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10/24/01
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Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime

This OJJDP Bulletin describes the extent and characteristics of juvenile arrests, based on 1999 statistics. It provides arrest rates for violent and property crimes, drug and weapons offenses, and violations of alcohol, curfew, and loitering…

10/12/01
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Megan's Law: Community Notification

This brief report highlights state variations in the application of Megan’s Law community notification provisions to adjudicated juveniles. Download Publication

09/12/01
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Features of a Full Service Family Court

This article, which appears in the Fall 2001 issue of Ohio Family Court Bulletin, offers a discussion of the features of a full-service family court and highlights various initiatives undertaken by four pilot initiatives in…

09/12/01
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DNA Registration of Juvenile Offenders

This brief report highlights state variations in provisions governing DNA registration of juveniles. Download Publication

09/12/01
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I'm Not A Real Judge, But I Play One On TV

This article, published in the Fall 2001 issue of Juvenile and Family Justice Today, comments on television court shows and their effect on our view of judges and justice. Download Publication

09/12/01
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Juvenile Accountability, Continued: Update on the JAIBG Program i…

This report provides an update of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Program in Pennsylvania. The JAIBG Program is a broad-scale effort, now in its third year, to promote juvenile accountability nationwide through incentive…

08/12/01
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Megan's Law: Termination of Registration Requirement

This report 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

07/12/01
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Megan's Law: Juvenile Sex Offender Purpose Clause

This report highlights state variations in purpose clauses for their Megan’s Law statutes, which require convicted criminal sex offenders to register with the police, and permits the community to be notified of necessary and relevant…

06/12/01
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The Pennsylvania Electronic Juvenile Justice Databook

The Pennsylvania Electronic Juvenile Justice Databook contains a wealth of county-level information on Pennsylvania youth. This issue of Pennsylvania Progress describes this powerful data dissemination tool, its origin and development, and its potential for local…

06/12/01
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Megan's Law: Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Age Limits

This report 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 Publication

05/12/01
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Parental Support Obligation of Institutionalized Delinquents

All states have laws making it discretionary or mandatory for courts to require a parent or guardian to pay at least part of the support costs for a juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent and placed…

04/12/01
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Oldest Age Juvenile Court May Retain Jurisdiction in Delinquency …

This brief report, updated for 2000, highlights state differences in the extension of juvenile court jurisdiction beyond the statutory maximum age. Download Publication