Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 | |
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Track S. 3155 [110th] Because this bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress, no more action can occur on it. |
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
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Oct 27, 2009 12:32 PM - If a juvenile (13 year old) had no intent of sexual gratification but was due to a mental disorder, is there a recourse for a felony charge and stiff sentencing? -
Answer it! Nov 23, 2009 10:13 PM - Does the guardian of a youth in detention have the right to meet with the public defender and if so does that mother (guardian) have a right to have a family member (daughter) be present in the meeting if the guardian (parent) requested the meeting? -
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Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:
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American Bar Association Human Rights Watch American Civil Liberties Union Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Campaign for Youth Justice Catholic Charities USA Center For Children's Law and Policy National Council of La Raza Coalition for Juvenile Justice Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators American Legion Pretrial Justice Institute National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church American Academy of Child and Adolescent Pyschiatry American Humane Association Boys Town Child Welfare League of America Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Girls Incorporated Justice Policy Institute Mennonite Central Committee National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Center for Youth Law National Council on Crime and Delinquency United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Sojourners National Alliance of Faith and Justice National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd International CURE Disciples Justice Action Network Church of Scientology American Friends Service Committee National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition National Juvenile Justice Network National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Partnership for Safety and Justice Sentencing Project Alliance for Children and Families American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry American Counseling Association American Group Psychotherapy Association The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. American Psychiatric Association Anxiety Disorders Association of America Association for the Advancement of Psychology Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Clinical Social Work Association Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action Mental Health America National Alliance on Mental Illnesses National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health National Disability Rights Network Suicide Prevention Action Network USA Therapeutic Communities of America Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association | (none) |
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