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11/06/03
Report
Pre-Trial Detention of Juveniles Transferred to Criminal Court

This brief report highlights state laws permitting or prohibiting the detention of juveniles in adult facilities when they are transferred to criminal court. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Pre-Trial Detention of Juveniles in Adult Facilities

This brief report highlights state variations in laws allowing or requiring juveniles to be detained before trial in adult facilities if they pose harm to themselves or others. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Texas Parental Notification Statute

This article presents an editorial analysis of the Texas parental notification law regarding taking a juvenile into custody. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Open Courts Provisions Applied to Juvenile Court Hearings

This article briefly reviews variations in how states apply their constitutional open court’s provisions to juvenile court matters. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Megan's Law: Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Age Limits (2003 …

This report, updated for 2003, briefly summarizes current state provisions governing the application of Megan’s Law to juveniles and the age at which states require or permit juveniles to be registered as sex offenders. Download…

11/06/03
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Federal Mandates on Juveniles Detained With Adults (Part One)

This brief report highlights state variations in how they meet federal mandates governing detention of juveniles with adults This is the first in a three-part series on this issue; this part covers circumstances under which…

11/06/03
Report
Minorities in Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System

This report summarizes the main points that emerge from the analysis of various databases for 2001, including three- and thirteen-year trends in disproportionate minority contact (DMC). Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults: An Analysis of State T…

A comprehensive look at state laws authorizing the criminal prosecution and sentencing of juveniles. It updates a 1998 work by NCJJ, reflecting all changes in state statutes made through the 2002 legislative sessions, and also…

11/06/03
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Status Offenders: Where Have They Gone and Who Cares

This article discusses the history and trends involved in the juvenile justice system’s handling of status offenders. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
Megan's Law: Termination of Registration Requirement (2003 Update…

This report, updated for 2003, highlights state variations in age limits or other provisions for ending the required Megan’s Law registration of an adjudicated juvenile sex offender. Download Publication

11/06/03
Report
The State of Juvenile Detention in Pennsylvania, 2003

This report examines the Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Assessment Project, a statewide study of the condition and needs of the field, and reveals the current state of juvenile detention in Pennsylvania. [NCJRS Annotation] Download Publication

10/29/03
Report
Models for Change Systems Reform In Juvenile Justice Framework

This matrix provides the original matrix of values, goal, practices and measures that were used to from the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change, Systems Change in Juvenile Justice strategy in 2003-04. The matrix is a…