This article briefly describes reforms called for by a new Mississippi law, including inspection of detention facilities, and dispositions for status offenders and for first-time nonviolent offenders. Download Publication
This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing expedited appeals in termination of parental rights cases. Download Publication
This report looks at foster parents’ bills of rights in Georgia and Alabama and also looks at Pennsylvania’s proposed Foster Children Rights Act. Download Publication
This report highlights state variations in judicial discretion over the registration of adjudicated juveniles as sex offenders. Download Publication
This bulletin examines three jurisdictions in which local juvenile courts and their probation departments directly oversee the return of juveniles from residential placements – Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania; Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana; and rural West…
This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2005. Download Publication
This brief report 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 depends on whether…
This publication provides an overview of Pennsylvania’s Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure for Delinquency Matters, which were officially adopted in April 2005 by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. These rules of juvenile court procedure will…
This report is the first part of a two-part series that summarizes which states have statutory contempt powers over the parent or parents of a delinquent child. These statutes are in addition to the inherent…
This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing a juvenile’s right to bail. Download Publication
This brief article provides an analysis of legislation concerning juveniles charged as adults that were vetoed by Colorado’s governor. Download Publication
This brief report highlights state variations in sealing of juvenile court records in circumstances where the juvenile’s case was dismissed, diverted, or informally adjusted. Download Publication