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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STANDARDS AND STATE PRACTICES, V 3 - COURT STRUCTURE, JUDICIAL AND NON-JUDICIAL PERSONNEL, AND JUVENILE RECORDS

NCJ Number
40181
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
84 pages
Annotation
COMPARATIVE ANALYSES COVER A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUVENILE OR FAMILY COURT.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME IS ONE OF NINE IN A SERIES OF WORKING PAPERS OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP STANDARDS AND GOALS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. ISSUES WITHIN EACH ANALYSIS ARE ORGANIZED BY TITLE, DESCRIPTION, SUMMARY OF MAJOR POSITIONS, SUMMARY OF STATE PRACTICES, SUMMARY OF POSITIONS RECOMMENDED BY OTHER STANDARDS GROUPS, ANALYSIS, AND TASK FORCE STANDARDS AND RATIONALE. THE FIRST PORTION OF THE VOLUME CONTAINS VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES FOR JUVENILE COURT ORGANIZATION; THE MERITS OF EACH ARE OUTLINED ACCORDING TO COURT LEVEL, POSITIONING, THE USE OF JUVENILE RATHER THAN FAMILY COURTS, AND THE SCOPE OF A JUVENILE COURT'S JURISDICTION. THE OTHER MAJOR SECTION ASSUMES THAT THE JUVENILE COURT WILL BE ORGANIZED AS PART OF THE GENERAL TRIAL COURT AND CONSIDERS JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, SELECTIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND THE PROS AND CONS OF NON-JUDGES IN JUVENILE CASES. AN APPENDIX TO THE VOLUME CONTAINS DISCUSSION ON JUVENILE RECORDS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SEE NCJ-40289,40290, 40051, 40192, 40283, 40024, 40183, AND 40299. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)