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11/07/02
Report
Juvenile Waiver of Miranda Rights: Totality of the Circumstances …

This brief report highlights state variations in the application of the totality of the circumstances test to decide whether or not a juvenile has validly waived his or her Miranda rights to representation by counsel…

11/07/02
Report
Confidentiality of Juvenile Delinquency Hearings (2002 Update)

This brief report, updated for 2002, highlights state variations in statutes and/or court rules that permit or require juvenile delinquency hearings to be open to the general public. Download Publication

11/07/02
Report
Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Trying to See Eye to Eye

This article discusses philosophical and operational differences between the juvenile justice and mental health establishments. Download Publication

10/29/02
Report
Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice

A widely influential desk reference and training resource, the Desktop Guide was originally issued more than a decade ago. Distributed to juvenile probation departments in virtually every county in America, it has served the field…

10/29/02
Report
Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Omaha, Nebraska) On-Site …

A widely influential desk reference and training resource, the Desktop Guide was originally issued more than a decade ago. Distributed to juvenile probation departments in virtually every county in America, it has served the field…

10/29/02
Report
The (Mis)Uses of Detention and the Impact of Bed Space in One Jur…

‘Analysis of booking data prior to and following the opening of a new facility doubling available bed space reveals that 53.0% of detentions and prior to or at a detention hearing, charges for 48.8% of…

10/29/02
Report
National Survey of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers: Integrated …

This national survey of juvenile probation agencies was designed to reveal how juvenile courts and juvenile probation agencies may participate in integrated substance abuse networks designed to address the substance abuse problems of juvenile offenders.…

10/29/02
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Allegheny County Juvenile Court Hearing Officers Project: Final R…

This document, published in October 2002 by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, offers the final report of the Allegheny County Juvenile Court Hearing Officers Project. According to the authors’ introduction, ‘Since 1998, a large…

10/29/02
Report
5th Judicial Circuit of Missouri, Juvenile Division On-Site Techn…

This report provides the results of a technical assistance assignment conducted by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Missouri’s Juvenile Division. The scope of the project was to assess…

10/29/02
Report
Comparison of Juvenile Violent Crime Index Arrest Rates: Alleghen…

This is a brief statistical comparison of juvenile justice case flow, prepared by the National Center for Juvenile Justice at the request of the federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Download Publication

10/29/02
Report
NCJJ 2002 Annual Report

This is the 2002 annual report of the National Center for Juvenile Justice. It summarizes the Center’s key work projects for the year. Download Publication

10/29/02
Report
Influences on Detention Decisions in the Juvenile Justice System

This paper examines the pretrial detention of juveniles in County X located in a northeastern state… (N=642)… adjudicated delinquent in the summer of 2000… Several variables were found to be significant in increasing the odds…