NCJ Number
181633
Journal
Juvenile and Family Court Journal Volume: 51 Issue: 1 Dated: Winter 2000 Pages: 31-57
Date Published
2000
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the caselaw of possible juvenile dispositions.
Abstract
The focus of the juvenile justice system is not on punishing juvenile offenders but on achieving individualized dispositions that meet juveniles’ needs and promote their best interests, the best interests of the State and the safety of the public. The article consists of headnotes taken from West’s Decennial and annual Digests for 1986 through 1998, using all of the appropriate reported cases except for repetitious duplicates. The decisions are of State appellate courts and so are binding law only within that State, though they indicate the direction that other States may take. The article reviews 45 activities and topics in the following categories: (1) Purposes of Dispositions; (2) Restrictions on Dispositions; (3) Limitations on the Court; (4) Enforcing Dispositions; (5) Possible Dispositions; (6) Prohibitions; (7) Mandates; (8) Restitution; and (9) Placement/Commitment.