THIS VOLUME ARTICULATES GENERAL STANDARDS PERTAINING TO INFORMATION USES AND ABUSES AND FOCUSES ON THE SPECIAL ISSUES THAT APPLY TO JUVENILES. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE GENERAL STANDARDS IN THE MORE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF THREE SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN IS DEVELOPED: JUVENILE COURTS, SOCIAL HISTORIES, AND POLICE RECORDS. THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGNING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM WHICH IS SENSITIVE TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF JUVENILES IS STRESSED. ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IN DESIGNING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM INCLUDE: THE NATURE OF BEING A JUVENILE, THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION, THE GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATION TO PROTECT JUVENILES, THE ROLE OF MAXIMUM INFORMATION, THE CONCEPT OF PRIVACY, AND THE CONSISTENCY OF INSTITUTIONAL GOALS AND PRIVACY. TO PROMOTE VISIBILITY OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES OF JUVENILE AGENCIES, EACH AGENCY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PERIODIC AUDITS OF INFORMATION COLLECTION PRACTICES AND POLICIES. FURTHERMORE, JUVENILES' PRIVACY COMMITTEES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE POWER TO SCRUTINIZE INFORMATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES. PRIVACY INTEREST OF CHILDREN WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVELY SERVED IF AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO SCRUTINIZE AND JUSTIFY THEIR COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING HOW TO PROTECT THE INFORMATION AFTER IT IS RETAINED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)