NCJ Number
42786
Date Published
1977
Length
61 pages
Annotation
THE DOCUMENT IS CONCERNED WITH THE REFORM OF LAWS APPLYING TO JUVENILES AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPEAL OF ALL SPECIAL OFFENSES FOR JUVENILES; DECRIMINALIZATION OF CERTAIN PRIVATE OFFENSES COMMONLY INCLUDED IN STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL CODES (AND THUS APPLICABLE TO JUVENILES BY INCORPORATION OF THOSE STANDARDS); TAILORING OF CERTAIN GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW TO REFLECT THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS OF JUVENILES; AND CREATION OF SPECIAL GROUNDS OF JUSTIFICATION AND EXCUSE APPLICABLE TO JUVENILES. (FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751-42754 AND NCJ-42780-42790.) (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP