MONTANA - YOUTH ACT - REVIEW OF DRAFT - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 39836
• Author(s): D J IRVING; P W KEVE; W D POINTER
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 55 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-043-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STATUTE-BY-STATUTE COMMENTARY, DATED AUGUST 1973, OF THE MONTANA YOUTH ACT DRAFT, WHICH REVISES PROVISIONS FOR JUVENILE CASES.

Abstract

THE REPORT FIRST PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF NATIONAL AND MONTANA BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE RATIONALES, NEEDS, AND GOALS FOR A JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS ANALYZED FROM A LEGAL VIEWPOINT AND THEN FROM A TREATMENT ORIENTATION. CONSULTANT'S CRITICISMS OF THE LEGISLATION INCLUDE CONCERNS THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE MORE PUNITIVE THAN POSITIVE, THAT JUVENILES MAY BECOME LABELED BY THE LEGAL TERMINOLOGY, THAT LEGAL CUSTODY OF JUVENILES IS TOO EASILY TAKEN AWAY FROM THE PARENTS, AND THAT A CITIZEN COMMITTEE ADJUNCT TO THE JUVENILE COURTS IS NOT PROVIDED FOR. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ATTACHED....TWH