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COURTING TROUBLE, COURTING HOPE - A FAMILY'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM - This series examines the workings of New York's Family Court and the impact it is having on the lives of the people who pass through it. Albany Times Union, October 10, 1999

Chapter 1: Christian in Trouble, October 10, 1999
Chapter 2: Christian in Court, October 11, 1999
Chapter 3: The Trouble at Hackett, October 12, 1999
Chapter 4: Inside Vanderheyden Hall, October 13, 1999
Chapter 5: Unbridled Talent, October 14, 1999
Chapter 6: More Trouble, October 15, 1999
Chapter 7: New Structure, October 16, 1999
Chapter 8: Later Judgement, October 17, 1999

 

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Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders: New York State's Efforts to Support Troubled Teens (VIJ 2004). This report describes cost-effective efforts to improve the New York system for handling persons in need of supervision (PINS) by working outside the courts. The report was prepared by the Vera Institute of Justice.

Access to Counsel (OJJDP 2004). This report describes the issues concerning access, entry and representation by attorneys of juvenile defendants. It focuses on quality of representation and includes recommendations for improving access. The report was prepared by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

 

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