This article looks at juvenile emancipation statutes in various states as of 2003. Under these laws, a judge can grant a mature minor the legal status of an adult in most or all respects, under prescribed circumstances.
With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) developed the Implementation Sites Project to assist juvenile and family courts to integrate…
Juvenile justice system professionals are often unaware of or misinterpret the circumstances of commercially sexually exploited youths. As a result, many victims of sexual exploitation are criminalized instead of being diverted to appropriate resources and…
The technical assistance brief, A Template Guide to Develop a Memorandum of Understanding Between a Military Installation and a Court, is a tool for courts and military installations to utilize to enter into agreements that may…