RUNAWAY YOUTH ACT - REPORT TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL VIEWS (TO ACCOMPANY S. 645)

• NCJ Number: 17658
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REPORT ON THIS ACT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO FUND AND ESTABLISH TEMPORARY SHELTER CARE PROGRAMS FOR RUNAWAYS, AND TO FUND RESEARCH ON THE SCOPE OF THE RUNAWAY PROBLEM.

Abstract

THIS BILL WAS RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE BY THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. THE REPORT INCLUDES SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL, A DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ACT, AN ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL, AND A SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE RUNAWAY YOUTH ACT. THE ADDITIONAL VIEWS CONSIST OF COMMENTS BY SENATOR HRUSKA, OUTLINING HIS OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.