NCJ Number
42780
Date Published
1977
Length
95 pages
Annotation
THESE STANDARDS PROPOSE THAT THE PRESENT JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE COURT OVER STATUS OFFENSES BY CUT SHORT, TO BE REPLACED BY A SYSTEM OF VOLUNTARY REFERRAL SERVICES OUTSIDE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
AS A GENERAL PRINCIPLE, THE STANDARDS IN THIS VOLUME SEEK TO ELIMINATE COERCIVE OFFICIAL INTERVENTION IN UNRULY CHILD CASES. IN SOME CASES OF YOUTHS WHO RUN AWAY, WHO ARE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY, WHO ARE IN NEED OF ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS DUE TO EXTREME CONFLICT WITH PARENTS, AND WHO EVIDENCE A NEED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SOME LIMITED OFFICIAL INTERVENTION IS PRESERVED; HOWEVER, IN ALL CASES WARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF ANY NONCRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IS PRECLUDED. REASONS FOR THIS LIMITED INTERVENTION IN STATUS OFFENSES ARE DOCUMENTED AND REST BASICALLY IN THE BELIEF THAT INTERVENTION TENDS TO REINFORCE AND EXPAND ANTI-SOCIAL IDENTITY AND BEHAVIOR IN YOUTHS. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THE SERIES, SEE NCJ-42751-42754, AND 42780-42790....RCB