Analyzes data reported to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System by a large sample of law enforcement agencies from 30 States. This Bulletin offers a detailed portrait of the attributes of domestic assaults known to…
Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2005. Download Publication
This publication is designed for communities seeking to develop interventions that will improve their responses to families suffering both domestic violence and child maltreatment. This resource guide is organized into eight sections: Understanding Each Other;…
In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused devastating damage to states along the Gulf Coast. Many judges, court personnel, child welfare workers, and service providers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana responded heroically.…
This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2006. Download Publication
This brief report, updated for 2007, highlights variations in states’ juvenile delinquency purpose clauses. Download Publication
This brief report, updated for 2007, compares how various states handle the issue of confidentiality in juvenile delinquency hearings. This 2007 update reports that 14 states had statutes and/or court rules that permit or require…
‘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…
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 2007. Download Publication
This brief report highlight laws giving states specific statutory contempt powers over the parent or parents of a delinquent child. Statutes like these give the court the power to punish parents who willfully disobey court…
This brief report, updated for 2007, 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.…
This report briefly highlights state variations in provision of notice to foster parents in dependency cases. Download Publication