This issue of Pennsylvania Progress will describe the innovative work being done, in Philadelphia and elsewhere around the state, to equip delinquent youth with the knowledge and skills they need to make the transition to…
This brief report, updated for 2008, highlights variations in state provisions governing required notice to school if a student is involved with law enforcement or juvenile court for committing a delinquent act. Download Publication
This Bulletin defines and describes community service, makes a distinction between voluntary community service and mandated community service, and addresses the effectiveness of community service. Three jurisdictions are highlighted – Clark County, Washington, Deschutes County,…
This brief report, updated for 2008, highlights state variations in provisions governing the fingerprinting of juveniles. Whether fingerprinting is allowed generally turns on the juvenile’s age and the type of offense. 41 states currently have…
Pennsylvania is increasingly being recognized as a leader in the national effort to understand and address minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system. This issue of Pennsylvania Progress describes the work that was being done…
This 2008 update reports that 14 states had statutes and/or court rules that permit or require juvenile delinquency hearings to be open to the public. Another 21 states open delinquency hearings to the public but…
This brief report, updated for 2008, highlights state differences in the extension of juvenile court jurisdiction beyond the statutory maximum age. Download Publication
This edition of the Ohio Children, Families, and the Courts Bulletin briefly examines the Summit, highlights some of the planning tools developed for the conference and their online availability, summarizes detail reflected in counties’ initial…
This edition of Children, Families and the Courts, Ohio Bulletin will present a national overview of the CFSR process, identifying the changes that have been made to the process as a result of state comment;…
This brief report, updated for 2008, 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…
This Snapshot, updated for 2008, summarizes state provisions allowing or requiring a jury trial in termination of parental rights cases. Download Publication
This Bulletin includes an exploratory analysis of almost 11,000 cases closed by the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Juvenile Court between 2000 and 2006 and presents baseline performance measures for that period. The outcome data is used…