Families in need of critical assistance
Subtitle: legislation and policy aiding youth who engage in noncriminal misbehavior
By: by Jessica R. Kendall.
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590318973
Subjects: Status offenders -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States; Parent and child (law) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Paths to court involvement : context and causes of noncriminal misbehavior; title: Legislation and policy in status offense systems; title: Legislation and policy in dependency systems; title: Legislation affecting girls, runaways, and unaccompanied homeless youth.