Police and Court Handling of Juveniles

A Guide to Selected Government Information Available at WIU's Government Publications Library

(Prepared by Lara D. LaDage - 1/99; revised 6/06)

Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.

Federal Government Information

Developing and Administering Accountability-Based Sanctions for Juveniles

An overview of programs and approaches that succeed in holding juveniles accountable for their actions. 1999
J 32.2:AC 2/999/SEPT.

Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Courts: An Analysis of State Transfer Programs

This website explains transfer mechanisms by which juveniles are placed in the criminal justice system at the state level for serious crimes and describes case movement from criminal court to juvenile court.

Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts

This website presents findings on juvenile felony defendants tried as adults. A 75-county comparison is made between the number of juveniles tried as adults versus the number of juveniles tried in juvenile court.

Juvenile Justice

This periodical is devoted to curbing juvenile delinquency and preventing juvenile crime. It gives relevant, current information on keeping children safe, the juvenile court system, etc.
J 32.19:

Teen Court

This article discusses the methodology and concepts of the teen court process. Specific examples from the Panama City, Florida program offer insight. 1997
J 1.14/8:997/3

Offenders in Juvenile Court

An annual, statistical look at cases handled by United States juvenile courts, including cases per year, case rates, and age and gender of the offender.
J 32.10: J 98/6/yr.

Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs

An explanation of the concept of teen courts and a guide for starting such a program. Describes recruitment and program evaluation. 1996.
J 32.8: T 22

Juvenile Crime: Breaking the Cycle of Violence

This hearing seeks effective solutions to violence by and against juveniles and includes testimonies of judges, civilians, and prevention groups. 1996.
Y 4. J 89/2: S. Hrg. 103-1087

Detention in Delinquency Cases 1987-1996

A look at the cases handled by juvenile courts, specifically those involving delinquency, and the change in statistics from 1987 to 1996. 1999.
J 32.21: 115

The Juvenile Drug Court Movement

This publication, offered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, examines the amount of money spent on drug courts nationwide, as well as the adaptations made by drug courts in order to adapt to the increasing number of offenders. 1997.
J 32.21: 59

The National Juvenile Court Data Archive: Collecting Data Since 1927

This publication gives background information on the collection and distribution of juvenile justice data since the early 1930's. It also provides tips for researching historical governmental and nongovernmental juvenile justice data. 1997.
J 32.21: 66

Juveniles Prosecuted in State Criminal Courts

This publication gives information about juveniles who are tried as adults in criminal courts. Tables summarize state provisions implemented in processing juveniles and the types of cases that prosecutors' offices handle. A map depicts the upper age limit for defendants in state juvenile courts. 1997.
J 29.28: J 98

Kids, Cops, and Communities

This report, designed to assist law enforcement personnel develop collaborative efforts with neighborhood youth organizations, recognizes that popular approaches for handling juvenile violence haven't worked. Case studies of successful team efforts involving police and organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the YMCA, and 4-H are presented. June 1998
J 28.23:K 54

lllinois Government Information

Trends and Issues

This yearly publication by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority contains a section devoted to juvenile justice. It presents statistics on the number of juveniles taken into police custody each year, the types of cases filed,the number of juveniles being tried as adults, and the type of sanctions juvenile offenders receive.
ILLINOIS 364.9773 TREN 1997

Legal Information

Nobody's Child

This article is part of a special report on the nation's child welfare system. Individual cases exemplify instances where the court failed to protect children and Florida and Illinois are shown to represent the typical situation. Charts provide data on the numbers of children in court-supervised nonparental care and on the states having the most and the least children in the welfare system.
American Bar Association Journal. Vol. 83, Dec. 1997, pp. 44-51.

Opening the Doors to Juvenile Court: Is There an Emerging Right of Public Access?

This article describes the relationship between the media and access to juvenile trial information by looking at public access rights in individual state decisions, statutes, and Constitutions.
Communications and the Law. March 1997, pp. 1-50.

Juvenile Justice Reform in Context

This article looks at the juvenile justice system today, it's origins, its problems, and its potential solutions.
Wisconsin Law Review. 1996 No. 3, pp. 375-398.

Emancipation and Execution: Transferring Children to Criminal Court in Capital Cases

This arguement for the reform of the juvenile court system highlights various reform methods and states that juvenile courts should retain jurisdiction over the most serious cases.
Wisconsin Law Review. 1996 No. 3, pp. 447-494.

"Issues and Challenges In the Community Supervision of Juvenile Offenders"

This article explores answers to many questions related to juveniles in the justice system, including level of judicial involvement, broad goals, focus on which type of offenders, and length of time supervised.
Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Vol. 23, No. 2 Winter 1999 pp. 469-483

Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution: A New Approach To the Problem of Juvenile Delinquency in Illinois

This article offers a new solution to juvenile delinquency: giving the juvenile offender both a juvenile sanction and an adult criminal sentence that is stayed dependent upon the child's completion of the juvenile rehabilitation program. An overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the American juvenile justice system is provided and a proposal is made for the use of EJJP in Illinois.
John Marshall Law Review. Vol. 31, No. 4 Summer 1998 pp. 1351-1384

Illinois Juvenile Law and Practice

This legal reference book gives lawyers an overview of the juvenile justice process and assists in preparing for a juvenile court case in the state of Illinois. 1997.
LEGL REF KFI 1786.AG I 44 1997