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11/05/05
Report
Expedited Appeals in Termination of Parental Rights Cases

This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing expedited appeals in termination of parental rights cases. Download Publication

11/05/05
Report
Foster Children Rights Act

This report looks at foster parents’ bills of rights in Georgia and Alabama and also looks at Pennsylvania’s proposed Foster Children Rights Act. Download Publication

11/05/05
Report
Megan's Law: Judicial Discretion Over Requiring Juveniles to Regi…

This report highlights state variations in judicial discretion over the registration of adjudicated juveniles as sex offenders. Download Publication

11/05/05
Report
Juvenile Court-Controlled Reentry: Three Practice Models

This bulletin examines three jurisdictions in which local juvenile courts and their probation departments directly oversee the return of juveniles from residential placements – Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania; Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana; and rural West…

11/05/05
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Statutory Emancipation Procedures (2005 Update)

This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2005. Download Publication

11/05/05
Report
Juvenile Delinquent's Right to Counsel and Waiver of That Right

This brief report summarizes current state provisions governing a juvenile’s right to counsel and right to waive. All jurisdictions grant the right to counsel; whether a juvenile may waive that right generally depends on whether…

11/05/05
Report
The New Rules

This publication provides an overview of Pennsylvania’s Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure for Delinquency Matters, which were officially adopted in April 2005 by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. These rules of juvenile court procedure will…

11/04/05
Report
Juvenile Court Contempt Over Parent of a Delinquent Child (Part O…

This report is the first part of a two-part series that summarizes which states have statutory contempt powers over the parent or parents of a delinquent child. These statutes are in addition to the inherent…

11/04/05
Report
Juvenile's Right to Bail in Pre-Adjudicatory Proceedings

This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing a juvenile’s right to bail. Download Publication

11/04/05
Report
Colorado Looks at Juveniles Charged as Adults

This brief article provides an analysis of legislation concerning juveniles charged as adults that were vetoed by Colorado’s governor. Download Publication

11/04/05
Report
Sealing/Expungement/Destruction of Juvenile Court Records: Case D…

This brief report highlights state variations in sealing of juvenile court records in circumstances where the juvenile’s case was dismissed, diverted, or informally adjusted. Download Publication

11/04/05
Report
Sheriffs I Have Known

The author remembers an interview with a county sheriff, which the sheriff used to gain public support for his operations’ funding and improvements. Download Publication