JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS PROJECT - STANDARDS RELATING TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND SANCTIONS - TENTATIVE DRAFT

• NCJ Number: 42786
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 61 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; American Bar Endowment; Andrew W Mellon Foundation; Vincent Astor Foundation; Herman Goldman Foundation; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Bar Association; New York University
• Sale Source: Ballinger Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE DOCUMENT IS CONCERNED WITH THE REFORM OF LAWS APPLYING TO JUVENILES AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THIS VOLUME RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPEAL OF ALL SPECIAL OFFENSES FOR JUVENILES; DECRIMINALIZATION OF CERTAIN PRIVATE OFFENSES COMMONLY INCLUDED IN STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL CODES (AND THUS APPLICABLE TO JUVENILES BY INCORPORATION OF THOSE STANDARDS); TAILORING OF CERTAIN GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW TO REFLECT THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS OF JUVENILES; AND CREATION OF SPECIAL GROUNDS OF JUSTIFICATION AND EXCUSE APPLICABLE TO JUVENILES. (FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751-42754 AND NCJ-42780-42790.) (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP