Tag Archive for: valid court order exception

Just Kids: When Misbehaving is a Crime – Vera Institute for Justice
This new report from the Vera Institute for Justice offers a primer on status offenses, which are acts that are only illegal because of the offender's age. Vera argues that these offenses result in many juveniles being unjustly placed in the…

Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Back in The House – The Chronicle of Social Change
Last week, a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would reauthorize the structure of JJDPA, reorganize the Title V incentive grant system,…