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Juvenile Justice Committee 

 Committee Goals

  1. Hold a CLE Program in New Orleans
  2. Develop Policy about Adam Walsh polices
  3. Develop Policy on JLWOP  reform
  4. Promote www.beforeyouplea.com website
  5. Hold an event in Los Angeles
  6. Hold an event at Annual Meeting
  7. Meet three times as a committee
  8. Select the Livy Hall Recipient
  9. Promote the Standards 

 Committee Newsletter

 More Resources

 The State of Juvenile Justice

 ABA Policy on Juvenile Justice

ABA Policies on the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

  1. 101A: Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Resolution and Report, approved 2009 ABA Midyear Meeting
  2. Juvenile Justice Standards on Records and Information Systems, approved 1979 ABA House of Delegates

ABA Policies on JLWOP

  1. 119: JLWOP Resolution and Report, approved at the 1991 ABA Midyear Meeting
  2. 105C: Advocates Balance of Interests in Sentencing Youthful Offenders Resolution and Report, approved at the 2008 Midyear Meeting

ABA Policies on Excessive Incarceration of Youth

  1. 105C: Advocates Balance of Interests in Sentencing Youthful Offenders Resolution and Report, approved at the 2008 Midyear Meeting– also addresses JLWOP
  2. 101A: Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Resolution and Report, approved 2009 ABA Midyear Meeting–also addresses the Adam Walsh Act
  3. 104B: Urges Oversight of Correctional and Detention Facilities, approved 2008 ABA Annual Meeting
  4. 10A: Youth at Risk, approved 2006, ABA Annual Meeting
  5. 116A, Youth Courts, approved 1995, ABA Annual Meeting
  6. 101D, 2001 Report of the Task Force on Youth in the Criminal System of the Criminal Justice Section, Youth in the Criminal Justice System: Guidelines for Policymakers and Practitioners, approved 2002, ABA Midyear Meeting
  7. Juvenile Justice Standards, Interim Status, approved 1979, House of Delegates
  8. Juvenile Justice Standards, Dispositions, approved 1979, House of Delegates

 About the Committee

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American Bar Association

American Bar Association, Attorneys, Chicago, IL