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COMMENTARY ON ALABAMA JUVENILE JUSTICE STATUTES

NCJ Number
46826
Date Published
1977
Length
80 pages
Annotation
DESIGNED AS A SOURCEBOOK FOR ALABAMA WORKERS PROVIDING SERVICES TO JUVENILES UNDER ACT NO. 1205, THIS DOCUMENT CENTERS ON PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 5, JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS, AND ASSOCIATED PROCEDURE RULES.
Abstract
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE ACT ARE PRESENTED IN AN ABBREVIATED FORM AND ANALYZED BY SUBJECT AREA. EACH PROVISION OF ARTICLE 5 HAS BEEN 'KEYED' TO APPROPRIATE ALABAMA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE AND TO THE SECTIONS OF TITLE 13 OF THE ALABAMA CODE WHICH IT REPEALS, AS WELL AS TO OTHER PERTINENT TITLES AND SECTIONS. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN MADE EXPLICIT IN THE ACT, HAVE BEEN GROUPED. THE ALABAMA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE ARE PRESENTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY. AN INDEX IS INCLUDED. (RCB)