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Soler, Mark; Breglio, Amy – Abell Foundation, 2010
Any analysis of confidentiality laws begins with a discussion of the interests involved. Children and families involved in the juvenile justice system have important interests in keeping their records confidential, yet, at the same time, when youth under the care or custody of state or local agencies commit violent crimes, or are the victims of…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Juvenile Justice
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Scott, Elizabeth S.; Steinberg, Laurence – Future of Children, 2008
Elizabeth Scott and Laurence Steinberg explore the dramatic changes in the law's conception of young offenders between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. At the dawn of the juvenile court era, they note, most youths were tried and punished as if they were adults. Early juvenile court reformers argued strongly…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Maturity (Individuals), Violence, Crime
Salm, Don; Haas, Shaun – 1984
This staff brief discusses the juvenile justice system in five states which have enacted specific statutory provisions directed at the violent and chronic juvenile offender. Approaches adopted by California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Washington are described which include: (1) various ways of automatically waiving or transferring youths…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Crime, Criminals, Delinquency
NJEA Review, 1981
The report of this New Jersey state task force is part of a proposed legislative package. This article cites some of the task force recommendations for restructuring the juvenile court system, dealing with violence and vandalism in the schools, and providing alternative schools for disruptive students. (SJL)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Torbet, Patricia; And Others – 1996
State legislators across the country have responded with new efforts to change the authority and practice of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Since 1992, 48 of the 51 state legislatures (including the District of Columbia) have made substantive changes to their juvenile justice laws. This report presents the first comprehensive analysis…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Confidentiality, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
Caulfield, Barbara A. – 1978
Child abuse and neglect is a problem of concern to local communities, state legislatures, state agencies and the federal government. In providing protective services, welfare departments encounter legal aspects concerning law enforcement officials, attorneys and the judicial system. This manual can provide practical guidance to those who are…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
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Small, Mark A.; Wanke, Kay L. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1994
State responses to child maltreatment are reviewed: magnitude and extent of the problem, how states have addressed the problem through reporting laws and special courtroom procedures. Limits of state approaches to child maltreatment and the potential for an increased federal role in establishing child maltreatment policy are considered.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Neglect