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PENNSYLVANIA LAW OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND DEPRIVATION - PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RULES AND PROCEDURES IN PROCESSING JUVENILE COURT CASES - WITH FORMS

NCJ Number
42720
Author(s)
J A PALMIERI
Date Published
1976
Length
338 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL, PENNSYLVANIA-ORIENTED GUIDE FOR THE USE OF ANYONE HANDLING YOUTH IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.
Abstract
IT ATTEMPTS TO ACQUAINT THE PRACTITIONER IN JUVENILE LAW, THE PARENTS OF A CHILD ACCUSED OF A VIOLATION OF THE LAW, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS WITH THE PA. JUVENILE ACT AND ITS RELATIONS TO THE SCHOOL CODE. THE BOOK DISCUSSES THE RIGHTS OF JUVENILES, JUVENILE HEARINGS, THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS, THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, POST-HEARING MATTERS, AND THE FUTURE OF THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM. THE EMPHASIS IS ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, AND THE GOAL IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE A 'HOW TO DO IT' OUTLINE OF JUVENILE COURT PROCEDURES. PROBLEMS ARE CONSIDERED FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF THE JUVENILE, THE PROSECUTOR, THE DEFENDER, AND THE SCHOOL.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....ELW