The Sentencing Project is an active member of the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition and assisted in the writing recommendations to the Obama Administration. With strong federal leadership, the pace of juvenile justice reforms can be accelerated. Research over the past 20 years has increased our understanding of what works and how to best approach juvenile delinquency and system reform. The Obama Administration has the opportunity and responsibility to restore an effective system of juvenile justice for our youth.