Juvenile Courts in the United States

Juvenile Courts and the State Laws

Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Juvenile Courts:

• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Arkansas Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the California Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Colorado Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Connecticut Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Delaware Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Florida Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Georgia Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Hawaii Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Idaho Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Illinois Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Indiana Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Iowa Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Kansas Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Kentucky Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Louisiana Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Maine Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Maryland Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Massachusetts Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Michigan Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Minnesota Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Mississippi Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Missouri Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Montana Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Nebraska Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Nevada Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the New Hampshire Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the New Jersey Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the New Mexico Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the New York Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the North Carolina Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the North Dakota Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Ohio Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Oklahoma Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Oregon Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Pennsylvania Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Rhode Island Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the South Carolina Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the South Dakota Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Tennessee Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Texas Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Utah Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Vermont Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Virginia Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Washington Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the West Virginia Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Wisconsin Portal
• Juvenile Courts in the Subject Index of the Wyoming Portal

Juvenile Courts in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Juvenile Courts (State statute topic)

The purpose of Juvenile Courts is to provide a broad appreciation of the Juvenile Courts legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Juvenile Courts).

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Juvenile Courts in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Juvenile Drug Courts in relation to Crime and Race

Juvenile Drug Courts is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Juveniles and adults have historically been treated differently in the criminal justice system. On the basis of the notion that juveniles are more amenable to treatment, alternative forms of corrections and sanctions for young offenders have been developed over time. Juvenile drug courts are just one of many examples of alternative ways in which some juveniles under the age of 18 are handled in the criminal justice system. This section presents a summary of the history, organization, and effectiveness of juvenile drug courts, as well as an examination of racial and ethnic cleavages in these courts. Juvenile drug courts came into existence in response to a rise in the number of juvenile drug arrests clogging the judicial system in the 1990s. This was also occurring in the midst of the rise in court systems that were developed to handle special cases.

Resources

Notes and References

1. Entry about Juvenile Drug Courts in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

See Also

Juvenile Courts in the Criminal Justice System