Juvenile

The Juvenile Death Penalty Today: Death Sentences and Executions for Juvenile Crimes
(January 1, 1973 - December 2004; by Victor L. Streib, Professor of Law, The Claude W. Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University)
This is a thorough and detailed report concerning juvenile executions today. Includes offender information as well as state by state information. Click here


ABA Juvenile Justice Center/ Juvenile Death Penalty
The ABA has taken a stance against the juvenile death penalty. This site contains detailed offender information, as well as links to articles and other resources.
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/juvdp.html

Foreign National

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
This site gives you the addresses and contact numbers of consulates in the United States.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR)
The VCCR is a multilateral treaty which regulates the rights, privileges and duties of consulates and consular staff worldwide. Article 36 of the VCCR recognizes the rights of consuls to communicate with and assist their detained nationals.
http://www.un.org/law/ilc/texts/consul.htm

The U.S. State Department manual for law enforcement on Article 36
This page has information regarding consular access for non-citizens facing arrest and/or criminal prosecution, including translations, the Vienna Convention, notification requirements, etc. Near the bottom of the page (which is split into six "information" areas), you will find a list of phone/fax numbers of foreign consulates in the U.S.
http://travel.state.gov/consul_notify.html

Mental Retardation

Both The ARC of the United States and the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) are dedicated to the advancement of rights for those with mental retardation. Both groups have taken a stance against the execution of those offenders with mental retardation.

The ARC
www.thearc.org

Click here for the ARC's policy statements, including its stance against the execution of those with mental retardation.
http://www.thearc.org/position-statements.htm

American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
www.aamr.org

Click here for AAMR's policy statement on the death penalty: http://www.aamr.org/Policies/position_statements.shtml

Mental Illness

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org

NAMI has taken a strong stance against the execution of the mentally ill. Click here to find NAMI's policy on mental illness and criminal justice.
http://www.nami.org/update/platform/criminal.htm

Trauma & Abuse

The Child Trauma Academy
http://www.childtrauma.org/
The Child Trauma Academy, an organization based in Houston, Texas. It provides resources and materials for understanding the impact of abuse and trauma on brain development and behaviour.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/focus/earlybrain.cfm#top
An informative site containing information on the impact of child abuse and trauma on the child and brain development.

McLean Hospital
http://www.mcleanhospital.org/PublicAffairs/20001214_child_abuse.htm
Press Release by McLean Hospital summarizing research by Dr Teicher et al. regarding changes found to occur in the brain as a result of child abuse and maltreatment.

The Healing Centre
http://www.healing-arts.org/tir/tirfaq.htm#other
This site provides links to articles and materials on the neurodevelopmental implications of child abuse and trauma. Scroll down to other related research and books.

General Links

ABA Death Penalty Representation
http://www.abanet.org/deathpenalty/guidelines.pdf
The ABA Death Penalty Representation Project has revised its guidelines

Amnesty International: Campaign Against the Death Penalty
http://www.web.amnesty.org/rmp/dplibrary.nsf/index?openview

The Constitution Project
http://www.constitutionproject.org/

Death Penalty Information Center
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/

Death Penalty News and Updates
http://people.smu.edu/rhalperi/

The European Union
http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/DeathPenalty/deathpenhome.htm#ActiononUSDeathRowCases

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/deathpenalty/

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
http://www.cidh.org/DefaultE.htm

The Liebman Report
http://justice.policy.net/jpreport/index.html
This 2000 statistical report shows the staggering rates of reversal for death penalty cases. Liebman concludes that the serious flaws that are exposed by these reversals undermines capital punishment's credibility.

Maryland Death Penalty Report
http://www.urhome.umd.edu/newsdesk/sociss/release.cfm?ArticleID=265
On January 7, 2003, the University of Maryland released a study that reports a link between imposition of the death penalty in Maryland and racial and geographical circumstances. Click here to read a summary of the report as well as links to an executive summary and the entire report.

Douglas McNabb, Search Extradition Treaties
http://www.usextradition.com/ext_fromother.htm
This site will allow you to search extradition treaties by country, subject or other categories.

Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force as of January 1, 2000
http://www.state.gov/www/global/legal_affairs/tifindex.html

Virginia Capital Case Clearing House
http://vc3.org/
This site provides resources to trial attorneys working on capital cases in Virginia. The site has a downloads section which provides motions and briefs.

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