JUVENILE JUSTICE STANDARDS PROJECT - STANDARDS RELATING TO INTERIM STATUS - THE RELEASE, CONTROL, AND DETENTION ACCUSED JUVENILE OFFENDERS BETWEEN ARREST AND DISPOSITION - TENTATIVE DRAFT

• NCJ Number: 42782
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 136 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

THIS VOLUME PROCEEDS ON THE PREMISE THAT THE DANGER OF TOO MUCH DETENTION BEFORE TRIAL OR DISPOSITION CURRENTLY OUTWEIGHS THE DANGER - BOTH FOR JUVENILES AND SOCIETY OF TOO MUCH RELEASE.

Abstract

THESE STANDARDS ARE AIMED AT SEVERELY CURTAILING, BUT NOT ELIMINATING, THE DISCRETION TO DETAIN JUVENILES THAT PRESENTLY CHARACTERIZES THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. REDUCING SUCH DISCRETION CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THREE METHODS: NARROWING THE CRITERIA FOR PERMISSIBLE DETENTION, REDUCING PERMISSIBLE DELAY IN THE SYSTEM, AND INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS THAT CURTAIL INTERIM LIBERTY. THE VOLUME INCORPORATES THESE FEATURES IN A STEP-BY-STEP DESCRIPTION OF THE PRETRIAL AND PREDISPOSITION PROCESS. BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL PROCEDURAL STANDRDS ARE FOLLOWED BY INDIVIDUAL SETS OF STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO EACH AGENCY AND OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEQUENTIAL STAGES OF CONTACT WITH THE THE JUVENILE. FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751-42754 AND NCJ-42780-42790....KAP