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Hot Topics in Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice
Keep up-to-date with the hottest topics in Pennsylvania juvenile justice. At JDAP, we do our best to keep our community, whether that be members or website passers-by, updated with exceptional case laws and information.
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Dec
6
Juvenile Justice Task Force-Pew Foundation
Gov. Wolf Joins Legislative Leaders, Justices to Announce Creation of Juvenile Justice Task Force
Oct
15
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENT ON JUVENILE LIFE WITHOUT PAR
At issue is the retroactivity of the Miller decision, which held that mandatory JLWOP violated the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unus...
Oct
8
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE ROLE AND ETHICAL DUTIES OF JUVENILE DEFENDERS
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 703 (Bloom), recognizing the important role of juvenile defenders and clarifying their ethical duties...
Jun
18
PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF JUVENILE COURT PROCEDURE
These rules are compiled and updated by staff from the convenience of the bench, bar, and public. The Unified Judicial System and its related perso...
Jun
18
PENNSYLVANIA JUVENILE ACT
The Juvenile Act was first enacted in 1972 and provides for the protection of children from child maltreatment by authorizing state intervention wh...
Jun
2
IMMUNIZE JUVENILES AGAINST PROSECUTION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING/EXPLOITATION
This proposed legislation would define juvenile prostitutes as victims of human trafficking/exploitation and would prevent them from being prosecut...
Mar
30
CHANGES TO MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS AFFECTING JUVENILE CLIENTS
Pennsylvania recently passed legislative amendments to the CPSL (Child Protective Services Law) that go into effect on December 31, 2014 and drasti...
Mar
30
THE PENNSYLVANIA DETENTION RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT ("PADRAI")
The PaDRAI is a statewide scoring instrument that is used by Juvenile Probation to assist in making a recommendation about the detention status of ...
Mar
10
JUVENILE LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
Almost 500 individuals are serving life without parole sentences in Pennsylvania – more than in any other state in the country.
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