This report discusses adoptions in Ohio under the requirements of the federal law called the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994. Download Publication
This report briefly summarizes current state provisions governing the termination of parental rights of an incarcerated parent. Fifteen jurisdictions have formal procedures defined by statute; the remainder decide on a case-by-case basis. Download Publication
This column looks at the return to the themes of rehabilitation and treatment in juvenile justice, and at the increase in crime committed by females. Download Publication
This report reviews Pennsylvania’s efforts to increase the gender-responsiveness of the juvenile justice system. It sets out the state’s goals in this area. The report highlights the results by gender of a mental health screening…
This statistical bulletin compiles data from diverse sources to profile the delinquent behavior that brings females into the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania and describes the system’s handling of females. Download Publication
This article briefly describes reforms called for by a new Mississippi law, including inspection of detention facilities, and dispositions for status offenders and for first-time nonviolent offenders. Download Publication
This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing expedited appeals in termination of parental rights cases. Download Publication
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
This report highlights state variations in judicial discretion over the registration of adjudicated juveniles as sex offenders. Download Publication
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…
This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2005. Download Publication
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…