Found 20 matches.
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Amending Rule 12, Arizona Rules for the Juvenile Court
Tags: Arizona | Shackling | Administrative/Regulatory Policies
Arizona Supreme Court changes juvenile court rules to ensure youth are not shackled in the court room except in extraordinary circumstances.
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Comment to Petition to Create Mechanical Restraints Rule (Children's Action Alliance, AZ)
Tags: Arizona | Shackling | Administrative/Regulatory Policies | Member Publications
The Children's Action Alliance of Arizona rebuts arguments made on behalf of state probation officers citing the need to shackle youth in the court room and to retain discretion to do so.
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Juvenile Justice in Arizona: The Fiscal Foundations of Effective Policy
Tags: Arizona | Racial and Ethnic Disparities | Fiscal Issues and Funding | General System Reform | Reports | Member Publications
Analysis of the state of the youth justice system in Arizona, and the fiscal underpinnings of effective youth justice policy.
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Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Fifth Amendment Protections for Youth, State of Arizona v. Hon. Jane A. Butler and Tyler B., CV-12-0402-PR (Arizona 2013)
Tags: Arizona | Juvenile Defense and Court Process | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the Fifth Amendment rights of a 16-year-old who was arrested, handcuffed, questioned, and had blood drawn at school after being held for two hours without access to his parents. The decision referenced the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 131 S. Ct. 2394 (2011), and held that a youth’s age is relevant when assessing whether he or she voluntarily consented to a blood draw. The court noted that youth “possess less maturity” and stated that “courts should not blind themselves to this reality.” State of Arizona v. Hon. Jane A. Butler and Tyler B., CV-12-0402-PR (Arizona 2013).
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Common Ground: Lessons Learned from Five States that Reduced Juvenile Confinement by More than Half
Tags: Arizona | Connecticut | Louisiana | Minnesota | Tennessee | Deinstitutionalization | General System Reform | Reports | Partner Publications
Report looks closely at five states that did the most to reduce their juvenile incarceration rates between 2001 and 2010-- Connecticut, Arizona, Minnesota, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Looks at the common factors driving their success, and makes recommendations to the field and other states.
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Arizona Expands Education Opportunities for Committed Youth, S.B. 1037/Act No. 354
Tags: Arizona | Institutional Conditions | Correctional Education | Legislation
The Arizona State Legislature amended state law to require an appropriate education plan for youth committed to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) or who are supervised in the community. ADJC may assign a youth to a specific public or private educational program, if it is in the best interest of the youth and the community. S.B. 1037/Act No. 354, signed into law May 14, 2012; effective August 2, 2012.
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Arizona's Juvenile Court Counts: Statewide Statistical Information FY2011
Tags: Arizona | General System Reform | Reports
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Arizona Law Prohibits the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women in Prison, S.B. 1184/Act No. 43
Tags: Arizona | Girls | Physical Health | Legislation
A new Arizona law prohibits the use of restraints on women who are pregnant and in prison or detention. Restraints may be used only if requested by medical staff, or in extraordinary circumstances. If restraints are used, they must be used in the least restrictive manner possible, and corrections officials must write a report detailing the reasons why restraints were used. Both juvenile detention centers and juvenile correctional facilities must adopt policies pursuant to the new law. S.B. 1184/Act No. 43, signed into law March 20, 2012; effective March 20, 2012 and April 20, 2012.
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Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Court is Not Correlated with Falling Youth Violence
Tags: Arizona | California | Florida | Ohio | Oregon | Washington | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Jeffrey Butts of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice points out that the increase in juvenile transfers to adult court is not correlated with the fall in youth violence seen over the past six years.
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Arizona Criminalizes Unlawful Sexual Conduct of Juvenile Court Employees, S.B. 1130
Tags: Arizona | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
An Arizona law extends to all incarcerated youth the protections of an existing law that makes it a felony to sexually exploit an individual in correctional custody.
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Arizona Judges Gain More Discretion Regarding Transfer to Adult System, S.B. 1191
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
An Arizona law gives judges more discretion in certain cases to decide whether prosecution of youth in adult or juvenile court will best protect public safety and promote rehabilitation. Since 1997, Arizona prosecutors have been able, at their sole discretion, to charge youth as young as 14 as adults for a wide variety of offenses, including nonviolent crimes. In 2007, judges were given discretion in certain sex offense cases to hold “reverse remand hearings” to determine whether youth should be tried as adults; the new law expands reverse remand hearings to include other types of crimes filed through prosecutorial discretion.
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Arizona Allows for Reverse Remand Hearings, Arizona, S.B. 1191
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Allows for reverse remand hearings to determine whether youth should be moved from adult court to juvenile court in cases where the prosecutor has the sole discretion to charge youth in adult court.
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Improving Public Safety by Keeping Youth Out of the Adult Criminal Justice System
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Thousands of Arizona children have been prosecuted in the adult system in the name of public safety, however research shows that treating youth as adults increases recidivism and criminal behavior. In this report, the Children's Action Alliance offers ten recommendations to keep Arizona's youth and communities safer.
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Arizona Restricts Prosecutorial Authority to Transfer Youth, S.B. 1009
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
An Arizona law clarifies the age at which a youth can be tried in adult court without the benefit of a judicial transfer hearing. In Arizona, the prosecution of certain youth cases in adult court is statutorily allowed or required based on the youth’s age. The legislation clarifies that the filing in adult court must be based on the youth’s age at the time of the alleged offense—not the age at the time the charges are filed. Prior to this clarification, prosecutors delayed filing charges for months (and sometimes years) for the purpose of moving the case to the adult criminal court without having to go through a judicial transfer hearing.
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Arizona Restricts Transfer of Youth Below Statutory Age at Time of the Offense, Arizona, S.B. 1009
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
Specifies that a youth can only be prosecuted as an adult if he or she had reached the requisite lower age for transfer at the time the offense was allegedly committed. The legislation prevents prosecutors, especially under discretionary transfers, from waiting until a child attains the age of adult jurisdiction before bringing charges.
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Seeking Justice for Crimes - and Youngsters, Guest Opinion, Beth Rosenberg, Tucson Citizen
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Media
Opinion editorial in the Tucson Citizen by Beth Rosenberg, the Director of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice for the Children's Action Alliance in Arizona (an NJJN member), calls for reform of the way states deal with young juvenile offenders.
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Arizona Supreme Court Juvenile Detention Standards
Tags: Arizona | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Arizona Supreme Court developed detailed juvenile detention standards to be followed by all Arizona juvenile courts. The standards cover a wide array of topics, including personnel, monitoring, risk assessments, academic services, health services, recreation, juvenile rights, restraints, food services, and facility design. Implementation of the standards in 2010 has led to six operational reviews and improvements to policies, practices, and services provided to detained youth. Positive changes include reduction in the time frame for requesting educational and medical records; improved staffing ratios; officer training; collaborations with community agencies to improve medical and behavioral health services; development and improvement of positive reinforcement-based behavior management systems; and improvements in direct supervision of youth.
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Summary of Arizona's Youthful Sex Offenders Treatment Act: S.B. 1628, Children's Action Alliance
Tags: Arizona | General System Reform | Legislation
Summary of Act that improves treatment and adjudication of juvenile sex offenders.
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Arizona Improves Treatment of Juvenile Sex Offenders, Arizona, S.B. 1628
Tags: Arizona | Sex Offender Registries | Legislation
Improves the adjudication and treatment programs of youth sex offenders.
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Prosecuting Juveniles in the Adult Criminal Justice System, Arizona Children's Action Alliance
Tags: Arizona | Youth in the Adult System | Reports
Report summarizing information regarding prosecuting juveniles as adults. Where applicable and available, the report cites relevant research and statistics to clarify pertinent issues. However, there are important gaps in national research and little to no research has been done in Arizona since the landmark reforms of 1996 and 1997.