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08/12/01
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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
Report
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

04/12/01
Report
Painful Secrets: Helping Traumatized Girls in Pennsylvania's Juve…

This report offers information on helping traumatized girls in Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system. According to the introduction, ‘Researchers and practitioners alike are beginning to suspect that one vital key to understanding and reaching female delinquents…

03/12/01
Report
Lower and Upper Ages of Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction

This brief report highlights state variations in the lower and upper ages of juvenile court delinquency jurisdiction and the age of criminal responsibility. Download Publication

03/12/01
Report
A Family Code for Ohio

This publication offers articles on the following topics: a family code for Ohio; chapters of the Ohio Revised Code that address legal proceedings involving the family; and Ohio’s preparations for federal child and family service…

02/12/01
Report
Statutory Emancipation Procedures (Update)

This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2001. Download Publication

01/12/01
Report
Statutory Domestic Violence Training for Judges

This brief report highlights variations in state-mandated domestic violence training for judges. Download Publication

12/13/00
Report
Statutory Requirements for Child Abuse Training

This report reviews state laws on required training in the recognition and reporting of child abuse. Download Publication