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December 2001A Message From OJJDPAmerica is a society with a substantial divorce rateEach year morethan1000000 children in the UnitedStates are affected by the divorce oftheir parents and of all chil. Dana Shoenberg . Senior Staff Attorney . Center for Children’s Law and Policy. 2. Current Juvenile Justice Disparities. Youth of color are disproportionately represented in juvenile justice systems across the country… and the rates of overrepresentation increase as youth go through the system.. Honorable District Judge Karen Thomas. These are not . “. bad kids.. ”. They are kids who need:. Treatment. Community support. Detention isn’t the answer. reclaimingfutures.org. What we know. The System Today. In 1990s, a system of family courts was instituted in Vermont. This was the result of an act passed by the Vermont Legislature in its 1990 session. . All juvenile matters that were heard by the court, sitting as a juvenile court, are now heard by the family court.. Bureau of Justice Statistics May 2010, NCJ 228944 HighlightsBULLETINFor a list of publications in this series, go to http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbse&sid=27. State Court Processing Statistic Annie P. . Claesson. -Huseby. Annie p. . claesson-huseby. Bachelor of Science Degree – Public Administration. Juris Doctorate Degree, with Distinction. Master’s Degree – Public Administration. 3 years at Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota. Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2009, NCJ 228417 Highlights BULLETINData in text and tables are the latest available at the ti.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/p08.pdf for most recent data. Willia Children and Families’ and Juvenile Justice’s Crossover Youth Workgroup. Introduction to the Florida . Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). . . Objectives. Identify and understand:. The definitions of common terms used by DJJ. Learning Objective 1. Describe the child- saving movement and its relationship to the doctrine of . parens patriae. .. Peter Andrew Bosch/Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images. The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice. John J. Wilson, Acting Administrator The Juvenile PONI workshop program is the result of a partner-ship between the Office of Juvenile Justice and DelinquencyPrevention (OJJDP) and the Corrections Pro Office DelinquencyPreventionwwwojjdpgov2process of determining the possible risks of reoffending among youths who have come into contact with the justice system and to assist in the development of ind : anyone under the age of 18. Youth under the age of 18 who are accused of committing a delinquent or criminal act are typically processed through a juvenile justice system. . While similar to that of the adult criminal justice system in many ways, the juvenile justice process operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of responsibility and potential for rehabilitation. Valerie Pearce, J.D.. Indigent Defense Services. PURPOSE OF JUVENILE COURT. To reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency . by . effectively intervening, educating and . treating youth in . order to strengthen families . PORTABLE GUIDE TO INVESTIGATING CHILD ABUSEChild’s Injury or Illness U.S. Department of JusticeOfce of Justice Programs810 Seventh Street NW. Washington, DC 20531Eric H. Holder, Jr.Attorney only a few minutes. They often initiate a number of tasks but failto complete them. Hyperactive children seem to be constantly inmotion. They have difficulty sitting still,may wander around theroom,sq