JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS PROJECT - STANDARDS RELATING TO COURT ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION - TENTATIVE DRAFT

• NCJ Number: 42783
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 58 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; American Bar Endowment; Andrew W Mellon Foundation; Vincent Astor Foundation; Herman Goldman Foundation; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Bar Association; New York University
• Sale Source: Ballinger Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE MAJOR POINT OF THIS DOCUMENT IS THAT THE TRADITIONAL JUVENILE COURT JURISDICTION OUGHT TO BE INCLUDED IN A FAMILY COURT DIVISION OF THE HIGHEST COURT OF GENERAL TRIAL JURISDICTION.

Abstract

BEGINNING WITH AN OUTLINE OF THE BASIC ORGANIZATION OF JUVENILE COURTS, THE NARRATIVE CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A FAMILY COURT TO REPLACE THE JUVENILE COURT AND SUGGESTS THE TRANSFER OF JUVENILE INTAKE, PROBATION, AND DETENTION SERVICES TO THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY ADMINISTRATION. PART TWO DEALS WITH JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL. THE NEED FOR INCREASED COMPETENCY OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES AND INCREASED QUAITY OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN FAMILY COURT IS EMPHASIZED. ANOTHER SECTION, DEALING WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COURT, SEES FORMALIZED RULES OF PROCEDURE, RULES OF ADMINISTRATION, AND WRITTEN GUIDELINES AND POLICIES AS ESSENTIAL FOR THE FAMILY COURT. THE FINAL SECTION SETS FORTH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COURT TO FULFILL ITS RESPONSIBLITIES. FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751NCJ-42754 AND 42780-42790. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP