This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2007. Download Publication
This brief report, updated for 2007, highlights variations in state provisions allowing a jury trial in juvenile delinquency cases. Download Publication
All states have laws making it discretionary or mandatory for courts to require a parent or guardian to pay at least part of the support costs for a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent and placed…
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;…