Statutes,
court rules, and other policies related to juvenile justice vary significantly
by state. Clicking on the map or state names below will display
information about each state, including some or all of the following:
- The structure of the juvenile indigent defense delivery system;
- Juvenile court rules (where they exist);
- Ages of juvenile court jurisdiction;
- Waiver of counsel provisions;
- Rules for transfer to adult court;
- Detention statutes; and
- Rates of disproportionate minority confinement.
NJDC continues to collect this data, so it is not yet all
available for every state.
Comparative state data can be found here.
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Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
District
of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New
Mexico, New
York, North
Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode
Island, South
Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
West
Virginia, Wisconsin,
Wyoming
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