This report briefly explains the ‘valid court order’ exception to the federal prohibition on holding status offenders in secure juvenile detention facilities. It also presents different state responses to the exception. If a juvenile court…
This brief report highlights state variations in providing a statutory definition of ‘valid court order’. Under federal regulations, only if a juvenile court order is valid (meaning full due process rights were provided to the…
Juvenile and Family Law Digest is produced monthly by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. The April 2011 issue highlights two pieces of proposed legislation, one concerning a juvenile delinquent’s right to waive counsel, and…
Juvenile and Family Law Digest is produced monthly by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. The January 2011 issue highlights parental responsibility laws ranging from treatment to punitive and proposed legislation concerning jail time for…
‘Once an Adult/Always an Adult’ provisions say that if a juvenile’s delinquency proceeding originated in or was transferred to criminal court then he or she is forever excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction. This brief report…
This Special Projects Bulletin is designed to assist juvenile probation administrators to customize policies and procedures, establish decision-making guidelines, develop instruments and forms, and other resources for the purpose of developing and implementing effective case…
Juvenile and Family Law Digest is produced monthly by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. The June 2011 issue highlights recently enacted legislation concerning domestic violence. It also summarizes recent case law on various issues,…
Juvenile and Family Law Digest is produced monthly by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. The February 2011 issue highlights proposed legislation concerning domestic violence training, and concerning military families and child custody, child support,…
This position statement was released by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) in response to the A&E television network’s decision to air “Beyond ‘Scared Straight,'” a reality TV show about teens being intimidated and…
This brief report highlights state variations in the application of domestic violence laws to juveniles. ‘Since the adoption of mandatory arrest policies and laws for responding to escalating incidents of family and domestic violence, many…
This report highlights findings from a study conducted by NCJJ that examines the prevalence of multi-system involvement among youth referred to the King County Juvenile Court on delinquency matters in 2006. The study found that…
The authors discuss their study of data from three states – collected to monitor compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act – to see if violations show any…