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The Importance of Timely Case Processing in Non-Detained Juvenile Delinquency Cases

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11/04/06
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This Bulletin offers a number of examples of promising practices and programs that can help courts expedite case processing of non-detained delinquency cases, by far the largest group of cases referred to juvenile courts, and highlights emerging research that reconfirms the link between case processing delays and recurring court involvement.

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