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11/01/08
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Ohio's Child and Family Services Review

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;…

11/01/08
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Juvenile Delinquent's Right to Counsel and Waiver of That Right (…

This brief report, updated for 2008, summarizes current state provisions governing a juvenile’s right to counsel and right to waive. All jurisdictions grant the right to counsel; whether a juvenile may waive that right generally…

11/01/08
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Jury Trial in Termination of Parental Rights Cases (2008 Update)

This Snapshot, updated for 2008, summarizes state provisions allowing or requiring a jury trial in termination of parental rights cases. Download Publication

11/01/08
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Beyond the Report Card: An Exploratory Analysis of Outcomes from …

This Bulletin includes an exploratory analysis of almost 11,000 cases closed by the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Juvenile Court between 2000 and 2006 and presents baseline performance measures for that period. The outcome data is used…

11/01/08
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Habitual Runaway Statutes: Definitions and Procedures

This brief report highlights state variations in laws dealing with habitual runaways. Download Publication

11/01/08
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Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Court-Involved Youth

Pennsylvania is engaged in an ambitious effort to build a comprehensive model system for identifying, appropriately diverting, and effectively serving and treating court-involved youth with behavioral health disorders. This publication describes all of these identified…

11/01/08
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Once an Adult/Always an Adult (2008 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…

11/01/08
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Confidentiality of Abuse/Neglect/Dependency Hearings (2007 Update…

This brief report, updated for 2007, highlights state variations in public access to abuse/neglect/dependency hearings. Download Publication

10/29/08
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Drilling Down: Exploring Performance Measures to Improve Juvenile…

This Bulletin uses performance data collected from 10,718 juvenile probation cases closed between 2000 and 2006 by the Allegheny County Juvenile Probation Department located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to demonstrate the utility of juvenile justice outcome…

10/29/08
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Advancing Community Protection: A White Paper for Pennsylvania

This white paper is based on the belief that Pennsylvania citizens have a right to be and feel safe from crime. It recognizes that, for the most part, young people who commit crimes are not…

10/29/08
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Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice System Goals

This brochure outlines Pennsylvania’s statutory juvenile justice system goals – community protection, offender accountability, and competency development. It also discusses the foundational White Papers, commissioned by the state, which explain each goal, present relevant research,…

10/29/08
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Advancing Competency Development: A Resource Guide for Pennsylvan…

This directory of programs is designed to assist juvenile courts, probation departments and service providers in identifying research-based curricula, community resources and Blueprints programs that can be implemented or tapped to provide competency development skill-training…