Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2000. Download Publication
This four page bulletin presents findings from the inaugural 2000 Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC). It focuses on two issues of primary interest to the juvenile justice field: facility crowding and facility-related deaths. It also…
This brief report, updated for 2002, highlights state variations in the lower and upper ages of juvenile court delinquency jurisdiction and the age of criminal responsibility. Download Publication
This report highlights state variations in a reverse waiver, updated for 2001. A reverse waiver is a procedure that allows a juvenile transferred to criminal court the right to contest or challenge the transfer decision…
This brief report reviews state laws on juvenile delinquency jurisdiction as effected through exclusion and waiver mechanisms; updated through 2001. Download Publication
This brief report highlights state variations in the use of the Supreme Court’s per se age test for determining whether or not a juvenile under a certain age has validly waived his or her Miranda…
This brief report highlights variations in state-mandated domestic violence training for law enforcement officers. Download Publication
This opinion column discusses the issue of bullying among children and its link to adult crime and social misconduct. Download Publication
This brief report highlights variations in state provisions governing required notice to school if a student is involved with law enforcement or juvenile court for committing a delinquent act. Download Publication
The author ponders the dilemma that arises when the researcher knows that his/her findings may be put to political use. The author claims that he is hesitant to release a fact that he encounters in…
This article by Judge Lois Haight, Superior Court Judge in Contra Costa County (CA), is an edited version of her keynote address to a child welfare conference in 2000. She addresses the splintering of care…
This report highlights the positive accomplishments and ongoing challenges faced by Nevada’s policy makers and professionals involved in juvenile justice, and includes specific recommendations for the future. Sections of the document offer findings and recommendations…