NCJ Number
31585
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 48-51
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE EFFECT OF RECENT REVISIONS OF FLORIDA'S JUVENILE CODE ON THE CHILDREN APPEARING BEFORE THE JUVENILE COURT AND A LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF JUVENILE COURT REFORM.
Abstract
IN THE SPRING OF 1975, THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA SIGNED SENATE BILL 165, WHICH REVISED THE STATE'S JUVENILE CODE BY REORGANZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, ELIMINATING THE CATEGORY OF CINS (CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION), AND EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF 'DEPENDENT CHILD' TO INCLUDE THE PERSISTENT RUNAWAY, THE TRUANT, AND THE 'UNGOVERNABLE' CHILD. THE NEW LAW, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1, 1975, ALSO REDEFINES DELINQUENCY SO THAT IT NOW INCLUDES THE UNGOVERNABLE CHILD WHO HAS A PRIOR ADJUDICATION FOR UNGOVERNABILITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)