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Information about forensic computer investigations can be found on the Digital Evidence and Forensics section of the National Institute of Justice site. This page contains general information about the topic and also provides access to publications and guides that have been developed for those involved in such investigations.

Access the Wrongful Convictions section of the National Institute of Justice website for information and resources.

Information about mental health courts is available on the following websites:

• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Mental Health Courts Program
• Council of State Governments: Mental Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

Data on federal drug offenders sentenced to prison are available in the Federal Justice Statistics Series of reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Also see the Research section of the U.S. Sentencing Commission website for additional federal sentencing data.

For information on how the needs of youth with education-related disabilities impact the juvenile justice system, review these Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and OJJDP-sponsored publications:

• Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Youths with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
• Functional Impairment of Delinquent Youth
• Seven Things Juvenile Courts Should Know About Learning Disabilities
• Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System

The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website provides results of rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.

Go to CrimeSolutions to find:

• Research on the effectiveness of programs and practices as reviewed by CrimeSolutions.gov researchers and reviewers
• Easily understandable ratings (Effective, Promising, No Effects) based on the evidence that indicates whether a program or practice achieves its goals
• Key program and practice information and research findings

For youth programs, see the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Program Guide.

The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website provides results of rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.

Go to CrimeSolutions to find:

• Research on the effectiveness of programs and practices as reviewed by CrimeSolutions researchers and reviewers
• Easily understandable ratings (Effective, Promising, No Effects) based on the evidence that indicates whether a program or practice achieves its goals
• Key program and practice information and research findings

For youth programs, see the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)'s Model Program Guide.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Model Programs Guide (MPG) includes program information on several juvenile topics. Access MPG's Diversion page for program information, the Diversion Programs Implementation Guide, and a Diversion literature review.

Information about restorative justice programs for juveniles is available in the following Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) resources:

• Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Principles in Juvenile Justice: A Meta-Analysis (Full Report and Research in Brief available)
• Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Restorative Justice

Information about juvenile drug courts is accessible in the Juvenile Drug Courts Practice Profile on the CrimeSolutions website.

See the following resources to learn more about juvenile drug court efforts and activities:

• Drug Courts
• In Focus: Drug Courts
• Drug Courts Special Feature
• Juvenile Drug Court Information Center