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Criminal Justice Standards

For fifty years, the ABA Criminal Justice Standards have guided policymakers and practitioners working in the criminal justice arena.

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ABA Standards for Criminal Justice Dual Jurisdiction Youth, Fourth Edition

Part of the ABA Standards on Criminal Justice, this is the development of ABA-enacted Standards and commentary on Dual Jurisdiction Youth, defined as youth who are involved in multiple legal systems.

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ABA Standards for Criminal Justice Monitors and Monitoring

New to the Criminal Justice Standards project, the Monitors and Monitoring Standards present best practices for those providing oversight services to organizations, including external compliance officers or Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IPSIGs).

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The Making of the ABA Criminal Justice Standards: Forty Years of Excellence

Although 20 years ago it could be said that “professional standards seem[ed] commonplace in every field of criminal justice administration,” in 1964, when the American Bar Association first created and implemented its Criminal Justice Standards Project, “such standards were a novel concept.

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FAQs on the Standards

This work (Criminal Justice Standards) may be used for non-profit educational and training purposes and legal reform (legislative, judicial, and executive) without written permission but with a citation to this source.

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