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NCJ Number:	NCJ 100119
Title:	Confidentiality of Juvenile Offense Histories - A Statutory Review
Corporate Author:	Arthur D Little, Inc United States
Sponsoring Agency:	US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention United States
Sale:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States
Publication Date:	1983
Pages:	17
Type:	Surveys
Origin:	United States
Language:	English
Contract No.:	J-LEAA-005-82
Annotation:	This report summarizes Arthur D. Little's examination of juvenile codes from the 50 States and the District of Columbia regarding the confidentiality of juvenile law enforcement and court records.
Abstract:	Five areas are analyzed: (1) separate record storage requirements (juvenile from adult) and restrictions on central storage of juvenile records; (2) specific restrictions on record access by law enforcement, prosecutors and defenders, juvenile and adult courts, corrections, treatment agencies, and other special users such as the media, military, and employers, (3) sealing and expunging provisions; (4) provisions and restrictions on fingerprinting and photographing of juveniles; and (5) other provisions such as record quality. A general summary outlines State statutory provisions in these areas. Appended material provides matrices comparing the juvenile code provisions of the 50 States for access to juvenile court records and law enforcement records, for fingerprinting and photographing, and for the sealing and destruction of records. 23 footnotes.
Main Term(s):	Juvenile records confidentiality
Index Term(s):	Court records ; State laws ; State-by-state analyses ; Juvenile case records ; Juvenile arrest records
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