NCJ Number
31207
Date Published
1974
Length
386 pages
Annotation
A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE OF THE RULES, PROCEDURES, AND LAWS PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION AND JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE COURTS IN ENGLAND.
Abstract
AMONG THE MANY AREAS COVERED IN THIS TEXT ARE THE JUVENILE COURT PANEL, THE COMPOSITION OF THE JUVENILE COURT, JUVENILE COURT DISPOSITIONS, THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, PROCEDURES FOR LEGAL AID, CARE PROCEEDINGS, AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS. THE CORRECTIONAL AND CARE INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH JUVENILES MAY BE SENT ARE DISCUSSED. PROCEDURES INVOLVING CONTRIBUTION, DISCHARGE, CARE, AND SUPERVISION ORDERS ARE OUTLINED. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE TREATMENT OF MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS, APPEALS FROM JUVENILE COURT DECISIONS, CARE OF CHILDREN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN. A TABLE OF STATUTES, TABLE OF RULES AND ORDERS, AND TABLE OF CASES ARE PROVIDED.