NCJ Number
45381
Date Published
1977
Length
59 pages
Annotation
THE IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THE CURRENT JUVENILE STATUTES OF THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE SUMMARIZED WITH MAJOR CHANGES SINCE 1970.
Abstract
THE DATA IS PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF THREE TABLES. TABLE 1 LISTS THE CITATIONS FOR JUVENILE STATUTES IN EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. TABLES 2 AND 3 SUMMARIZE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE COURTS, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS, TRANSFERS TO CRIMINAL COURTS, AND EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS. TABLE 2 DETAILS THIS INFORMATION BY STATE IN A SERIES OF COLUMNS FOR EASY COMPARISON. TABLE 3 IS A STATE-BY-STATE PRESENTATION OF THE MAJOR POINTS OF JUVENILE STATUTES, COMPLETE WITH REFERENCES TO THE STATE CRIMINAL CODE. MAJOR CHANGES SINCE 1970 ARE GIVEN WITH DATE OF CHANGE. (GLR)