NCJ Number
92130
Date Published
1980
Length
59 pages
Annotation
This analysis portrays the 1980 status of law, as expressed in juvenile and family court acts, regarding the fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles, using a State-by-State analysis.
Abstract
This analysis is occasioned by the general vacillation in policy relating to the fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles, attributable to the varied interests of the principals affected; consequently, State legislatures have attempted to balance the interest of law enforcement, the court, and the juvenile. Following the presentation of a bar graph which profiles an overview of the 35 States that have legislation pertaining to the fingerprinting and photographing of children, tables present a State-by-State analysis of the subject. The information on the statutes is categorized according to the preconditions to taking fingerprints and photographs (judicial consent, waiver, latent prints, and specified offenses), restrictions on dissemination (local, State, Federal), and disposition (automatic destruction, age-offense destruction, and court discretion). The appendix details the various State statutes and their currency.