STANDARDS AND GOALS ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE PROCESS ORIENTED AREAS - PREVENTION, DETECTION AND APPREHENSION, PRE-ADJUDICATION, ADJUDICATION, DISPOSITION, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS - AND ARE PRESENTED BOTH IN PRIORITY AND SEQUENTIAL ORDER WITH COMMENTARIES. SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RECOMMENDATIONS CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF STATUS OFFENSES FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; INCREASED JUVENILE-RELATED TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS; A REDUCTION IN JUVENILE DETENTIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DECISIONS RELATING TO JUVENILES, A COST ESTIMATE OF MAINTAINING STATUS OFFENSE JURISDICTION, NINE LEGAL RESEARCH REPORTS ON JUVENILE RIGHTS, AND A PUBLIC HEARING REPORT. A SEVEN-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED.