JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION - REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

• NCJ Number: 42399
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 862 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: American Justice Institute; US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Advisory Cmtte on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ONE OF FIVE REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS, THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON NATIONAL STANDARDS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION EFFORTS AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THIS SET OF STANDARDS AND GOALS ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION IS DESIGNED TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO REDUCE CRIMINALITY AND ENCOURAGE A CONSISTENT JURISPRUDENCE FOR YOUTH. STANDARDS ARE INCLUDED ON MOST ASPECTS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCLUDING DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS, POLICE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, JURISDICTION AND PROCESSES OF THE JUVENILE COURT, AND THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS. ALSO COVERED ARE STANDARDS ON ENDANGERED CHILDREN, DISPOSITIONS, PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE SERVICES, INTAKE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, AND PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.