Preface |
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The Status, Rights and Obligations of Children |
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1 | (47) |
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An Introduction to the Juvenile Court System |
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1 | (6) |
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Juvenile Court Jurisdiction |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (2) |
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The Nature and Sources of Children's Status, Rights and Obligations |
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7 | (6) |
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7 | (2) |
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The Parens Patriae Doctrine |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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The Law's Evolving Conception of Children's Status, Rights and Obligations |
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13 | (29) |
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The Traditional Roles of Parents and the Government |
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13 | (2) |
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Meyer, Pierce and Parental Prerogatives |
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15 | (2) |
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Prince and the Movement Toward ``Children's Rights'' |
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17 | (1) |
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Brown and Gault: Explicit Recognition of Children's Rights |
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18 | (3) |
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Tinker and the Zenith of Children's Rights |
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21 | (1) |
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The Tinker Decision (1969) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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Hair Length, Dress Codes and School Uniforms |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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Board of Education v. Pico (1982) |
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27 | (1) |
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) |
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28 | (1) |
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Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986) |
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29 | (1) |
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988) |
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30 | (2) |
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Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton (1995) and Board of Education v. Earls (2002) |
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32 | (1) |
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Morse v. Frederick (2007) |
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33 | (1) |
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Troxel and Parental Prerogatives Redux |
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34 | (2) |
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Synthesizing the Case Law |
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36 | (1) |
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Non-Constitutional Sources of Children's Status, Rights and Obligations |
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36 | (1) |
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Statutes, Administrative Regulations and Court Rules |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (5) |
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May Children Articulate Their Own Interests? |
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42 | (6) |
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42 | (2) |
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The Mature Minor Doctrine |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Statutes and Common Law Decisions |
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46 | (2) |
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Defining the Child-Parent Relationship |
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48 | (37) |
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Establishing Parental Status |
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49 | (19) |
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The Importance of Marriage |
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49 | (1) |
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Nonmarital Children and the Constitution |
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50 | (5) |
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55 | (2) |
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Marital and Civil Union Presumptions |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (3) |
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Errors in Paternity Establishment |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (2) |
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Questioning the Definition of ``Parent'' |
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68 | (15) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (4) |
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Defining ``Parent'' For Child Support |
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78 | (1) |
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Reform Proposals---The American Law Institute |
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79 | (4) |
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Guardianship and the Guardian's Role |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (65) |
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85 | (6) |
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Constitutional and Statutory Framework |
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85 | (2) |
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The Child Protection System |
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87 | (4) |
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Reporting Statutes and Investigation |
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91 | (5) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (7) |
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Investigations and Due Process |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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Emergency Removal of the Child |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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Patterns of Abuse and Neglect |
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103 | (25) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (2) |
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Psychological Maltreatment |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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The General Question of Proof |
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113 | (1) |
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The Battered Child Syndrome |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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The International Picture |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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Domestic Violence Statutes |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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Newborns With Positive Toxicologies |
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125 | (3) |
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Responsibilities of Child Protective Services |
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128 | (5) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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The Reasonable Efforts Requirement |
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133 | (3) |
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Termination of Parental Rights |
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136 | (7) |
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Due Process Protections for Parents |
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137 | (2) |
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Additional Grounds for Termination |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Mental Retardation, Mental Illness or Immaturity |
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142 | (1) |
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Expediting Termination Proceedings |
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143 | (1) |
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The Role of the Child's Attorney |
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144 | (6) |
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147 | (1) |
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Role at Trial and Confidentiality |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (33) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (4) |
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The Foster Child's Right to a ``Family'' |
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157 | (5) |
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The Foster Child's Right to Services and Protection |
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162 | (5) |
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167 | (4) |
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Federal Civil Rights Actions |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (9) |
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171 | (1) |
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Placement With Non-Relatives |
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171 | (1) |
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Kinship Care: Relatives as Foster Parents |
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171 | (1) |
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The Indian Child Welfare Act |
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172 | (4) |
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Racial and Religious Matching |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (3) |
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Criminal Abuse and Neglect |
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183 | (56) |
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The Nature of Criminal Enforcement |
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183 | (4) |
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The Roles of Civil and Criminal Enforcement |
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183 | (3) |
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Issue Preclusion (Collateral Estoppel) |
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186 | (1) |
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Abuse, Neglect and Child Endangerment |
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187 | (10) |
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187 | (2) |
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Children Who Witness Domestic Violence |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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Void-for-Vagueness Challenges |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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Parental-Liability Statutes |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (6) |
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What Is Child Sexual Abuse? |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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``Forcible'' and ``Statutory'' Rape |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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Sexual Enticement of Children on the Internet |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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The Contours of Criminal Liability |
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203 | (36) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (1) |
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General Difficulties of Proof |
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208 | (2) |
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The ``General Child Hearsay'' Exception |
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210 | (2) |
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The Victim's Ex Parte Videotaped Statement |
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212 | (1) |
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State Child Witness Protection Statutes |
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213 | (2) |
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Federal Child Witness Protection |
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215 | (1) |
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The Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause: Crawford's New Standard |
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216 | (4) |
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Children's Competency to Testify |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (2) |
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The Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome |
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224 | (1) |
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Prospective Restraints on the Offender |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (2) |
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Registration and Community Notification |
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227 | (5) |
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232 | (1) |
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New York v. Ferber (1982) |
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232 | (1) |
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Ferber in the Computer Age |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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Private Possession and Viewing of Child Pornography |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (62) |
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239 | (3) |
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Historical and Contemporary Perspective |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (11) |
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Statutory Standing and the ``Best Interests of the Child'' Standard |
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242 | (2) |
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Determining Standing and ``Best Interests'' |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Grandparents and Other Relatives |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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Gay and Lesbian Adoptions |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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Adoption Intermediaries and Their Regulation |
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253 | (13) |
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Agency Adoptions and Private Placements |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (2) |
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Federal and State Subsidies |
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260 | (3) |
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Investigations or Home Studies |
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263 | (1) |
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The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (14) |
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The Requirement of Informed and Voluntary Consent |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (1) |
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Forcible or Statutory Rape |
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270 | (1) |
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The Rights of Unwed Parents |
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271 | (1) |
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Stanley v. Illinois (1972) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (2) |
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Michael H. v. Gerald D. (1989) |
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276 | (2) |
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Putative Father Registries |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (4) |
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The Growth of Open Adoption |
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280 | (3) |
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Enforceability of Private Agreements for Openness |
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283 | (1) |
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Cultural and Religious Identity |
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284 | (6) |
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284 | (1) |
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Overview of Domestic Transracial Adoption |
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284 | (1) |
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Congressional Legislation |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (4) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (2) |
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Adoptees' Rights to ``Learn Their Roots'' |
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295 | (6) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (28) |
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Decision-Making Authority |
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302 | (12) |
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302 | (5) |
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307 | (1) |
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The Mature Minor Doctrine |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Excessive or Unusual Treatment |
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311 | (1) |
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy |
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311 | (1) |
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Experimental and Unusual Treatment |
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311 | (2) |
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Organ and Bone Marrow Donation |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (7) |
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Determining Medical Neglect |
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316 | (2) |
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Spiritual Treatment Exemptions |
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318 | (3) |
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Withholding or Terminating Medical Care |
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321 | (6) |
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When Parents Favor Withholding Treatment |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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Special Rules for Newborns |
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324 | (1) |
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When Parents Oppose Termination |
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325 | (2) |
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Payment for the Child's Medical Care |
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327 | (2) |
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Financial Responsibility and Control |
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329 | (45) |
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The Child Support Obligation |
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329 | (20) |
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329 | (1) |
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Inadequate and Inconsistent Awards |
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330 | (2) |
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Child Support Enforcement |
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332 | (4) |
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The Scope of the Parental Obligation |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (1) |
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Child Poverty and Government Programs |
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343 | (2) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (5) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (5) |
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355 | (1) |
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Uniform Transfers to Minors Act |
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356 | (1) |
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Use of the Child's Assets |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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Torts and Family Relations |
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359 | (15) |
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360 | (1) |
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The Standard of Care for Children |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (1) |
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Interaction between Contract and Tort Laws |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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Exculpatory Clauses and Settlement |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (1) |
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Indemnification Agreements |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (2) |
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Regulation of Children's Conduct |
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374 | (54) |
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375 | (15) |
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375 | (1) |
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The Sources of Regulation |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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Parents' Rights to the Child's Earnings |
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377 | (1) |
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International Child Labor |
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378 | (2) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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``Work,'' ``Employment'' or ``Labor'' |
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381 | (2) |
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Hours and Working Conditions |
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383 | (1) |
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Work Permits or Certificates |
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383 | (1) |
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Criminal and Civil Penalties |
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384 | (1) |
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Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (6) |
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The Minimum Legal Drinking Age |
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390 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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Dangers and Enforcement Difficulties |
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393 | (1) |
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Dram Shop and Social Host Liability |
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394 | (2) |
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396 | (6) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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The National Tobacco Settlement |
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397 | (2) |
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Foreign Export of U.S. Tobacco Products |
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399 | (3) |
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402 | (3) |
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402 | (1) |
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Parental Permission and Parental Liability |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (2) |
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General Prohibitions and Restrictions |
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408 | (1) |
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``Gun-Free Schools'' and ``Safety Zones'' Acts |
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409 | (1) |
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Safe Storage and Child Access Prevention Statutes |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (6) |
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History and the Contemporary Landscape |
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411 | (2) |
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A Representative Juvenile Curfew Ordinance |
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413 | (2) |
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Constitutionality of Juvenile Curfews |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (11) |
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The Nature of Status Offense Jurisdiction |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (1) |
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419 | (2) |
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Federal and State Legislation |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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The Deinstitutionalization Mandate |
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422 | (1) |
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The Nature of the Mandate |
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422 | (2) |
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The Overlap Between Status Offense and Delinquency Jurisdiction |
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424 | (1) |
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The Deinstitutionalization Controversy |
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425 | (1) |
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The Future of Status Offense Jurisdiction |
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426 | (2) |
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428 | (107) |
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A Brief Look at Juvenile Crime in America |
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428 | (4) |
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428 | (1) |
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Juvenile Recidivism and Gangs |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (1) |
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The Juvenile Court as an Institution |
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432 | (9) |
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The Juvenile Court's Original Coception |
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432 | (2) |
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Individualized Rehabilitation and Treatment |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (1) |
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436 | (2) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (1) |
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Federal Delinquency Jurisdiction |
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440 | (1) |
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The Contours of Delinquency |
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441 | (15) |
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The Minimum and Maximum Ages of Delinquency Jurisdiction |
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441 | (1) |
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442 | (2) |
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444 | (1) |
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445 | (1) |
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445 | (4) |
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449 | (1) |
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Some Ramifications of Transfer |
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450 | (2) |
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452 | (1) |
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Transfer Under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (50) |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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Fingerprints, Photographs and Lineups |
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457 | (2) |
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Arrest Under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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Acting in Concert With Police |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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The Exclusionary Rule in School Searches |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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Interrogation and Confession |
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467 | (1) |
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and Fare v. Michael C. (1979) |
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467 | (3) |
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``Juvenile Miranda'' and the States |
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470 | (1) |
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Who Are ``Law Enforcement Officers'' |
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471 | (1) |
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When Is a Juvenile ``In Custody''? |
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472 | (1) |
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When Does ``Interrogation'' Occur? |
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473 | (1) |
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Use of a Juvenile's Statement in Criminal Proceedings |
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473 | (1) |
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Voluntary, Knowing and Intelligent Waiver |
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474 | (1) |
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Confessions By Particularly Young Children |
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475 | (1) |
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Videotaping Juvenile Confessions |
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476 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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Discrimination in Police Encounters and Intake |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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Due Process Considerations |
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481 | (2) |
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Preventive Detention's Effect on Disposition |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (3) |
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490 | (1) |
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Juvenile Waiver of the Right to Counsel |
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491 | (1) |
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Competency to Participate in the Proceeding |
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492 | (2) |
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494 | (1) |
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Admitting the Petition's Allegations |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (2) |
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498 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (2) |
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Delinquency Adjudication and Race |
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502 | (1) |
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The Hearing Under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act |
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502 | (1) |
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Juvenile Court Confidentiality |
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503 | (1) |
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503 | (2) |
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Confidentiality and the Media |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (29) |
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Fashioning the Disposition |
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506 | (1) |
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506 | (2) |
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The Duration of the Disposition |
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508 | (1) |
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Pre-Disposition Information |
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508 | (1) |
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The Interstate Compact on Juveniles |
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509 | (1) |
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The Range of Dispositions |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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513 | (1) |
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Serious and Habitual Juvenile offender Statutes |
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513 | (1) |
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514 | (2) |
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516 | (1) |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (1) |
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Dispositions Under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act |
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519 | (1) |
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The Juvenile Death Penaly and Life Imprisonment Without Parole |
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519 | (2) |
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Collateral Use of Juvenile Dispositions |
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521 | (1) |
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521 | (2) |
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Appredi and the Growth of Collateral Use |
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523 | (2) |
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Intergency Sharing of Information |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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527 | (2) |
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529 | (3) |
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532 | (1) |
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Privatizing Juvenile Corrections |
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532 | (3) |
Index |
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