This article presents an editorial analysis of the Texas parental notification law regarding taking a juvenile into custody. Download Publication
This article briefly reviews variations in how states apply their constitutional open court’s provisions to juvenile court matters. Download Publication
This report, updated for 2003, briefly summarizes current state provisions governing the application of Megan’s Law to juveniles and the age at which states require or permit juveniles to be registered as sex offenders. Download…
This brief report highlights state variations in how they meet federal mandates governing detention of juveniles with adults This is the first in a three-part series on this issue; this part covers circumstances under which…
This report summarizes the main points that emerge from the analysis of various databases for 2001, including three- and thirteen-year trends in disproportionate minority contact (DMC). Download Publication
A comprehensive look at state laws authorizing the criminal prosecution and sentencing of juveniles. It updates a 1998 work by NCJJ, reflecting all changes in state statutes made through the 2002 legislative sessions, and also…
This article discusses the history and trends involved in the juvenile justice system’s handling of status offenders. Download Publication
This report, updated for 2003, 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
This report examines the Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Assessment Project, a statewide study of the condition and needs of the field, and reveals the current state of juvenile detention in Pennsylvania. [NCJRS Annotation] Download Publication
This matrix provides the original matrix of values, goal, practices and measures that were used to from the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change, Systems Change in Juvenile Justice strategy in 2003-04. The matrix is a…
Published in 2003 by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, this report recommends a list of data elements that juvenile and family courts should use to inventory, track and monitor neglect, abuse and dependency cases.…
This article reports the findings of the Utah Court Improvement Evaluation, a statewide evaluation of court improvement and Model Court reform efforts throughout the state of Utah. Through case file reviews, stakeholder interviews, court observations…