issues in Juvenile Proceedings
- Juvenile Defense Attorneys and Family Engagement: Same Team, Different Roles
- Juvenile Defense Manager-Supervisor Tool for Best Practices in Detention Advocacy
- Juvenile Defender Self-Assessment Tool for Best Practices in Detention Advocacy
- Juvenile Defense Law School Clinics: Building Leaders, Client Capacity, and Innovation
- Juvenile Defense Standards: A Framework for the Specialized Representation of Youth
- National Juvenile Defense Standards
- NJDC Brochure
- Promoting Positive Development: The Critical Need to Reform Youth Probation Orders
- Protecting Rights, Promoting Positive Outcomes: Post-Disposition Access to Counsel
- Raising the Bar with Comprehensive Juvenile Indigent Defense Contracts
- Resource Brief: Navigating the Dual Status Terrain
- Role of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Delinquency Court
- SMART on Juvenile Indigent Defense
- Special Caution Required: The Realities of Youth Interrogation
- Specialized Training: Advancing the Ethical and Professional Representation of Youth
- Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Public Defense Delivery Systems
- Tips on Youth Trauma for Juvenile Defenders
- Using Developmentally Appropriate Language to Communicate with Court-Involved Youth