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	NCJ Number:		NCJ 082503
	Title:		Juvenile Diversion in New Hampshire - A Handbook for Communities
	URL(s):		PDF
	Corporate Author:		Friends Program, Inc United States of America Franklin Pierce Law Ctr United States of America New Hampshire Comprehensive Children and Youth Project United States of America
	Date Published:		1981
	Page Count:		123
	Annotation:		The handbook is intended to assist New Hampshire communities is the development of effective diversion programs to serve as alternatives to juvenile court processing for youth in trouble with the law. It presents practical information to be used as a guide for program design and implementation.
	Abstract:		Diversion is discussed within the context of the juvenile justice system, and the advantages and disadvantages of diversion programming are outlined along with current research findings. The historical development of the juvenile court system is reviewed, with attention to recent changes in the State's juvenile code and the statutory authority for diversion of youth in the State. The handbook also outlines program options available among the State's diversion programs and describes its administrative structures used to establish diversion programs. Various service options are described and evaluated. The steps necessary to develop community involvement and support in such programs design and implementation are outlined, and the major legal issues to be considered in the design of juvenile diversion program are addressed, with emphasis on the need to protect individual due process rights. The handbook briefly describes diversion programs currently operating in the State, listed alphabetically by county. Information on these programs' operations, staffing, and funding is supplied along with the names of contact persons and their phone numbers. A glossary, a resource listing, sample forms, footnotes, an excerpt from the State's juvenile code, and 24 references are appended.
	Index Term(s):		Right to Due Process ; Juvenile court diversion ; Juvenile codes ; Diversion programs ; Program planning ; Program implementation ; New Hampshire
	Sponsoring Agency:		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention US Dept of Justice United States of America US Dept of Health and Human Services Admin for Children and Families United States of America
	Grant Number:		81-JS-AX-0023; 01-CW-000001/02
	Sale Source:		National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America
	Country:		United States of America
	Language:		English
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