This bulletin uses the experience of Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Trial Court Family Division – Juvenile Center to illustrate using strategic planning to achieve system reform. The agency embarked upon this process after being…
This article looks at juvenile emancipation statutes in various states as of 2003. Under these laws, a judge can grant a mature minor the legal status of an adult in most or all respects, under…
This article analyzes issues involved in the use of the sentence of life imprisonment for a murder committed as a juvenile. Download Publication
This article briefly reviews state and federal provisions governing child testimony, balancing child protection versus an accused’s right to face-to-face confrontation. Download Publication
This article discusses state definitions of “custodial interrogation” of a juvenile for Miranda purposes and looks at a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue. Download Publication
This publication explores what it takes to provide good aftercare, describes steps being taken to help jurisdictions throughout Pennsylvania to meet minimum aftercare standards, and profiles one local jurisdiction that is a model of excellence…
A brief review of state laws compelling inclusion of a juvenile sex offender in the state’s sex offender registry. Download Publication
This document has an editorial analysis of state laws addressing domestic violence and mediation in child custody and visitation cases. Download Publication
This brief report compares how various states handle the issue of jury trials in abuse, neglect, and dependency cases. Eleven states have case law that permits or requires a jury trial in these cases. The…
This report discusses Ohio’s juvenile courts’ need to improve their tracking tools for dependency matters/caseloads. The article also touches on why it can be expensive or difficult for juvenile courts to modify automated systems that…
This article analyzes proposed and newly-passed state legislation, as of 2004, concerning the sealing or expungement of juvenile court records. Download Publication
This report reviews recent case law on the effect of parental presence or action on the voluntariness of a juvenile’s confession. Download Publication