This brief report, updated for 2005, highlights state variations in statutes and/or court rules that permit or require juvenile delinquency hearings to be open to the public. Download Publication
This article describes new Pennsylvania juvenile court rules (effective February 1, 2007) that apply uniform procedures to all phases of dependency cases that enter the state court system. Download Publication
This brief report, updated for 2005, summarizes state provisions allowing or requiring a jury trial in termination of parental rights cases. Only seven states have either statutes or case law providing for a jury trial.…
This brief report, updated for 2006, highlights state variations in statutes making the reports and records of child abuse and neglect confidential. Download Publication
This article discusses new state legislation in Hawaii, Nevada, and Virginia, covering required registration for juvenile sex offenders. Download Publication
This report notes various state provisions for funding domestic violence projects from marriage license fees. Download Publication
This is an analysis of state responses to Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court case that prohibits the death penalty for juveniles. Download Publication
This revised version of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Delinquency Benchbook is intended to serve as a practical tool for working judges, offering them convenient access to all the information they need to effectuate the underlying purposes…
Violent crime in the United States increased slightly between 2004 and 2005. After 10 years of declining crime, the rise in violence produced deep concern among elected officials and the public about a coming wave…
This Special Project Bulletin presents a case for measuring and reporting juvenile justice system performance outcomes and a field-tested strategy for collecting and reporting juvenile justice outcome measures. The performance measures presented in the Bulletin…
This is the final report on the process evaluation of the aftercare services program of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS), prepared by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Pennsylvania…
One of the goals of Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system is the ‘imposition of accountability’ for offenses committed. This White Paper takes the position that true accountability requires juvenile offenders to repair the harm caused by…