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MODEL RULES FOR JUVENILE COURTS

NCJ Number
3478
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1969
Length
91 pages
Annotation
AN OPERATIONAL GUIDE GOVERNING THE PROCESSING OF DELINQUENCY AND NEGLECT CASES, FROM COMPLAINT THROUGH DISPOSITION.
Abstract
A JURISDICTION CAN ADOPT THESE RULES AS A WHOLE OR CAN PROMULGATE SPECIFIC ONES AMONG THEM AS NEEDED. WHILE THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR ADOPTION AS WRITTEN, THEY CAN ALSO SERVE AS A STARTING POINT FOR A STATE OR A COURT THAT WISHES TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN RULES GOVERNING JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED