THESE STANDARDS ARE AIMED AT SEVERELY CURTAILING, BUT NOT ELIMINATING, THE DISCRETION TO DETAIN JUVENILES THAT PRESENTLY CHARACTERIZES THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. REDUCING SUCH DISCRETION CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THREE METHODS: NARROWING THE CRITERIA FOR PERMISSIBLE DETENTION, REDUCING PERMISSIBLE DELAY IN THE SYSTEM, AND INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS THAT CURTAIL INTERIM LIBERTY. THE VOLUME INCORPORATES THESE FEATURES IN A STEP-BY-STEP DESCRIPTION OF THE PRETRIAL AND PREDISPOSITION PROCESS. BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL PROCEDURAL STANDRDS ARE FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL SETS OF STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO EACH AGENCY AND OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEQUENTIAL STAGES OF CONTACT WITH THE THE JUVENILE. FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751-42754 AND NCJ-42780-42790....KAP