This Bulletin presents an overview of statistics on juveniles as victims of crime and maltreatment. Juveniles are twice as likely as adults to be victims of serious violent crime and that children with a history…
This brief report highlights state variations in laws regarding the public release of juvenile court records. Download Report
This brief report highlights state variations in statutes and/or court rules that permit or require juvenile delinquency hearings to be open to the general public.
This report briefly discusses Vermont’s legal provisions recognizing same-sex civil unions and related issues.
This brief report, updated for 2000, provides a summary of family court concepts and issues and contains a map showing the states with a unified family court.
This document discusses grandparent visitation rights and, particularly, the U.S. Supreme Court case of Troxel v. Granville. The Troxel case sends a clear message to both state legislatures and state courts that grandparent visitation statutes…
This bulletin reports on a study of delinquency and dependency cases in several Ohio counties to determine the level of court involvement of adult family members.
This report describes efforts being made in Pennsylvania to reduce underage drinking through community action.
This brief report offers a discussion of case law that interprets the federal Safe Schools Act of 1994. The Act was enacted to further the goal of drug and violence-free goals.
This brief report highlights state differences in laws governing the minimum age for capital punishment, as of 1999. ( In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws that imposed capital punishment for offenses committed under…
This document talks about the outcome of a multidisciplinary working group convention held in Pittsburgh that recently drafted a memorandum of understanding on local interagency information sharing. Offered here is a detailed look at the…
This report briefly highlights state variations in laws establishing grandparent support liability.