THE CONCEPT OF CHILD ADVOCACY IS DEFINED AND ITS HISTORICAL ORIGINS AND PRECEDENTS TRACED. CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATING DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT AND POSSIBLE TARGETS OF CHILD ADVOCACY ACTIONS ARE ALSO CITED. A SIX-STEP PROCEDURE FOR JUVENILE OR FAMILY COURT ADVOCACY IS THEN OUTLINED, FOLLOWED BY A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN IN TROUBLE AND THE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO THEM. FUTURE AREAS OF ACTION FOR CHILD ADVOCATES ARE SUGGESTED, CENTERING AROUND THE YOUTH'S OFTEN NEGLECTED RIGHT TO TREATMENT. THE CHILD'S RIGHT TO EDUCATION IS ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AND THE RELATIVE EXISTENCE OR NON-EXISTENCE OF DUE PROCESS. FEATURES OF A MODEL DISCIPLINARY CODE ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING WRITTEN RULES, INFRACTIONS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PUNISHMENTS, REGULATED HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES, AND AN IMPARTIALLY CONSTITUTED HEARING BOARD. THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF UTILIZING SHORT-TERM SUSPENSIONS AS A DISCIPLINARY MEASURE ARE ALSO ARGUED. A FINAL DISCUSSION CONSIDERS THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED BY POLICE OFFICERS WHO WORK WITH JUVENILES. FOR THE OTHER CASSETTE TAPES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-38814-18....ELW