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05/10/10
Technical Assistance Bulletin
Enhancing Court Services to Victims of Domestic Violence

A Technical Assistance Brief: Spotlight on the Cook County Domestic Violence Division. Download Publication

12/01/09
Report
Which States Require an Arrest of a Primary Aggressor at a Domest…

23 states currently have laws that permit or require the arrest of a primary or dominant aggressor at a domestic violence incident. This issue of NCJJ Snapshot discusses these statutes and contains a map that…

11/01/09
Report
Which States Require an Arrest at a Domestic Violence Incident?

This issue of NCJJ Snapshot discusses warrantless arrest laws and procedures used in domestic violence situations and contains a map that outlines the status of the state laws in this area. Download Publication

11/01/09
Report
Megan's Law: Termination of Registration Requirement (2009 Update…

This report, updated for 2009, highlights state variations in age limits or other provisions for ending the required Megan’s Law registration of an adjudicated juvenile sex offender. Download Publication

11/01/09
Report
Statutory Emancipation Procedures (2008 Update)

This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2008. Download Publication

11/01/09
Report
Jury Trial in Termination of Parental Rights Cases (2009 Update)

This brief report, updated for 2009, summarizes state provisions allowing or requiring a jury trial in termination of parental rights cases. Only six states have either statutes or case law providing for a jury trial.…

11/01/09
Report
Parental Support Obligation of Institutionalized Delinquents (200…

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…

11/01/09
Report
DNA Registration of Juvenile Offenders (2008 Update)

This brief report, updated for 2008, highlights state variations in provisions governing DNA registration of juveniles. Thirty-one states permit or require the DNA registration of juvenile offenders who have been adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court.…

11/01/09
Report
Pre-Trial Detention in Adult Jails for Juveniles Transferred for …

This brief report highlights state laws permitting or prohibiting the detention of juveniles in adult facilities when they are transferred to criminal court, updated for 2008. Download Publication

11/01/09
Report
Megan's Law: Juvenile Sex Offender Registration (2009 Update)

This report, updated for 2009, briefly summarizes current state provisions governing the application of Megan’s Law to adjudicated juvenile sex offenders. Download Publication

11/01/09
Report
Can a Domestic Violence Protection Order Forbid the Use or Posses…

This report briefly discusses the use of violence protection orders by states to control weapons possession in domestic violence situations and contains a map that shows the status of the state laws in this area.…

11/01/09
Report
Once an Adult/Always an Adult (2009 Update)

‘Once an Adult/Always an Adult’ provisions say that if a juvenile’s delinquency proceeding originated in or was transferred to criminal court then he or she is forever excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction. This brief report…